Last Chance Castle (French: Le château de la dernière chance) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Nathalie Nattier, Robert Dhéry and Julien Carette.Rège p.799Djemaa p.41 Actress Corinne Calvet appeared in a supporting role, shorted before she found stardom in Hollywood. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Marquet.
Synopsis Albert, a despairing man, prepares to commit suicide, but is saved by Professor Patureau-Duparc. The Professor is in need of volunteers for experiments of the new medicine he has invented which can change personalities and give people a positive outlook on life. He is taken to the castle where he flourishes under the treatment, and meets the attractive Yolande.
Cast Nathalie Nattier as Yolande Robert Dhéry as Albert Julien Carette as Faustin Jean Marchat as Tritonel Corinne Calvet as Mme Tritonel Pierre Bertin as Le professeur Patureau-Duparc Marguerite Pierry as Mme Boze Odette Talazac as Une cliente Marfa d'Hervilly as Une cliente Maryse de Brandt asUne cliente Jacques Sommet as Un client Albert Michel as L'habilleur Luce Fabiole as Le sujet Danièle Franconville as Une cliente Louis de Funès as Bar Patrion Frédéric Mariotti as Un actionnaire
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Bibliography Djemaa, Pascal. Louis de Funès: le sublime antihéros du cinéma. Autres temps, 2008. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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