Italy / Sep 01, 1949 / Venice Film Festival
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Au Royaume des Cieux takes place in in a dreadful girls' reformatory. A couple of lovers will try to escape from this living hell.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nadine Basile | Gaby 'Facture' |
| Andrée Tainsy | Kitchen girl |
| Louis Florencie | First gendarme |
| Hélène Rémy | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Nadine Tallier | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Christiane Lénier | 'Dédée la Balafrée ' |
| Liliane Maigné | Margot |
| Colette Deréal | Lucienne |
| Mistigri | Rosa |
| Renée Cosima | Camille |
| Sylvie Serliac | Henriette |
| Ludmilla Hols | Clarisse |
| Janine Villard | Marcelle |
| Thérèse Flore | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Violette Salvat | Adèle |
| Caroline Carlotti | Fernande |
| Suzanne Bernard | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
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| Ketty Albertini | Paulette |
| Jacqueline Bouckère | Irma |
| Yvette Pécheux | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Florence Luchaire | Julie |
| Joëlle Robin | Suzy |
| Lyne Carrel | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Claude Mandel | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Paule Andral | Madame Bardin, the Director |
| Jane Morlet | Madame Rubini |
| Lily Mounet | Madame Maupin |
| Georgine Tisel | Mademoiselle Vendenasse |
| Ève Morlot | Madame Dulot |
| Mathilde Casadesus | Madame Barattier, Patroness of the Inn |
| Max Dalban | Monsieur Barattier, Patron of the Inn |
| Jacques Reynier | Brigadier |
| Paul Faivre | Second gendarme |
| Henri Coutet | Garrat, trucker |
| Max Dejean | Man of the dike |
| Françoise Adam | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Marie-Hélène Bailly | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Nadine Bellaigue | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Mireille Colussi | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Irène Daniel | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Jeanne Daury | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Monique Gérard | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Zaura Ilami | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Catherine Le Couey | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Monique Lénier | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Georgette Stephan | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère |
| Maurice Salabert | Gendarme |
| Sophie Leclair | Resident of the Maison Haute Mère (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Au royaume des cieux |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Régina, S.I.B.I.S. |
| Release date | 30 settembre 1949 |
| Production | Arys Nissotti, Pierre O'Connell |
| Writer | Julien Duvivier, Henri Jeanson |
| Editing | Marthe Poncin |
| Cinematography | Victor Arménise |
| Assistant directors | Julien Duvivier |
| Camera operators | Victor Arménise |
| Additional photography | Victor Arménise |
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| Production design | René Moulaert |
| Art direction | René Moulaert |
| Set decoration | René Moulaert |
| Music | Pierre-André Bertrand, Jacques Carrère |
| Sound | Pierre-André Bertrand, Jacques Carrère |
| Costume design | Serge Groffe |
| Makeup | Serge Groffe |
| Hairstyling | Serge Groffe |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Sep 30, 1949 / U
Sweden / Feb 27, 1950
Austria / Jun 02, 1950
Germany / Jun 23, 1950 / West Germany
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United States / Nov 10, 1950
Mexico / Feb 24, 1951
Japan / May 11, 1951
Denmark / Aug 21, 1952
Finland / Nov 06, 1953
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