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Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois

  • 1951
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (1951)
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1939 : what a beautiful year for Claudia and Jerôme. No sooner do they meet that they are under each other's spell. 1939 : what a horrible year for the two lovers : war breaks out before the... Read all1939 : what a beautiful year for Claudia and Jerôme. No sooner do they meet that they are under each other's spell. 1939 : what a horrible year for the two lovers : war breaks out before they can get married. They meet again after the war but the enchantment has vanished. They de... Read all1939 : what a beautiful year for Claudia and Jerôme. No sooner do they meet that they are under each other's spell. 1939 : what a horrible year for the two lovers : war breaks out before they can get married. They meet again after the war but the enchantment has vanished. They decide to marry but it will be for reason, not for love. Miracles only happen once.

  • Director
    • Yves Allégret
  • Writer
    • Jacques Sigurd
  • Stars
    • Alida Valli
    • Jean Marais
    • Marcelle Arnold
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    95
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yves Allégret
    • Writer
      • Jacques Sigurd
    • Stars
      • Alida Valli
      • Jean Marais
      • Marcelle Arnold
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Jean Marais and Alida Valli in Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (1951)
    Jean Marais and Alida Valli in Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (1951)
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    Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (1951)
    Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (1951)

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    Alida Valli
    Alida Valli
    • Claudia
    Jean Marais
    Jean Marais
    • Jérôme
    Marcelle Arnold
    Marcelle Arnold
    • La patronne du bar
    Christine Chesnay
    • La femme de Jérôme
    Charles Rutherford
    • L'américain
    • (as Ch. Rutherford)
    Dedi Ristori
    • Francesca à 18 ans
    Aldo Moschino
    • Le médecin
    • (as Moschino)
    Emma Baron
    Emma Baron
    • La patronne de l'hôtel
    Nada Fiorelli
    • Maria Forni
    Edmond Ardisson
    Edmond Ardisson
    • L'employé
    • (uncredited)
    Gérard Buhr
    Gérard Buhr
      Daniel Ceccaldi
      Daniel Ceccaldi
      • Un ami de Jérôme
      • (uncredited)
      Jacques Denoël
      • Un ami de Jérôme
      • (uncredited)
      Bernard Farrel
        Alex Favier
          Claire Gérard
          • La patronne du restaurant
          • (uncredited)
          Françoise Prévost
          Françoise Prévost
            Alain Raffael
            • Un ami de Jérôme
            • (uncredited)
            • Director
              • Yves Allégret
            • Writer
              • Jacques Sigurd
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              Referenced in Siamo donne (1953)

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            10/10
            A beautiful and touching story with excellent acting by Jean Marais and Alida Valli.
            Two medical students, Jérôme & Claudia, fall in love almost instantaneously. They spend time together in Italy at the onset of WWII. It seems nothing can spoil their new found love which growing by a minute. But at the pinnacle of their of relationship the WWII begins. Jérôme has to report for his military duty. During all the war years he is writing to Claudia whenever he can but eventually he looses touch with her. After the end of the war he is desperately looking for her for a long time. When he finally finds her she is a different from what was he still remembers. They agree to try to continue their interrupted relation but it turns out, it's too late. Their love miracle is over.
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            • Oct 4, 2015

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            • Release date
              • May 18, 1951 (France)
            • Countries of origin
              • France
              • Italy
            • Language
              • French
            • Also known as
              • Miracles Only Happen Once
            • Filming locations
              • Franstudio, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France(Studio)
            • Production companies
              • Films Sacha Gordine
              • Excelsa Film
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 38 minutes
            • Color
              • Black and White
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.37 : 1

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