The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
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1964
1h 32m
7.4(849 votes)
Drama
Romance

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.

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Madeleine Films
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Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

Catherine Deneuve

Geneviève Emery

Catherine Deneuve
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Nino Castelnuovo

Guy Foucher

Nino Castelnuovo
Acting

Anne Vernon

Madame Emery

Anne Vernon
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Mireille Perrey

Tante Élise

Mireille Perrey
Acting

Marc Michel

Roland Cassard

Marc Michel
Acting

Ellen Farner

Madeleine

Ellen Farner
Acting

Jean Champion

Aubin

Jean Champion
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Jean-Pierre Dorat

Jean

Jean-Pierre Dorat
Acting

Harald Wolff

Monsieur Dubourg

Harald Wolff
Acting

Pierre Caden

Bernard

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Bernard Fradet

Gas Station Apprentice

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Michel Benoist

Umbrella Buyer

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Philippe Dumat

Garage Customer in 1957

Philippe Dumat
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Dorothée Blanck

Girl in Cafe

Dorothée Blanck
Acting

Jane Carat

Ginny

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Danielle Licari

Geneviève Emery (singing voice)

Danielle Licari
Sound

José Bartel

Guy Foucher (singing voice)

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Sound

Christiane Legrand

Madame Emery (singing voice)

Christiane Legrand
Acting

Georges Blaness

Roland Cassard (singing voice)

Georges Blaness
Acting

Claudine Meunier

Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)

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Claire Leclerc

Tante Élise (singing voice)

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Patrick Bricard

Waiter (uncredited)

Patrick Bricard
Acting

Jacques Camelinat

Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)

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François Charet

Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Chizat

Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)

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Directing

Jacques Demy

Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)

Jacques Demy
Acting

Bernard Garnier

Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)

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Acting

Gisèle Grandpré

Madame Germaine (uncredited)

Gisèle Grandpré
Acting

Hervé Legrand

François Foucher (uncredited)

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Sound

Michel Legrand

Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)

Michel Legrand
Acting

Myriam Michelson

Girl in Cafe (uncredited)

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Paul Pavel

First Removal Man (uncredited)

Paul Pavel
Acting

Roger Perrinoz

Cafe Owner (uncredited)

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Costume & Make-Up

Rosalie Varda

Françoise Cassard (uncredited)

Rosalie Varda

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