Quay of Illusions

Quay of Illusions
Directed by	Émile Couzinet
Written by	Émile Couzinet
Produced by	Émile Couzinet
Starring	Gaby Morlay Louis Seigner Lise Bourdin
Cinematography	Pierre Dolley
Edited by	Émile Couzinet
Music by	Joseph Kosma
Production companies	Burgus Films Rivo Film
Distributed by	Comptoir Français du Film
Release date	21 January 1959
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

Quay of Illusions (French: Quai des illusions) is a 1959 French-Italian drama film directed by Émile Couzinet and starring Gaby Morlay, Louis Seigner and Lise Bourdin.^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renneteau.

Synopsis

Lise is bored living at her parents house and leaves to work as a waitress by the waterfront. She meets Lise, a sailor , and falls pregnant with his child. He runs away to evade the police and she soon afterwards gives birth but loses the baby. Distraught she then steals a child from a maternity ward.

Cast

• Gaby Morlay as Mme. Vincent
• Louis Seigner as Monsieur Vincent
• Lise Bourdin as Lise Vincent
• Fausto Tozzi as Fausto
• Georgette Anys as La patronne de La Sirène
• Henri Arius as Le patron de La Sirène
• Olivier Mathot
• Colette Fleury
• Anne-Marie Mersen
• Piero Giagnoni
• Jacques Varennes
• Alexandre Rignault

References

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Quay of Illusions at IMDb