The Country I Come From
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One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his exact double. Julien is in love with Marinette, a pretty waitress, but he is too shy to make any romantic overtures. Eric decides to give the course of true love a helping hand by pretending to be Julien. Meanwhile, Eric’s fabulously wealthy uncle has sent his minions out to bring him back home, so that he may celebrate Christmas in the bosom of his family.
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Cast
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Gilbert Bécaud
Julien Barrère / Éric Perceval
Also in
Croquemitoufle
Hitch-Hike
Françoise Arnoul
Marinette Hardouin
Known for
French Cancan
Marcel Carné
Marcel Achard
Also in
The Miracle of St. Anne
Clément Duhour
Also in
Murderers and Thieves
The Trump Card
Jean Toulout
Oncle Ludovic
Also in
Au secours !
The Tenth Symphony
Claude Brasseur
Roland
Known for
The Party
The Student and Mister Henri
Jacques Emmanuel
Also in
Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
Métier de fous
André Gabriello
le patron de la brasserie
Known for
A Day in the Country
Carnival of Sinners
Marcel Bozzuffi
Known for
The French Connection
Daisy Town
Jacques Dhéry
Known for
Cesar and Rosalie
Hunter Will Get You
Camille Guérini
Known for
Diabolique
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Marcel Carné Director · Marcel Achard Writer Jacques Emmanuel Writer
First release October 19, 1956 · Produced in France · Original title Le pays d'où je viens
Production
Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le pays d'où je viens
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 19, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
April 19, 1957
Germany
December 22, 1959 · TV premiere
Netherlands
June 7, 1957
Portugal
September 13, 1957
Uruguay
January 29, 1959
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