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Chéri-Bibi is a 1955 French-Italian adventure drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero and starring Jean Richard, Lea Padovani and Danielle Godet. It is based on the 1916 novel Chéri-Bibi and Cécily by Gaston Leroux.[1][2] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location around Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franco Lolli. It was filmed in Ferraniacolor.
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| Directed by | Marcello Pagliero |
| Written by | Paul Mesnier |
| Based on | Chéri-Bibi and Cécily by Gaston Leroux |
| Produced by | Henri Lavorel |
| Starring | Jean Richard Lea Padovani Danielle Godet |
| Cinematography | Mario Montuori |
| Edited by | Giuliana Attenni |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
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| Distributed by | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Wrongly accused of a crime Chéri-Bibi is sentence to imprisonment on the penal colony of Devil's Island in French Guiana. During the journey he leads a mutiny of the prisoners and they gain control of the ship. In the middle of the ocean he comes across a raft with the castaway Maxime du Touchais, the unworthy husband of Cécily the woman Chéri-Bibi loves. Taking the man's identity, Chéri-Bibi returns to France to seek revenge on those responsible for his fate and to seek a new future with Cécily.
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