Secrets of a Ballerina (1943)
In 1860s France, a couple who have recently acquired a dilapidated country house in Vendôme discover within it the secret of a passionate love affaire that once took a macabre and sadly turn. it all began 50 years previously, when the wealthy landowner Gérard de Clergue fell madly in love with the beautiful young dancer Clara Biondi. In the course of the ensuing romance, Gérard remains blissfully ignorant of the fact that Clara had a previous lover, James de Poulay...
Director: Pierre Blanchar
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Pierre Blanchar as Gérard de Clergue |
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Micheline Presle as Clara Biondi |
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Julien Bertheau as James de Poulay |
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Robert Vattier as Gontran des Tournelles |
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Geneviève Morel as Rosalie, young |
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Henri Coutet as Casimir / Xavier |
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Georges Douking as Father Biondi |
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Jean Périer as Prince Talleyrand |
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Maria Froment as The nun |
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Charlotte Ecard as Amélie, Clara's dresser |
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Maurice Schutz as The father of the notary |
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Edmond Beauchamp as Gardel |
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Ginette Baudin as Guita Horner |
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Henri Richard as The Director of the Opera |
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Jacques Louvigny as Maître Goze |
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Roger Karl as The Marquis de La Noue |
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Gabrielle Fontan as Rosalie, elderly |
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Gaby André as Sophie de La Tournelle |
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Rivers Cadet as The hotelier (uncredited) |
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Pierre Ferval as (uncredited) |
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Nathalie Nattier as (uncredited) |
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Georges Pally as (uncredited) |
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René Stern as The expert (uncredited) |
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Roger Vincent as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Pierre Blanchar | Director |
