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In Case of Adversity (French: En cas de malheur) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara, starring Jean Gabin, Brigitte Bardot and Edwige Feuillère. It was released as Love Is My Profession in the United States. It tells the story of a married lawyer who rigs a trial to acquit a young female criminal he has become obsessed with, even to the point of imagining they might have a life together and start a family. The screenplay was written by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost after the novel In Case of Emergency by Georges Simenon. The film was released in France on 17 September 1958.
Original Release
09/17/1958
US Release
04/27/1959
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jean Gabin | Maître André Gobillot |
| Brigitte Bardot | Yvette Maudet |
| Edwige Feuillère | Viviane Gobillot |
| Nicole Berger | Janine - la bonne d'Yvette |
| Madeleine Barbulée | Bordenave |
| Gabrielle Fontan | Mme Langlois |
| Jacques Clancy | Duret - assistant de Gobillot / Duret, assistant de Gobillot |
| Annick Allières | Noémie - l'amie d'Yvette / Noémie, l'amie d'Yvette |
| Suzanne Grey | La fleuriste |
| Edith Cérou | (as Edith Cerou) |
Directors
Writers
Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Georges Simenon
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jean Gabin | Maître André Gobillot |
| Brigitte Bardot | Yvette Maudet |
| Edwige Feuillère | Viviane Gobillot |
| Nicole Berger | Janine - la bonne d'Yvette |
| Madeleine Barbulée | Bordenave |
| Gabrielle Fontan | Mme Langlois |
| Jacques Clancy | Duret - assistant de Gobillot / Duret, assistant de Gobillot |
| Annick Allières | Noémie - l'amie d'Yvette / Noémie, l'amie d'Yvette |
| Suzanne Grey | La fleuriste |
| Edith Cérou | (as Edith Cerou) |
| Hubert de Lapparent | L'avocat du bijoutier |
| Georges Seey | Le bijoutier |
| Julien Bertheau | L'inspecteur |
| Jacques Marin | Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Trianon |
| Claude Magnier | Gaston |
| Claire Nobis | |
| Franco Interlenghi | Mazzetti |
| Andrès | Un consommateur |
| Jacques Butin | Un inspecteur de police |
| Roger Lecuyer | Un avocat sur le banc |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Raoul Levy | Producer |
| Ray Ventura | Producer |
