| Bifur 3 | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Cam |
| Written by | André-Paul Antoine Louis Poterat |
| Produced by | Simon Barstoff Jean-Pierre Frogerais |
| Starring | René Dary Raymond Aimos Martine Carol |
| Cinematography | René Gaveau Jean Isnard |
| Edited by | Jeannette Berton |
| Music by | Henri Verdun |
| Production company | Productions Sigma |
| Distributed by | Les Films Vog |
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| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Bifur 3 is a 1945 French drama film directed by Maurice Cam and starring René Dary, Raymond Aimos and Martine Carol. Shooting first began on the film in 1939, but delays due to the Second World War and the Occupation of France meant it wasn't completed until after the Liberation. Many of the original cast and crew were replaced. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil.
Bifur 3 was Martine Carol's acting debut.
Synopsis
Two truck drivers pick up a woman as passenger on the road to Marseille, but are pursued by her husband.
Cast
- René Dary as Georges
- Raymond Aimos as Gustave
- Martine Carol as Germaine
- Arthur Devère as Napoléon
- Robert Le Vigan as Paul
- Julien Maffre as a truck driver
- Jean Berton as Alvarez's butler
- Fernand Sardou as a truck driver
- Maurice Escande as Alvarez
- Ariane Borg as Gisèle
- Paul Azaïs as André
Production
Shooting began in 1939, was interrupted in 1941; filming resumed in Paris in May 1944 and some scenes were shot on location in Marseille in August 1944.
The film's production was troubled for various reasons. On August 20, 1944, the actor Raymond Aimos, who had one of the main roles in the film, was killed during the Liberation of Paris. There was to film a few scenes that he should have appeared. The scenario was then slightly modified; the last scenes were shot in October and November 1944.
Martine Carol herself was a last minute substitute for an unknown actress who eventually declined the role; and Robert Le Vigan had fled to South America before filming was completed.
Release
The film was released in France on August 29, 1945, almost exactly a year after Aimos' death. The total number of admissions in France was 1,274,116.
Reception
Le Nouveau Guide des films states that "Bifur 3 is not without its charms and gives an interesting account of the world of truckers."
References
- Bertin-Maghit 1980, p. 43.
- Rège p.166
- La Revue du cinéma, image et son (in French). Ligue française de l'enseignement et de l'éducation permanente. 1972.
- Cahiers du cinéma (in French). Editions de l'Etoile. 1967.
- "Bifur 3 de Maurice Cam (1945) - Unifrance". www.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- Rège, Philippe (2009-12-11). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors (in French). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.
- Mucchielli, Hercule (2007). Le cinéma d'Hercule Mucchielli: de 1923 à 1975 (in French). A. Piazzola. ISBN 978-2-915410-50-1.
- Chardère, Bernard (2001). Le cinéma de Jacques Prévert (in French). Castor astral. ISBN 978-2-85920-390-0.
- "Figaro : journal non politique". gallica.bnf.fr. 1939-08-12. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- "Libération de Paris, Raymond Caudrilliers (1891-1944), dit Aimos, acteur de cinéma, la veille de sa mort, rue de Rivoli, 1er et 4ème arrondissements, le 19 août 1944. | Paris Musées". www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- "Aimos - Cinémathèque française". cinema.encyclopedie.personnalites.bifi.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- Boterf, Hervé Le (1986-01-01). Robert Le Vigan, le mal-aimé du cinéma: Suivi des confessions du comédien (in French). FeniXX réédition numérique. ISBN 978-2-307-21751-0.
- Lesueur, Daniel (2018-11-30). "Martine Carol (1920-1967)". Culturesco (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- "BnF Catalogue général". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- "Bifur 3 (1945) - JP Box-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- Tulard, Jean (2013-07-18). Le Nouveau guide des films - Intégrale (in French). Groupe Robert Laffont. ISBN 978-2-221-12486-4.
Bibliography
- Bertin-Maghit, Jean Pierre (1980). Le cinéma français sous Vichy: les films français de 1940 à 1944 [French cinema under Vichy: French films from 1940 to 1944]. Collection Ça/cinéma, 21 (in French). Paris: Revue du Cinéma : Albatros. OCLC 6689342.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
Further reading
- Bessy, Maurice; Chirat, Raymond (1986). Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950 [History of French cinema: encyclopedia of films, 1940–1950] (in French). Paris: Pygmalion. ISBN 9782857042211. OCLC 23603304.