Three Days to Live

Three Days to Live
Directed by	Gilles Grangier
Written by	Peter Vanett (novel) Michel Audiard Guy Bertret Gilles Grangier
Produced by	André Deroual Jacques Gauthier
Starring	Daniel Gélin Jeanne Moreau Lino Ventura
Cinematography	Louis Née Armand Thirard
Edited by	Jacqueline Sadoul
Music by	Joseph Kosma
Production company	International Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Les Films Fernand Rivers
Release date	14 August 1957
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Three Days to Live (French: Trois jours à vivre) is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau and Lino Ventura. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in Le Havre and Rouen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Briaucourt. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in August 1957.

Synopsis

An actor, struggling as a part of a company touring the provinces, identifies the suspect in a murder case and becomes an overnight sensation. However the man he has accused escapes and now threatens him.

Cast

• Daniel Gélin as Simon Belin
• Jeanne Moreau as Jeanne Fortin
• Lino Ventura as Lino Ferrari
• Georges Flamant as Inspector Segalier
• Albert Augier as Dédé
• Aimé Clariond as Charlie Bianchi
• Roland Armontel as Alexandre Bérimont
• Joëlle Bernard as Mauricette
• Moustache as Davros
• Robert Rollis as Lucien Morisot
• Evelyne Rey as Bélina
• Jannick Arvel as Thérese
• Jacques Marin as Le gendarme
• Jean Toulout as Président des Assises
• Jean-Marie Rivière as Un comédien
• Jo Peignot as Patron du café
• Jean Degrave as Réceptionniste de l'hôtel
• Marcel Pérès as Propriétaire du thêatre
• José Quaglio as Un acteur
• François Joux as Secrétaire du commissaire

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• Three Days to Live at IMDb