Secrets of a Ballerina

Secrets of a Ballerina

1943/11/25 • Released • French

Drama
5.3
1h 38m

Overview

In 1860s France, a couple who have recently acquired a dilapidated country house in Vendôme discover within it the secret of a passionate love affaire that once took a macabre and sadly turn. it all began 50 years previously, when the wealthy landowner Gérard de Clergue fell madly in love with the beautiful young dancer Clara Biondi. In the course of the ensuing romance, Gérard remains blissfully ignorant of the fact that Clara had a previous lover, James de Poulay...

Director : Pierre Blanchar

Casts
Pierre Blanchar

Pierre Blanchar

Gérard de Clergue

Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Clara Biondi

Julien Bertheau

Julien Bertheau

James de Poulay

Robert Vattier

Robert Vattier

Gontran des Tournelles

Geneviève Morel

Geneviève Morel

Rosalie, young

Henri Coutet

Henri Coutet

Casimir / Xavier

Georges Douking

Georges Douking

Father Biondi

Jean Périer

Jean Périer

Prince Talleyrand

Maria Froment

The nun

Charlotte Ecard

Amélie, Clara's dresser

Maurice Schutz

Maurice Schutz

The father of the notary

Edmond Beauchamp

Edmond Beauchamp

Gardel

Ginette Baudin

Ginette Baudin

Guita Horner

Henri Richard

Henri Richard

The Director of the Opera

Jacques Louvigny

Jacques Louvigny

Maître Goze

Roger Karl

Roger Karl

The Marquis de La Noue

Gabrielle Fontan

Gabrielle Fontan

Rosalie, elderly

Gaby André

Gaby André

Sophie de La Tournelle

Rivers Cadet

Rivers Cadet

The hotelier (uncredited)

Pierre Ferval

(uncredited)

Nathalie Nattier

Nathalie Nattier

(uncredited)

Georges Pally

Georges Pally

(uncredited)

René Stern

The expert (uncredited)

Roger Vincent

Roger Vincent

(uncredited)

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