The Crab Basket

1960 · 86 min · Drama, Romance

Charles is a student in Strasbourg. Abandoned by Liliane, his fiancée, who has inexplicably given up on marriage, he moves to Paris, where he decides to pursue a career in cinema. He founded a film club and became a journalist, then assistant to a famous director. Little by little, he came face to face with the various compromises inherent in this professional milieu. After writing a screenplay about his experiences, he enlists the help of Chantal, a young actress, to bring his film project to fruition.

Director: Joseph Lisbona
Writer: Joseph Lisbona
Released: May 20, 1960
Language: French

Cast

Pierre Michaël
Charles Dupré
Anne Doat
Chantal
Anne Tonietti
Chantal
Michel Bardinet
Jacques
Paul Frankeur
Clavier
Henri Vilbert
Dorel
Louis Seigner
Jordan
Louis Arbessier
The professor
Jacques Morel
The producer
Denise Grey
The impresario
Jean Parédès
Maurice Sarfati
Henri

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