Désiré
6.9
Odette, a wealthy former actress and mistress to government minister Adrien, hires a sophisticated man named Désiré as her valet, leading to personal jealousy from her lover and sleep-talking revelations of a romance between employer and servant.
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Sacha Guitry
Désiré, le valet de chambre
Known for
The Story of a Cheat
Jacqueline Delubac
Odette Cléry, maitresse du ministre Montignac
Known for
The Story of a Cheat
Jacques Baumer
Félix Montignac, ministre des P.T.T.
Known for
Daybreak
La Belle Équipe
Pauline Carton
Adèle, la cuisinière
Known for
The Blood of a Poet
The Story of a Cheat
Saturnin Fabre
Adrien Corniche
Known for
Pépé le Moko
Geneviève Vix
Comtesse Diepchinska
No other roles listed
Arletty
Madeleine, la femme de chambre
Known for
Children of Paradise
The Devil's Envoys
Alys Delonde
Mme Henriette Corniche, épouse d'Adrien
No other roles listed
Sacha Guitry Director · Adolphe Borchard Composer Jean Bachelet Cinematographer
First release December 3, 1937 · Produced in France
Production
Cinéas
Production
France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 3, 1937
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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