The Door Slams
1960 · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy
Between a whimsical wife, two insolent girls, a son who is engaged in strange chemical experiments and a mother-in-law who is being courted by a rich English lord, André Costais, an intractable industrialist, is struggling to impose his authority on his family.
Directed by Jacques Poitrenaud · Written by Francis Cosne
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Dany Saval Pinky -
Françoise Dorléac Dominou -
Maurice Sarfati François -
Michael Lonsdale Georges -
Jacqueline Maillan Jacqueline -
Catherine Deneuve Dany -
Hélène Dieudonné la grande-mère -
Noël Roquevert André Costet
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