Knave of Hearts (film)

100 minutesCountriesFrance
United KingdomLanguageEnglishBox office£119,417 (UK)^[1]
2,005,349 admissions (France)^[2]

Knave of Hearts is a 1954 British-French comedy drama film directed by René Clément and starring Gérard Philipe, Valerie Hobson and Joan Greenwood. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of Associated British and on location across London including Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Brinton. In France it was released as Monsieur Ripois, referencing the title of the original novel by Louis Hémon.

The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.^[3]

Synopsis

The film portrays the adventures of a French philanderer in Paris and London.

Cast

• Gérard Philipe as Andre Ripois
• Natasha Parry as Patricia
• Valerie Hobson as Catherine Ripois
• Joan Greenwood as Norah
• Margaret Johnston as Anne
• Germaine Montero as Marcelle
• Percy Marmont as Catherine's Father
• Diana Decker as Diana
• Bill Shine as Pub Barman
• Eric Pohlmann as Boarding House Proprietor
• Martin Benson as Art
• Mae Bacon as Mrs. Rose
• Margo Field as Doris Braddock
• Julie Anslow as Maisie Smith
• Harry Towb as Stewart
• Gerald Campion as Harry
• Judith Nelmes as Marcelle
• Arthur Howard as Priest
• Eileen Way as Landlady
• Beryl Cooke as Kind Typist

References

Bibliography

• Burton, Alan & Chibnall, Steve. Historical Dictionary of British Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2013.

External links

• Knave of Hearts at IMDb