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La Mandarine(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-03-17
47%
15 Votes
Time: 1h 24m
Overview:
Paris, seventies. In a hotel in the glittering Rue de Rivoli an English boy falls in love with the two young grandchildren of the owner. Based on the novel "La Mandarine" by Christine de Rivoyre.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Franco London Films
Filmes Cinematografica
Movie: La Mandarine
Top 10 Billed Cast
Annie Girardot
Séverine Lapierre
Philippe Noiret
Georges Lapierre
Madeleine Renaud
Mme Boulard, dite « Mémé Boule »
Murray Head
Antony 'Tony' Bellay-Vanguard
Marie-Hélène Breillat
Baba
Jean-Claude Dauphin
Alain
Robert Berri
Le client qui dîne
Madeleine Damien
Augustine, la femme de chambre
Nane Germon
La sage-femme
Pippo Mérisi
Le maître d'hotel
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Paris, seventies. In a hotel in the glittering Rue de Rivoli an English boy falls in love with the two young grandchildren of the owner. Based on the novel "La Mandarine" by Christine de Rivoyre.
Release Date
1972-03-17
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