The Long Teeth (1955)
"Les dents longues" (original title)

Director:

Daniel Gélin

Writers:

Michel Audiard (dialogue), Michel Audiard (screenplay),

Stars:

Danièle Delorme, Daniel Gélin, Jean Chevrier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danièle Delorme	...	Eva Commandeur - la fiancée puis la femme de Louis
Daniel Gélin	...	Louis Commandeur - un journaliste arriviste
Jean Chevrier	...	Walter - le rédacteur en chef
Jean Debucourt	...	Goudal
Olivier Hussenot	...	André Maurienne - le chroniqueur judiciaire
Colette Mars	...	Lina-Zina
Louis Seigner	...	Antoine Josserand
Christian Argentin	...	Bronnier
René Hiéronimus	...	Renoir - un collaborateur du rédacteur en chef (as Hieronimus)
Joëlle Bernard	...	Raymonde Josserand
Robert Rollis	...	Bob - le barman de la discothèque (as Rollys)
Gaby Bruyère	...	Maud
Louis Bugette	...	Papa - le photographe
Judith Magre	...	Une secrétaire (as Simone Chambord)
Yvette Etiévant	...	Yvonne

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 March 1955 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

De vassa klorna

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Société des Films Sirius, Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Daniel and Danièle.

Daniel Gélin and Danièle Delorme were then husband and wife ,like in the movie,and they were among the best actors of the era.This is Gélin's only attempt as a director.The results are decent.

The screenplay was probably inspired by Guy de Maupassant's "Bel-Ami" :it tells the story of a go-getter,a journalist ,whose name ,"Commandeur" (sic) is revealing.The first picture shows an eager man,whose train is arriving in Paris and whose impatience and agitation show on his face .The depiction of the press is almost as harsh as in Mackendrick's "sweet smell of success" or Lang's "while the city sleeps" although there's nothing spectacular in "les Dents Longues" ,it's not a thriller or a film noir.

Anyway,the best scenes are to be found outside the (paper) office .The journalist's only child has meningitis.After a night during which they fight to save their boy,the man falls asleep.At dawn,a distraught wife walks across the room and simply says "Bruno is dead" .