Retour de manivelle

Retour de manivelle

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Denys de La Patellière
Produced by Jean-Paul Guibert
Claude Hauser (assistant)
Screenplay by Denys de La Patellière
Michel Audiard (dialogue)
Based on the novel There's Always a Price Tag
by James Hadley Chase
Starring Michèle Morgan
Daniel Gélin
Michèle Mercier
Music by Maurice Thiriet
Cinematography Pierre Montazel
Edited by Georges Alépée
Jacqueline Thiédot
Production
company
Cinematografica Associati (CI.AS.)
Intermondia Films
Distributed by Rank
Release dates
 1957
Running time
 118 minutes
Country Italy / France
Language French

Retour de manivelle (English title: There's Always a Price Tag) is a 1957 French-language motion picture crime drama directed by Denys de La Patellière who co-wrote screenplay with Michel Audiard, based on the novel There's Always a Price Tag by James Hadley Chase. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Daniel Gélin and Michèle Mercier

Synopsis

Penniless painter Robert Mabillon rescues rich man Eric Freminger one evening, when he is trying to throw under the wheels of a car. After having gotten quite drunk, Mabillon proposes to renew his luxurious villa in Saint-Jean-Cap on the French Riviera. Nevertheless, Freminger convinces him to become his driver. The same night, Mabillon has witnessed a violent dispute between his host and his seductive wife, Helen. Some time later, he receives a visit by the latter, its intimate ordered to leave as soon as possible to their homes ...

Cast

Production crew

Production companies are Cinematografica Associata (Italy) and Films Intermondia (France).


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