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Six Hours to Lose

1947 · 90 min

A gentle, charming comedy of mistaken identity that ambles along with light suspense and a warm romantic glow.

Directed by: Jean Le Vitte, Alex Joffé
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: André Luguet, Dany Robin, Denise Grey

Overview: A traveller is stuck in an unknown town because his connecting train will only arrive in six hours. He decides to kill time by taking a stroll. He is not prepared to get confused with somebody else. In fact the citizens are eagerly awaiting the visit of a famous man and the clueless traveller is his doppelgänger. Soon he experiences what that means.

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Directed by: Jean Le Vitte, Alex Joffé
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: André Luguet, Dany Robin, Denise Grey

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
deception
love
class
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Jean Le Vitte, Alex Joffé
Written by: Alex Joffé, Jean Le Vitte
Starring: André Luguet, Dany Robin, Denise Grey, Jacqueline Pierreux, Paulette Dubost, Luce Fabiole, Jean-Jacques Delbo, Pierre Larquey
Music: Henri Dutilleux
Cinematography: Pierre Montazel
Runtime: 90 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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