Bifur 3 | |
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Directed by | Maurice Cam |
Written by |
André-Paul Antoine Louis Poterat |
Produced by |
Simon Barstoff Jean-Pierre Frogerais |
Starring |
René Dary Raymond Aimos Martine Carol |
Cinematography |
René Gaveau Jean Isnard |
Edited by | Jeannette Berton |
Music by | Henri Verdun |
Production company | Productions Sigma |
Distributed by | Les Films Vog |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Bifur 3 is a 1945 French drama film directed by Maurice Cam and starring René Dary, Raymond Aimos and Martine Carol. [1] Shooting first began on the film in 1939, but delays due to the Second World War and the Occupation of France meant it wasn't completed until after the Liberation. [2] Many of the original cast and crew were replaced. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil.
Bifur 3 was Martine Carol's acting debut. [3] [4]
Two truck drivers pick up a woman as passenger on the road to Marseille, but are pursued by her husband. [5]
Shooting began in 1939, [6] was interrupted in 1941; [7] filming resumed in Paris in May 1944 [8] and some scenes were shot on location in Marseille in August 1944. [9]
The film's production was troubled for various reasons. On August 20, 1944, the actor Raymond Aimos, [10] who had one of the main roles in the film, was killed during the Liberation of Paris. [11] There was stil a few scenes to film in which he should have appeared. The scenario was then slightly modified; the last scenes were shot in October and November 1944.
Martine Carol herself was a last minute substitute for an unknown actress who eventually declined the role; and Robert Le Vigan had fled to South America before filming was completed. [12] [13]
The film was released in France on August 29, 1945, almost exactly a year after Aimos' death. [14] The total number of admissions in France was 1,274,116. [15]
Le Nouveau Guide des films states that "Bifur 3 is not without its charms and gives an interesting account of the world of truckers." [16]