The Lovers of Lisbon
1955 film by Henri Verneuil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lovers of Lisbon (French: Les amants du Tage) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Daniel Gélin, Françoise Arnoul, Trevor Howard and Betty Stockfeld. Two French exiles in Lisbon fall in love after each has murdered their respective spouse. It was based on a novel by Joseph Kessel.[1]
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The Lovers of Lisbon (Les amants du Tage) | |
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Directed by | Henri Verneuil |
Written by | Joseph Kessel (novel) Jacques Companéez Marcel Rivet |
Produced by | Jacques Gauthier Walter Rupp Ray Ventura |
Starring | Daniel Gélin Françoise Arnoul Trevor Howard |
Cinematography | Roger Hubert |
Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
Music by | Lucien Legrand |
Production companies | ECC Fidès Hoche Productions |
Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
Release date | 8 February 1955 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.
The soundtrack included the Portuguese singer Amália Rodrigues singing "Solidão" which is the initial version of what is popular as "Canção do Mar", a song written by Frederico de Brito and Ferrer Trindade.