Love Is My Profession
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Leading lawyer Andre Gobillot takes the case of Yvette, a young criminal. As he works on her defence, an unexpected romance blooms between them, only to be cut short by a tragedy.
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Jean Gabin
André Gobillot
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Brigitte Bardot
Yvette Maudet
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Edwige Feuillère
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Madeleine Barbulée
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Claude Autant-Lara Director · Pierre Bost Screenplay Jean Aurenche Screenplay
Budget $750K · First release September 17, 1958 · Produced in France, Italy
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Budget
$750,000
Production
CEI Incom
Production
Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)
Production
Iéna Productions
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
En cas de malheur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 17, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 9, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Spain
December 5, 1969 · Theatrical
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