When François' wife Cecile was leaving him because of his affairs with other women, she had an auto accident. In this drama, he makes uses of her amnesia to try to win her back and misleads her at every turn in her quest to recover her memories.
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Cast
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Marie-José Nat
Cécile
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Victor Lanoux
François
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Anne Lonnberg
Josepha
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Moonraker
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Vania Vilers
Bruno
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Philippe March
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Known for
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Last Known Address
Roland Blanche
Tenant
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
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Albert Dray
Taxi driver
Known for
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Marc Eyraud
Doctor Mercier
Known for
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Léon Morin, Priest
Madame Legrand
Claude Legros
Commissioner
Known for
Hothead
Henri Marteau
Known for
The Unfaithful Wife
Indochine
Claude Niccoli
Michel Drach Director · Jacques Tournier Author
United States release July 10, 1978 · Produced in France · Production Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont, Gaumont
Production
Port Royal Films
Production
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Production
Gaumont
Production
France
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Original title
Le Passé simple
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 10, 1977
Theatrical
United States · July 10, 1978
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Hungary
November 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 11, 1980 · Theatrical
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