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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg(1964)

Drama Romance

Status: Released

Date: 1964-02-19

74%

823 Votes

Time: 1h 32m

A film for all the young lovers of the world.

Overview:

This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.

Languages: French.

Countries:

France,

Germany

Budget: $200,000.00

Revenue: $7,600,000.00

ProductionCompanies:

Parc Film

Movie: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Top 10 Billed Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Geneviève Emery

Nino Castelnuovo

Guy

Anne Vernon

Madame Emery

Mireille Perrey

Tante Élise

Marc Michel

Roland Cassard

Ellen Farner

Madeleine

Jean Champion

Aubin

Jean-Pierre Dorat

Jean

Harald Wolff

Monsieur Dubourg

Pierre Caden

Pierre Caden

Bernard

Video Trailer The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

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Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand on THE UMBRELLAS of CHERBOURG [Subtitled]

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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Restoration Demo

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Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand on THE UMBRELLAS of CHERBOURG [Subtitled] - Featurette

Patton Oswalt Introduces THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG - Featurette

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Restoration Demo - Featurette

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