| In Case of Adversity | |
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| Directed by | Claude Autant-Lara |
| Screenplay by | Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost |
| Based on | In Case of Emergency by Georges Simenon |
| Produced by | Raoul Lévy Ray Ventura |
| Starring | Jean Gabin Brigitte Bardot Edwige Feuillère |
| Cinematography | Jacques Natteau |
| Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
| Music by | René Cloërec |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production companies | Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise Iéna Productions CEI Incom |
| Distributed by | Cinédis |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $900,000[1] |
| Box office | 3,152,082 admissions (France)[2] |
In Case of Adversity (French: En cas de malheur) is a 1958 French-Italian crime film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Jean Gabin, Brigitte Bardot and Edwige Feuillère. It was released as Love Is My Profession in the United States. It tells the story of a married lawyer who rigs a trial to acquit a young female criminal he has become obsessed with, even to the point of imagining they might have a life together and start a family. The screenplay was written by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost after the novel In Case of Emergency by Georges Simenon. The film was released in France on 17 September 1958.[3]
- ^ "French Costs". Variety. 30 October 1957. p. 16.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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