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Thomas the Impostor (French: Thomas l'imposteur) is a 1964 French film directed by Georges Franju and starring Emmanuelle Riva, Fabrice Rouleau, Sophie Dares, Jean Marais and Charles Aznavour. It is based on a novel of the same name by Jean Cocteau, which had first been published in French in 1923 and had been inspired by Cocteau's experiences in the first World War. An American edition of the novel, translated into English by Lewis Galentiere, was published in 1925 under the title Thomas the Impostor, and another English translation by Dorothy Williams was subsequently published in 1957 under the title The Impostor. The film was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival.
Original Release
04/08/1965
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emmanuelle Riva | La princesse de Bormes |
Jean Servais | Pasquel-Duport / Pesquel-Duport |
Fabrice Rouleau | Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy / Thomas |
Sophie Darès | Henriette |
Rosy Varte | Madame Valiche / Mme Valiche |
Bernard Lavalette | Le docteur Gentil |
Jean-Roger Caussimon | L'évêque |
Hélène Dieudonné | La tante de Thomas |
Jean Ozenne | Le comte d'Orange |
Serge Rousseau |
Directors
Writers
Georges Franju, Jean Cocteau, Michel Worms, Raphael Cluzel
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emmanuelle Riva | La princesse de Bormes |
Jean Servais | Pasquel-Duport / Pesquel-Duport |
Fabrice Rouleau | Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy / Thomas |
Sophie Darès | Henriette |
Rosy Varte | Madame Valiche / Mme Valiche |
Bernard Lavalette | Le docteur Gentil |
Jean-Roger Caussimon | L'évêque |
Hélène Dieudonné | La tante de Thomas |
Jean Ozenne | Le comte d'Orange |
Serge Rousseau | |
Jean Henry | (as J. Henry) |
André Méliès | Le vieil homme du bal |
Bob Lerick | Un fusilier marin |
Raymond Jourdan | Le médecin militaire |
Claudine Dalmas | (as Cl. Dalmas) |
Robert Burnier | (as R. Burnier) |
Antoine Marin | Le capitaine |
Michel Laclos | (as M. Laclos) |
Michel Vitold | Le docteur Vernes |
Gabrielle Dorziat | La cartomancienne |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Eugène Lépicier | Producer |
Tatsuo Miyata | Producer |