Movie·1971·1h 30m
It Only Happens to Others
The motion picture that must end...to begin.
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres
Catherine and Marcello are secluded in their house, living under the candlelight. Unable to accept the injustice behind the loss of their nine-month-old baby, they face a slow but definite self-destruction.
Producer
Claude Lelouch, Henri Michaud
Cinematography
William Lubtchansky
Music
Michel Polnareff
Editor
Nicole Lubtchansky
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello
Serge Marquand
Le frère de Catherine
Danièle Lebrun
Sophie
Dominique Labourier
Marguerite
Catherine Allégret
La mère dans le parc
Marc Eyraud
Rosa Chiara Magrini
La soeur de Marcello
Benoît Ferreux
La petite fille
Marie Trintignant
Édouard Niermans
Le jeune homme
Michel Gudin
Andrée Damant
L'infirmière
Charles Gérard
Un collègue de Marcello (uncredited)
Claude Pinoteau
Un collègue de Marcello (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Claude Lelouch
Producer
Henri Michaud
Producer
Nadine Trintignant
Director, Writer
William Lubtchansky
Director of Photography
Nicole Lubtchansky
Editor
Carole Marquand
Editor
Michel Polnareff
Original Music Composer
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