Extenuating Circumstances
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1939
French release26/07/1939
Runtime
1h 27m
Synopsis
Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leaves for a seaside holiday. But Gabriel the chauffeur has his mind on his girl, not the car; Gaetan and wife Nathalie are stranded in the country, where they find shelter in a low class bistro patronized by cheerful jail birds. Once the ice is broken, they have a wonderful time, but as the judge tries to trick his new friends into reforming, inevitable exposure approaches...
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (16)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Société Française de Production et d'Edition
- Film exports/foreign sales : StudioCanal Films Limited
- French distributors : Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC), Pathé Films
Full credits (13)
- Screenwriters : Jean-Pierre Feydeau, Jean Boyer
- Dialogue Writer : Yves Mirande
- Director of Photography : Victor Armenise
- Music Composer : Georges Van Parys
- Assistant Director : Christian Chamborant
- Editor : Maurice Serein
- Sound Recordist : Antoine Archimbaud
- Author of original work : Marcel Arnac
- Producers : Joseph Bercholz, Edouard Gide
- Assistant Operator : Pierre Bachelet
- Camera Operator : René Ribault
- Production Designer : Jacques Colombier
- Still Photographer : Roger Corbeau
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Crime/thriller, Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1939
- French release : 26/07/1939
- Runtime : 1 h 27 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 992
- Visa issue date : 31/07/1939
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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