Drama ·Fantasy · France · 1947 · 1h 45m

The Chips Are Down

Les jeux sont faits

The Chips Are Down poster
Director
Jean Delannoy
Cast
Micheline Presle as Eve Charlier Marcello Pagliero as Pierre Dumaine Marguerite Moreno as La dame de l'au-delà Charles Dullin as Le marquis Fernand Fabre as André Charlier Jacques Erwin as Jean Aguerra
Crew
Christian Matras — Director of Photography Jean-Paul Sartre — Writer
Synopsis

A society heiress and a resistance fighter are tragically killed at the same moment and meet in the afterlife. They are offered a second chance at life if they can prove their love is real or be doomed to roam the earth as ghosts.

Mood & Themes
afterlifeexistentialism
Key Collaborators
Jean Delannoy Director Christian Matras Director of Photography Jean-Paul Sartre Writer
Follow the Thread

Jean Delannoy directed The Chips Are Down. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Jean Delannoy's filmography → More Drama → More Fantasy → Christian Matras's cinematography →
Agent-readable