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Quai des illusions (1959)

Quai des illusions poster
Directed by
Émile Couzinet
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman with a troubled past runs a bar on a busy river quay. She gets involved with a man who has his own secrets and the situation turns complicated.

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What happens

Quay of Illusions (French: Quai des illusions) is a 1959 French-Italian drama film directed by Émile Couzinet and starring Gaby Morlay, Louis Seigner and Lise Bourdin. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renneteau. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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