The Great Pack (French: La Grande Meute) is a 1945 French drama film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Aimé Clariond and Jacqueline Porel.[1] The film recorded admissions in France of 1,754,414.[2] It was shot at the Francoeur and Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

The Great Pack
Directed byJean de Limur
Written byAndré Legrand
Based onLa Grande Meute by Paul Vialar
Produced byPierre Guerlais
Adrien Remaugé
StarringJacques Dumesnil
Aimé Clariond
Jacqueline Porel
CinematographyCharles Suin
Edited byHenri Taverna
Music byRené Cloërec
Production
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Industrie Cinématographique
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 18 July 1945 (1945-07-18)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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The title refers to a pack of dogs inherited by Côme de Lambrefaut through the family mansion on the death of his father. Everything else apart from the 110 hunting dogs has been mortgaged. He marries Agnès de Charençay, who shares his enthusiasm for the hunt, but this leads to the death of their son and hopes of descendants. Agnès divorces and marries a man whose wealth helps her to humiliate Côme, by buying his debts, slowly acquiring everything. In September 1939, the house is destroyed by gunfire and the dogs all escape.

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References

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  1. ^ Spears p.245
  2. ^ French box office for 1945 at Box Office Story

Bibliography

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  • Spears, Jack. Hollywood: the Golden Era. A.S. Barnes, 1971.
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