Secrets of a Ballerina

Pierre Blanchar
1943-11-25


5.3
98 min

In 1860s France, a couple who have recently acquired a dilapidated country house in Vendôme discover within it the secret of a passionate love affaire that once took a macabre and sadly turn. it all began 50 years previously, when the wealthy landowner Gérard de Clergue fell madly in love with the beautiful young dancer Clara Biondi. In the course of the ensuing romance, Gérard remains blissfully ignorant of the fact that Clara had a previous lover, James de Poulay...

Cast

Name Character Team
Pierre Blanchar Gérard de Clergue Unowned
Micheline Presle Clara Biondi Unowned
Julien Bertheau James de Poulay Unowned
Robert Vattier Gontran des Tournelles Unowned
Geneviève Morel Rosalie, young Unowned
Henri Coutet Casimir / Xavier Unowned
Georges Douking Father Biondi Unowned
Jean Périer Prince Talleyrand Unowned
Maria Froment The nun Unowned
Charlotte Ecard Amélie, Clara's dresser Unowned
Maurice Schutz The father of the notary Unowned
Edmond Beauchamp Gardel Unowned
Ginette Baudin Guita Horner Unowned
Henri Richard The Director of the Opera Unowned
Jacques Louvigny Maître Goze Unowned
Roger Karl The Marquis de La Noue Unowned
Gabrielle Fontan Rosalie, elderly Unowned
Gaby André Sophie de La Tournelle Unowned
Rivers Cadet The hotelier (uncredited) Unowned
Pierre Ferval (uncredited) Unowned
Nathalie Nattier (uncredited) Unowned
Georges Pally (uncredited) Unowned
René Stern The expert (uncredited) Unowned
Roger Vincent (uncredited) Unowned