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Mr. Orchid (1946)

Mr. Orchid poster
Original title
Le Père tranquille
Directed by
René Clément
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A quiet man lives a seemingly ordinary life in a French town during World War II. He hides his high-stakes work as a resistance leader from those around him.

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What happens

Mr. Orchid (French: Le Père tranquille) is a 1946 French drama film directed by René Clément and starring Noël-Noël, Paul Frankeur and Nadine Alari. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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