Cast & Crew

Directed by

Max Ophüls

Writing Credits

Guy de Maupassant
(stories)
Jacques Natanson
(adaptation) and
Max Ophüls
(adaptation)
Jacques Natanson
(dialogue)

Cast

Claude Dauphin
Le docteur (segment "Le Masque")
Gaby Morlay
Denise - la femme d"Ambroise (segment "Le Masque")
Madeleine Renaud
Julia Tellier (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Ginette Leclerc
Madame Flora dite Balançoire (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Mila Parély
Madame Raphaële (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Danielle Darrieux
Madame Rosa (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Pierre Brasseur
Julien Ledentu - Le commis-voyageur (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Jean Gabin
Joseph Rivet (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Jean Servais
L'ami de Jean / La voix de Maupassant (segment "Le Modèle")
Daniel Gélin
Jean, le peintre (segment "Le Modèle")
Simone Simon
Joséphine - le modèle (segment "Le Modèle")
Amédée
Frédéric - le serveur (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Paul Azaïs
Le patron du bal (segment "Le Masque")
Antoine Balpêtré
Monsieur Poulain - L'ancien maire (segment "La Maison Tellier")
René Blancard
Le maire (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Gaby Bruyère
Frimousse - La danseuse (segment "Le Masque")
Mathilde Casadesus
Madame Louise dite Cocotte (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Henri Crémieux
Monsieur Pimpesse (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Arthur Devère
Le contrôleur du train (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Paulette Dubost
Madame Fernande (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Jean Galland
Ambroise - le masque (segment "Le Masque")
Jocelyne Jany
La petite Constance Rivet (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Robert Lombard
Monsieur Philippe - Le fils du banquier (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Héléna Manson
Marie Rivet (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Marcel Pérès
Monsieur Duvert - l'armateur (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Jean Meyer
Monsieur Dupuis - L'assureur (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Louis Seigner
Monsieur Tourneveau - le poissonier (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Michel Vadet
Le marin (segment "Le Modèle" and "La Maison Tellier")
Janine Viénot
La poule du docteur (segment "Le Masque")
Charles Vissières
Le vieux normand dans le train (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Zélie Yzelle
La femme du paysan normand
Georges Baconnet
Un client de la maison Tellier (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Pierre-Louis Calvet
Le vicaire
Yvonne Dany
(segment "La Maison Tellier")
Jo Dest
L'allemand (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Émile Genevois
Le groom (segment "Le Masque")
François Harispuru
Monsieur Philippe - de dos
René Hell
Le garde-champêtre (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Maïa Jusanova
(segment "La Maison Tellier")
Roland Lesaffre
Bit part
Huguette Montréal
Une danseuse (segment "Le Masque")
Claire Olivier
Madame Tourneveau (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Palau
Monsieur Vasse - le juge (segment "La Maison Tellier")
René Pascal
(segment "Le Modèle")
Colette Ripert
Bit part
Raymond Rognoni
Le curé (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Marcel Rouzé
(segment "Le Modèle")
Peter Ustinov
Narrator
Georges Vitray
Le capitaine (segment "La Maison Tellier")
Anton Walbrook
Narrator, German Version
Liliane Yvernault
Une danseuse (segment "Le Masque")

Produced by

Édouard Harispuru
producer (segment "Le Modèle") (as E. Harispuru)
M. Kieffer
producer (segments "Le Masque", "La Maison Tellier") (uncredited)
Max Ophüls
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Joe Hajos
(as Joe Hayos)

Cinematography by

Philippe Agostini
(segment "Le Modèle")
Christian Matras
(segments "Le Masque", "La Maison Tellier")

Editing by

Léonide Azar

Production Design by

Jean d'Eaubonne
(as D'Eaubonne)

Set Decoration by

Robert Christidès
(as Christides)

Costume Design by

Georges Annenkov
(as Annenkoff)

Makeup Department

Carmen Brel
key makeup artist
Roger Chanteau
key makeup artist (as R. Chanteau)
Jules Chanteau
hair stylist (uncredited)
Monique Isnard
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Simone Knapp
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

Ben Barkay
production manager
Ralph Baum
production manager
François Harispuru
production manager (as F. Harispuru)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Tony Aboyantz
assistant director (as Tony)
Jean Valère
assistant director

Art Department

Jacques Gut
assistant production designer (as J. Guth)
Jean Charpentier
assistant production designer (uncredited)
Raymond Gabutti
assistant production designer (uncredited)
François Suné
property master (uncredited)
Nicolas Wilcké
assistant production designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Pierre-Louis Calvet
sound engineer (as Pierre Calvet)
Jean Rieul
sound engineer
Marcel Corvaisier
sound assistant (uncredited)
Louis Haller
sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Alain Douarinou
camera operator (segments "Le Masque", "La Maison Tellier")
Roger Forster
still photographer (as R. Forster)
Roger Poutrel
still photographer (as Poutrel)
André Changlesy
assistant camera (uncredited)
Jean Lallier
camera operator (uncredited)
Roland Paillas
assistant camera (uncredited)
Walter Wottitz
camera operator (segment "Le Modèle") (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ferdinand Junker
key costumer (as F. Junker)
Marie Gromtseff
costume execution (uncredited)
Elise Servet
costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Suzanne Rondeau
assistant editor

Location Management

Hugo Benedek
location manager (as H. Benedek)
Léo Fremery
assistant location manager (as L. Fremery)

Music Department

Joe Hajos
music adaptor (as Joe Hayos)

Script and Continuity Department

Paule Converset
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Georges Cravenne
unit publicist (uncredited)
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