Thérèse Étienne (1958)

Her father having served a prison sentence, there is unending gossiping about Therese's family. Unable to put up with it any longer, the young woman leaves her native village for the canton... See full summary »

Director:

Denys de La Patellière

Writers:

John Knittel (novel), Roland Laudenbach (screenplay),

Stars:

James Robertson Justice, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Vaneck

Cast

Credited cast:
James Robertson Justice	...	Anton Muller
Françoise Arnoul	...	Thérèse Étienne Muller
Pierre Vaneck	...	Gottfried Muller
Guy Decomble	...	Rothlisberger
Georges Chamarat	...	Le Président de la Cour
François Chaumette	...	Le procureur
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
René Berthier
Roger Burckhardt	...	Le prêtre
Pierre Collet	...	L'avocat
Léonce Corne	...	Le notaire
Erika Dentzler	...	Hedwige
Pierre Durou
Guy Kerner	...	Le juge
Pierre Leproux
Rita Liechti	...	Frida

Storyline

Her father having served a prison sentence, there is unending gossiping about Therese's family. Unable to put up with it any longer, the young woman leaves her native village for the canton of Bern where she manages to be hired by Anton Muller, a wealthy, authoritarian farmer. Under the young woman's spell, Anton wants to make his servant his mistress but Thérèse refuses energetically.. Later on, she nevertheless accepts to marry Anton. On the wedding day, she meets Gottfried, her bridegroom's son, and they instantly fall passionately in love with each other...

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 February 1958 (France)

Also Known As:

Hehkuva intohimo

Filming Locations:

Gstaad, Kanton Bern, Switzerland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cité Films, Monica Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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