The Grand Manoeuvre (1955)
Original title: Les Grandes Manœuvres
The Grand Manoeuvre is a 1955 French-language comedy movie directed by René Clair, with a running time of 1h 46m. It stars Gérard Philipe, Michèle Morgan and Jean Desailly.
Armand, a boastful womaniser, makes a bet that he can seduce any girl he wants. He soon crosses paths with a beautiful Parisian divorcee, who is nothing like anyone he has ever met before.
Where to watch The Grand Manoeuvre
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Gérard Philipe as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
- Michèle Morgan as Marie-Louise Rivière
- Jean Desailly as Victor Duverger
- Yves Robert as Felix Leroy, lieutenant of the Dragoons
- Brigitte Bardot as Lucie
- Pierre Dux as Colonel
- Jacques François as Rodolphe Chartier
- Jacques Fabbri as Armand's orderly
- Claude Rich as Claude, Alice's fiancé
- Lise Delamare as Juliette Duverger
- Jacqueline Maillan as Jeanne Duverger, sister of Victor
- Magali Noël as Thérèse, singer