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. |
Release date
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4 January 1954 (France) |
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.