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The Lovers of Lisbon (1955)

The Lovers of Lisbon poster
Original title
Les Amants du Tage
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two French people living in exile in Lisbon discover they have both killed their spouses. They fall into a troubled love affair as their shared past weighs on them.

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What happens

The Lovers of Lisbon (French: Les amants du Tage) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Daniel Gélin, Françoise Arnoul, Trevor Howard and Betty Stockfeld. Two French exiles in Lisbon fall in love after each has murdered their respective spouse. It was based on a novel by Joseph Kessel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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