Love Is a Funny Thing

Dec 12, 1969

1h 55m

★ 6.4

They found love in America but couldn't take it home.

Overview

A composer and a French film star, both of whom are married to others, meet and fall in love while shooting a film in the United States.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Produzioni Associate Delphos

Les Productions Artistes Associés

Les Films Ariane

Les Films 13

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Cast

Henri

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Françoise

Annie Girardot

La femme d'Henri

Maria Pia Conte

Le mari de Françoise

Marcel Bozzuffi

Patricia

Farrah Fawcett

Le metteur en scène

Peter Bergman

Paul

Kaz Garas

Le passager

Bill Quinn

Le douanier

Arturo Dominici

Les Dominos

Timothy Blake

Les billets français

Jerry Cipperly

L'indien

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