Shortly before the War, Jan Lazlo, a Hungarian musician who has emigrated to France, falls for a young woman. Alas, the lady forsakes him and the poor man tries to overcome his grief by writing "Gloomy Sunday", a song so desperate that it can drive its listeners to suicide. Max, a music publisher, likes the song and decides to launch it by all means, foul or fair. Bob, his accomplice, manages to talk his mistress Michèle into committing a fake suicide. She obeys him and the scheme is a success as a result. On this occasion, Jan gets to know Michèle and the two young people fall in love. Happiness seems to be in store for Jan again but this is without counting with Bob. Jealous of Jan, the naughty fellow indeed tells him that Michèle's attempted suicide was nothing but an advertising pretense.
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Michèle Alfa
Michèle
Also in
The Last One of the Six
The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell
Paul Bernard
Bob
Known for
Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
Panique
Jacqueline Audry
Claude Dolbert
André Haguet
Marcel Landowski
Jacques Dacqmine
Jan Laszlo
Known for
The Ninth Gate
Germinal
Pierre Laroche
Raymond Druart
Marcel Dalio
Max - l'éditeur
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Rules of the Game
André Legrand
Gérard Perrin
Jacqueline Audry Director · André Haguet Writer André Legrand Writer
First release November 17, 1948 · Produced in France · Original title Sombre dimanche
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Codo Cinéma
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France
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Original title
Sombre dimanche
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 17, 1948
Premiere
France · March 23, 1949
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