The Country I Come From (1956)
One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his exact double. Julien is in love with Marinette, a pretty waitress, but he is too shy to make any romantic overtures. Eric decides to give the course of true love a helping hand by pretending to be Julien. Meanwhile, Eric’s fabulously wealthy uncle has sent his minions out to bring him back home, so that he may celebrate Christmas in the bosom of his family.
Director: Marcel Carné
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Gilbert Bécaud as Julien Barrère / Éric Perceval |
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Françoise Arnoul as Marinette Hardouin |
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Jean Toulout as Oncle Ludovic |
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Claude Brasseur as Roland |
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André Gabriello as le patron de la brasserie |
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Marcel Bozzuffi as |
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Jacques Dhéry as |
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Camille Guérini as |
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Gaby Basset as |
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Martial Rèbe as |
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Madeleine Lebeau as |
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Charles Lemontier as |
| Directing | Marcel Carné | Director |
| Editing | Paulette Robert | Editor |
| Writing | Jacques Emmanuel | Writer |
| Camera | Philippe Agostini | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Marcel Achard | Writer |
| Writing | Marcel Carné | Writer |
| Sound | Jean Bertrand | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Dior | Costume Design |
| Production | Clément Duhour | Producer |
| Art | Jean Douarinou | Production Design |