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Hotel Paradiso
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Hotel Paradiso

1966-03-01 · 98 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy

Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block and he needs a new play, so he takes an opportunity to observe his upper class neighbors of 1900 Paris. There is Monsieur Boniface with hard domineering wife Angelique; also, Monsieur Cotte with beautiful but neglected wife Marcelle. Henri Cotte traces architectural anomalies (mostly "ghost" sounds in the drain pipes) and plans a night at the Hotel Paradiso, which happens to be the chosen romantic rendezvous spot of Marcelle and Monsieur Boniface. One wife, two husbands, a nephew, and the perky Boniface maid, all at this 'by the hour' hotel and consummation of the affair is, to say the least, severely compromised (not the least by a police raid). All of this is under Feydeau's eye, and his play is the 'success fou' of the next season.

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Directors
Peter Glenville
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Alec GuinnessAlec GuinnessBenedict Boniface
Gina LollobrigidaGina LollobrigidaMarcelle Cotte
Robert MorleyRobert MorleyHenri Cotte
Peggy MountPeggy MountAngelique Boniface
Ann BeachAnn BeachVictoire
Douglas ByngDouglas ByngMartin
Derek FowldsDerek FowldsMaxime
David BattleyDavid BattleyGeorge
Peter GlenvillePeter GlenvilleGeorges Feydeau
Akim TamiroffAkim TamiroffHotel Proprietor
Eddra GaleEddra GaleHotel Guest
Robertson HareRobertson HareThe Duke
Leonard RossiterLeonard RossiterInspector
Darío MorenoDarío MorenoThe Turk
Marie BellMarie BellLa Grande Antoinette

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