Two English Girls
Two English Girls

Two English Girls

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1971
2h 10m
6.9(155 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

In the early 20th-century, Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him for her sister Muriel. Claude falls for Muriel, but families demand year-long separation before approving marriage.

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Les Films du Carrosse

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Cast & Crew

24 members
Acting

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Claude Roc

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Acting

Kika Markham

Ann Brown

Kika Markham
Acting

Stacey Tendeter

Muriel Brown

Stacey Tendeter
Acting

Philippe Léotard

Diurka

Philippe Léotard
Sound

Georges Delerue

Claude's Business Agent

Georges Delerue
Acting

Sylvia Marriott

Mrs. Brown

Sylvia Marriott
Acting

Marie Mansart

Madame Roc

Marie Mansart
Acting

Irène Tunc

Ruta

Irène Tunc
Production

Marcel Berbert

Vendeur d'Art

Marcel Berbert
Acting

Jeanne Lobre

Porter

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Production

Annie Miller

Monique (uncredited)

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Acting

Marie Irakane

Madame Roc's Maidservant

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Camera

Guillaume Schiffman

Enfant (uncredited)

Guillaume Schiffman
Acting

Mark Peterson

Mr. Flint

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Acting

David Markham

Palmist

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Acting

Sophie Baker

Amie au Café (uncredited)

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Acting

René Gaillard

Chauffeur de Taxi (uncredited)

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Anne Levaslot

Muriel Enfant (uncredited)

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Directing

Christine Pellé

Secrétaire de Claude (uncredited)

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Acting

Mathieu Schiffman

Enfant (uncredited)

Mathieu Schiffman
Acting

Jeanne Sophie

Clarisse (uncredited)

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Acting

Eva Truffaut

Enfant (uncredited)

Eva Truffaut
Directing

François Truffaut

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

François Truffaut
Acting

Laura Truffaut

Enfant (uncredited)

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