Manon (film)
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| Directed by | Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Produced by | Paul-Edmond Decharme |
| Written by | Henri-Georges Clouzot Jean Ferry |
| Starring |
Cécile Aubry Michel Auclair |
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Production
company |
Alcina
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| Distributed by | Les Films de Jeudi DisCina (US) |
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Release date
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March 9, 1949 (France) 25 September 1950 (US) |
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Running time
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100 mins |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Manon (French pronunciation: [manɔ̃]) is a 1949 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. It is a loose adaptation of the 1731 novel Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost.
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Clouzot updates the setting to World War II, making the story about a French Resistance fighter who rescues a woman from villagers convinced she is a Nazi collaborator.
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