L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard
| L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard | |
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| Directed by | Géza von Radványi |
| Produced by | Union générale cinématographique (France) |
| Written by |
Géza von Radványi René Barjavel |
| Starring |
Michel Simon Louis de Funès |
| Music by | Jean-Jacques Grunenwald |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Edited by | René Le Hénaff |
| Distributed by | A.G.D.C. |
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Release date
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4 January 1954 (France) |
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Running time
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108 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard (English: The Strange Desire of Mr. Bard), is a French drama film from 1954, directed by Géza von Radványi, written by Géza von Radványi, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès.
Auguste Bard is a bus driver who lives alone because women don't find him attractive. He suffers with a heart condition and eventually he is told by his doctor that he has only a short time left to live. He decides to take an early retirement. Then he wins a huge amount of money at a casino and can afford to pay the professional dancer Donata to keep him company.
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