A middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.A middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.A middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations
Olga Valéry
- Hotel Guest with Dog
- (as Olga Valery)
Elga Andersen
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Claude Ariel
- Existentialist
- (uncredited)
Jack Ary
- Man in Love on Right Bank
- (uncredited)
Marc Aurian
- Couple Drenched by Water Wagon
- (uncredited)
Vera Boccadoro
- Couple Drenched by Water Wagon
- (uncredited)
Paul Bonifas
- Police Chief
- (uncredited)
Charles Bouillaud
- Ritz Employee
- (uncredited)
Françoise Brion
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Marcelle Broc
- Rich Woman
- (uncredited)
Jeanne Charblay
- Client at Baker's
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaGary Cooper was very pleased with his performance and very disappointed that the majority of critics thought him miscast due to his age. Indeed, the film's box-office failure was largely attributed to his being considered too old to play Audrey Hepburn's lover. In April 1958 he had a full facelift and other cosmetic surgery, but the procedure was largely unsuccessful.
- GoofsWhen the gypsy musicians are playing for Flannagan in the Turkish bath, the lead violinist discovers that the condensation has made his instrument fill up with water, tips it out, and continues playing: the sound is unaltered.
- Quotes
Ariane Chavasse: Working on a new case?
Claude Chavasse: A client from Brussels. His wife ran away to Paris with the chauffeur. I have to find them; the husband wants his car back.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
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Miscast Cooper Undermines This Billy Wilder Film
This film by Billy Wilder features beautiful B&W photography. Gary Cooper stars as a supposedly smooth womanizer (Frank Flannagan) who cares little for the women he beds. Audrey Hepburn plays a younger woman (Ariane Chavasse) who is intrigued by his intrigues and becomes personally involved.
Shot in France, the film conveys a cosmopolitan air that almost sells the idea that these two might connect emotionally. But Cooper is not smooth enough to pull if off (no surprise) and the relationship between the two does not convince. It's not an issue of age; it's about chemistry and personality. Bogart in "Sabrina" offered the same problem, though less so. As an example of another pairing that worked well despite a sizable age difference, consider Stewart and Kelly in "Rear Window".
Frankly, I'm surprised that such obviously poor pairings plague numerous films, but apparently some believe that box office draws can overcome such issues.
Shot in France, the film conveys a cosmopolitan air that almost sells the idea that these two might connect emotionally. But Cooper is not smooth enough to pull if off (no surprise) and the relationship between the two does not convince. It's not an issue of age; it's about chemistry and personality. Bogart in "Sabrina" offered the same problem, though less so. As an example of another pairing that worked well despite a sizable age difference, consider Stewart and Kelly in "Rear Window".
Frankly, I'm surprised that such obviously poor pairings plague numerous films, but apparently some believe that box office draws can overcome such issues.
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- Jun 16, 2016
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,100,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $718
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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