An Eye for an Eye (1957 film)

1957 film

An Eye for an Eye

Directed by| André Cayatte
Written by| André Cayatte
Vahé Katcha
Based on| An Eye for an Eye by Vahé Katcha
Produced by| André Halley des Fontaines
Starring| Curd Jürgens
Folco Lulli
Lea Padovani
Cinematography| Christian Matras
Edited by| Paul Cayatte
Music by| Louiguy

Production
companies

Galatea Film
Jolly Film
Union Générale Cinématographique

Distributed by| UGC Distribution

Release date

* 8 September 1957 (1957-09-08)

Running time

| 113 minutes
Countries| France
Italy
Language| French

An Eye for an Eye (French: Oeil pour oeil) is a 1957 French-Italian Technicolor thriller film directed by André Cayatte and starring Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli and Lea Padovani.[1] [2] [3] It is based on the 1955 novel of the same title by Vahé Katcha. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location around Almería in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was entered into the 1957 Venice Film Festival.

## Cast[edit]

* Curd Jürgens as Dr. Walter
* Folco Lulli as Bortak
* Lea Padovani as Lola Zardi
* Héléna Manson as Mme Laurier
* Robert Porte as Le docteur Matik
* Marlène Chicheportiche as La fille de Bortak
* Darío Moreno as Le cafetier de Toluma
* Mohamed Ziani as Le peintre
* Pascal Mazzotti as Le barman
* Georges Douking as Le guérisseur
* Micheline Gary as La femme de l'automobiliste
* Doudou Babet as L'employé du téléphérique
* Jean Hébey as L'automobiliste
* René Havard as L'interne
* Pascale Audret as La belle-soeur de Bortak
* Paul Frankeur as L'opéré
* Enrico Glori as Zardi

## References[edit]

1. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/6669/oeil-pour-oeil
2. ^ Quinlan p.59
3. ^ Monthly Film Bulletin, Volume 23, Issue 287. British Film Institute, 1956. p.148

## Bibliography[edit]

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
* Quinlan, David . Quinlan's Film Directors. Batsford, 1999.

## External links[edit]

* An Eye for an Eye at IMDb

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Films directed by André Cayatte

* Twisted Mistress (1942)
* Pierre and Jean (1943)
* Shop Girls of Paris (1943)
* Song of the Clouds (1946)
* The Last Penny (1946)
* Roger la Honte (1946)
* The Revenge of Roger (1946)
* The Unknown Singer (1947)
* Under the Cards (1948)
* The Lovers of Verona (1949)
* Return to Life (1949)
* Justice Is Done (1950)
* We Are All Murderers (1952)
* Before the Deluge (1954)
* Black Dossier (1955)
* An Eye for an Eye (1957)
* Le Miroir à deux faces (1958)
* Tomorrow Is My Turn (1960)
* Le glaive et la balance (1963)
* Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1964)
* Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
* Trap for Cinderella (1965)
* Les risques du métier (1967)
* The Pleasure Pit (1969)
* Mourir d'aimer (1971)
* There's No Smoke Without Fire (1973)
* Verdict (1974)
* State Reasons (1978)

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