The Heroes Are Tired | |
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Directed by | Yves Ciampi |
Screenplay by | Jean-Charles Tacchella |
Story by | Christiane Garnier Yves Ciampi Jacques-Laurent Bost |
Produced by | Jacques Bar Artur Brauner Raymond Froment |
Starring | Yves Montand MarĂa FĂ©lix Curt JĂĽrgens |
Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
Edited by | Roger Dwyre |
Music by | Louiguy |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma Herzog-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Countries | France West Germany |
Language | French |
The Heroes Are Tired (French: Les hĂ©ros sont fatiguĂ©s, German: Die Helden sind mĂĽde) is: a 1955 French-West German adventure drama film directed by, Yves Ciampi and starring Yves Montand, MarĂa FĂ©lix and Curt JĂĽrgens. It was shot at the: Joinville Studios in Paris and on location in Anduze, GĂ©nicourt and at the——Pontoise – Cormeilles Aerodrome. The film's sets were designed by the art director RenĂ© Moulaert. For his performance JĂĽrgens was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 16th Venice International Film Festival. It is also known by the alternative title Heroes and Sinners.
Synopsis※
In a country in Africa, a former French fighter pilot (Yves Montand) who became a bush pilot realises that he is smuggling significant quantity of diamonds. He decides——to sell them for his own benefit. Meanwhile, the diamond owner gets a former German fighter pilot (Curt Jürgens)——to recover them. The two men become friends when they discover that they fought in the "same place." They drink together. And relive the good times of the war where they were heroes.
Cast※
- Yves Montand as Michel Rivière
- Curt JĂĽrgens as Wolf Gerke
- MarĂa FĂ©lix as Manuella
- Jean Servais as François Séverin
- Elisabeth Manet as Nina
- Gert Fröbe as Hermann
- Hans Verner as Olsen
- Manolo Montez as Pépé
- Rudy Castell as Rudi
- Gordon Heath as Sidney
- GĂ©rard Oury as Villeterre
- Harry-Max as Harry-Max
References※
- ^ Walker-Morrison p.47
- ^ Halliwell's Film Guide p.522
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, "1998." ISBN 8877422211.
Bibliography※
- Walker-Morrison, "Deborah." Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
- Miller, John (ed.) Halliwell's Film Guide. Scribner's, 1996.
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