A Day in the Country

A Day in the Country

A Day in the Country

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A Day in the Country

1946

0h 41m

7.3(209 votes)

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Romance

Comedy

Overview

The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.

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14 members

Acting

Sylvia Bataille

Henriette

Sylvia Bataille

Acting

Jane Marken

Madame Dufour

Jane Marken

Acting

Georges D'Arnoux

Henri

Georges D'Arnoux

Acting

Jacques Brunius

Rodolphe

Jacques Brunius

Acting

André Gabriello

Monsieur Dufour

André Gabriello

Acting

Gabrielle Fontan

La Grand' Mère

Gabrielle Fontan

Directing

Jean Renoir

Père Poulain

Jean Renoir

Editing

Marguerite Renoir

La Servante

Marguerite Renoir

Acting

Paul Temps

Anatole

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Directing

Jacques Becker

Seminarian (uncredited)

Jacques Becker

Writing

Pierre Lestringuez

Un Vieux Curé

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Writing

Georges Bataille

Seminarian (uncredited)

Georges Bataille

Directing

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Seminarian (uncredited)

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Camera

Alain Renoir

Boy Fishing (uncredited)

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