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Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
Produced by | Henry Ephron |
Written by |
Frances Goodrich Albert Hackett Françoise Sagan |
Starring |
Rossano Brazzi Joan Fontaine |
Music by | Alfred Newman |
Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
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Running time
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104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.3 million |
Box office | $1.3 million (US rentals) |
A Certain Smile is a 1958 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the book of the same name by Francoise Sagan.
In Paris, beautiful Dominique Vallon is involved with a young man, Bertrand Griot, until suddenly entering into an unwise week-long romance with his wealthy and married uncle, Luc Ferrand.
Christine Carere was cast in the main role. She was brought to Hollywood and practised her English for ten months before filming.
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: