Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles Henry Hirsch. The story bears traces of the Bertold Brecht-Weill piece The Threepenny Opera, with heroine Lilac (Marcelle Romeo) consorting with the criminal scum of Paris. Lilac falls in love with a handsome detective (Andre Luguet), but he doesn't let his emotions stand in the way of his duty, and in the end he reluctantly turns her over to the authorities. At $120,000, Coeur de Lilas was one of the most expensive movies to come out of France in 1931, but it more than made back its cost at the box-office.
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Lilac Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Fernandel
He was 28, 67 years old when he died
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as le garçon d'honneur |
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Jean Gabin
He was 27, 72 years old when he died
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as Martousse |
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Fréhel
She was 40, 59 years old when she died
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as La Douleur |
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André Luguet
He was 39, 87 years old when he died
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as André Lucot |
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Paul Amiot
He was 45, 92 years old when he died
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as Merlu |
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Georges Paulais
He was 47, 83 years old when he died
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as le juge d'instruction |
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Pierre Labry
He was 46, 62 years old when he died
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as Charignoul |
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Jean-Max
He was 38, 76 years old when he died
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Fordyce
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as Mme Darny |
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Marcelle Romee
She was 29, 29 years old when she died
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as Coeur de Lilas |
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Madeleine Guitty
She was 61, 65 years old when she died
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as Mme. Charignoul |
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Lydie Villars
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as La Crevette |
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Marcel Delaître
He was 44, 75 years old when he died
|
as Mr Darny |
Lilac Crew
