The Lions Are Loose

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Overview

A young woman leaves her hometown and husband to explore Paris, where she becomes entangled in a rivalry between a doctor and a novelist in high society.

Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Morgan, Danielle Darrieux, Lino Ventura, more

Director: Henri Verneuil

Genres: Comedy

Cast

Darry Cowl

Richard, le polytechnicien, amateur de voitures

Jean Ozenne

Alfred Robert-Guichard, le mari de Marie-Laure

Denise Provence

Hélène Challenberg, la femme du docteur

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The Lions Are Loose

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Cast

Claudia Cardinale

Jean-Claude Brialy

Michèle Morgan

Danielle Darrieux

Lino Ventura

Darry Cowl

Jean Ozenne

Denise Provence

Francis Nani

Martine Messager

Bernard Musson

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