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Champagne for Savages
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	Claude Marcy Henri Jeanson Christian-Jaque
Based on	Le repas des fauves by Vahé Katcha
Produced by	Raymond Froment Jacques Bar
Starring	Claude Nicot France Anglade Antonella Lualdi
Cinematography	Pierre Petit
Edited by	Jacques Desagneaux
Music by	Gérard Calvi
Production companies	France International Films London Films Terra Film Vertice Producciones Cinematograficas Flora Film Films Borderie
Distributed by	S.N. Prodis
Release date	26 August 1964 (1964-08-26)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	France Italy Spain
Language	French

Champagne for Savages (French: Le repas des fauves) is a 1964 war comedy drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Claude Nicot, France Anglade and Antonella Lualdi. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and Spain and was based on a play by Vahé Katcha. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

Synopsis

In 1942 in a provincial town in Occupied France, a group gather to celebrate a woman's birthday. When some German troops are killed outside the house, a Gestapo official informs them that two of their number will be shot in retaliation. This unlocks their dark secrets as they compete not to be the ones executed.

Cast

• Claude Nicot as Victor
• France Anglade as Sophie
• Antonella Lualdi as Françoise
• Francis Blanche as Francis
• Boy Gobert as Kaubach
• Adolfo Marsillach as Le docteur
• Dominique Paturel as Jean-Louis
• Claude Rich as Claude

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Champagne for Savages at IMDb