La Grande Meute
La Grande Meute is a 1945 French film directed by Jean de Limur.
The title refers to a pack of dogs inherited by Côme de Lambrefaut through the family mansion on the death of his father. Everything else apart from the 110 hunting dogs has been mortgaged. He marries Agnès de Charençay, who shares his enthusiasm for the hunt, but this leads to the death of their son and hopes of descendants. Agnès divorces and marries a man whose wealth helps her to humiliate Côme, by buying his debts, slowly acquiring everything. In September 1939, the house is destroyed by gunfire and the dogs all escape.
The film recorded admissions in France of 1,754,414.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Jean Brochard: Maître Marvault
- Aimé Clariond: Martin du Bocage
- Suzanne Dantès: La marquise de Badoul
- Jean Dasté: L'huissier
- Guy Decomble: Me Frouas
- Jacques Dumesnil: Côme de Lambrefaut
- Camille Guérini: La Ramée
- Julienne Paroli: Sylvie
- Jacqueline Porel: Agnès de Charançay
- Maurice Schutz: Patrice de Lambrefaut
- Paul Villé: Le curé
- Paulette Élambert: Laurette
- Paul Barge
- Ketty Kerviel
- Frédéric Mariotti
- Moriss
References[edit]
- ^ French box office for 1945 at Box Office Story
External links[edit]
- La Grande Meute at IMDb
- La Grande Meute at Uni France
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