The Bed
Synopsis
An all-star lineup of actors and directors was responsible for the omnibus feature Secrets D'Alcove. The film is made up of four separate playlets; the only "character" common to the four stories is a huge bed. The characters whose behavior is governed by being in close proximity of this bed include a soldier (Richard Todd), a philanderer (Vittorio de Sica), a professional co-respondent (Dawn Addams), a couresan (Martine Carol) and a truckdriver (Mouloudji). Naturally, the screenplay contrives to have the film's female characters appear as underdressed as possible, none more so than the curvaceous Martine Carol. The basic premise of Secrets D'Alcove was later adopted, after a fashion, by the American TV anthology series Love American Style (1979-72).
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Credits
Directors (4)
Actors (20)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Cormoran Films, Terra Film
- Foreign production company : Industrie Cinematografiche Sociali (ICS)
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriters : Sergio Amidei, Paul Andreota, Maurice Aubergé, Antoine Blondin, Henri Decoin, Jean Delannoy, Michel Kelber, Roland Laudenbach, Carlo Rim
- Directors of Photography : Léonce-Henri Burel, Michel Kelber, Christian Matras, Enzo Serafin
- Music Composers : Georges Van Parys, Mario Nascimbene
- Assistant directors : Fabien Collin, Michel Deville, Claude Pinoteau, Jacques Rouffio, Pierre Zimmer
- Editors : James Cuenet, Denise Reiss
- Sound recordists : Joseph de Bretagne, Tony Leenhardt, Robert Teisseire
- Foreign Producer : Gianni Franciolini
- Producers : Raymond Froment, Ralph Habib, Jean Delannoy
- Production Manager : Julien Rivière
- Continuity supervisors : Madeleine Lefèvre, Claude Vériat
- Production Designers : René Moulaert, René Renoux, Franco Lolli
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Anthology film
- Production language : French, Italian
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy)
- Production year : 1954
- French release : 19/05/1954
- Runtime : 1 h 26 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 14844
- Visa issue date : 19/05/1954
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
Box-office & releases
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