Fortunate (1960): Cast
Fortunate is a 1960 romantic drama directed by Alex Joffé, starring Bourvil as Noël Fortunat, Michèle Morgan and Maurice Garrel. It runs 2 hours 1 minute.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 1m (121 min)
- Director
- Alex Joffé
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Cinétel
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Fortunate About?
The premise of Fortunate without spoilers.
Set during World War II, a refined bourgeois woman (Morgan) is forced to share a tiny room with a coarse, simple‑minded but big‑hearted man (Bourvil). After her husband is seized by the Gestapo, she becomes a hunted fugitive. The uneasy pair must cooperate to survive the occupation, navigating suspicion, scarcity, and the growing bond that emerges between them.
Fortunate Themes & Keywords
· 17 tags- france
- demarcation line
- false identity
- occupied france
- world war two
- poacher
- female teacher
- honest man
- bourgeoisie
- toulouse
- liberation
- jewish family
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- father figure
- schoolmistress
- french resistance
- based on novel
- neighbor
Fortunate Cast & Characters
Bourvil leads the cast as Noël Fortunat, with Michèle Morgan as Juliette Valcourt and Maurice Garrel as inspecteur de la milice. Directed by Alex Joffé; 29 actors are credited in all.
- Director Alex Joffé
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Bourvil as Noël Fortunat -
Michèle Morgan as Juliette Valcourt - Maurice Garrel as inspecteur de la milice
- Marcel Gassouk as milicien
Also Starring in Fortunate
· 25 more- Jean Martin faux croque-mort
- Guy Delorme un Allemand
- Pierre Mirat milicien
- Rosy Varte Rosette Falk
- Gaby Morlay Mlle Emilienne Massillon
- Pierre Doris M. Dubroc
- Frédéric Mitterrand Maurice Valcourt
- Alan Scott Tom
- Teddy Bilis Sam Falk
- Nicole Chollet L'institutrice
- Mag-Avril La dame dans le cimetière
- Francis Lax évadé du pont
- Jacques Harden passeur de Tom
- François Valorbe le chef de la Gestapo qui arrête les « Falk »
- Roger Rudel policier en civil
- André Cellier ami de Mlle Massillon
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- Claire Duhamel secrétaire de mairie
- Jean-Marie Amato Tonio
- Marcel Daxely facteur
- Bibi Morat Boudouche
- Denise Carvenne Mme Dubroc
- Patrick Millow Pierre Valcourt
- Pierre Parel
- Albertine Sarov Myriam Falk
- Jacques Jeannet
More from Alex Joffé
More films directed by Alex Joffé: The Hotshots, Les Culottes rouges and The Hussars.
Cars in Fortunate
10 cars on screen, including the Delahaye 103 and the 1933 Renault Taxi G7.
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Delahaye 103 Minor role -
1933 Renault Taxi G7 Minor role -
1941 Alco M4 'Sherman' Background role -
American Car & Foundry M3 A3 'Stuart' Background role
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Fortunate FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Fortunate, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Fortunate?
Fortunate runs 2 hours 1 minute (121 minutes).
When was Fortunate released?
Fortunate was released on November 16, 1960.
Who directed Fortunate?
Fortunate was directed by Alex Joffé.
More films by Alex Joffé Who is in the cast of Fortunate?
Fortunate stars Bourvil as Noël Fortunat, Michèle Morgan as Juliette Valcourt and Maurice Garrel as inspecteur de la milice, among 29 credited actors.
Does Fortunate have a post-credit scene?
No. Fortunate has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Fortunate in?
The original language of Fortunate is French.
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