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La Vérité sur Bébé Donge (1952)

La Vérité sur Bébé Donge poster
Directed by
Henri Decoin
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
U
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A wealthy industrialist is poisoned by his wife. As he lies in bed recovering, he reflects on their troubled marriage and tries to understand why she did it.

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What happens

La Vérité sur Bébé Donge (aka The Truth About Bebe Donge or UK title: The Truth of Our Marriage) is a 1952 French drama thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux and Jean Gabin. The plot is essentially the analysis of a couple's marriage that has broken down; the film is based on the novel by Georges Simenon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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