Love Is a Funny Thing

Love Is a Funny Thing

Love Is a Funny Thing

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Love Is a Funny Thing

"They found love in America but couldn't take it home."

1969

1h 55m

6.3(52 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A composer and a French film star, both of whom are married to others, meet and fall in love while shooting a film in the United States.

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Les Films 13

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Henri

Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

Françoise

Maria Pia Conte

La femme d'Henri

Marcel Bozzuffi

Marcel Bozzuffi

Le mari de Françoise

Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett

Patricia

Peter Bergman

Le metteur en scène

Kaz Garas

Kaz Garas

Paul

Bill Quinn

Bill Quinn

Le passager

Arturo Dominici

Arturo Dominici

Le douanier

Timothy Blake

Timothy Blake

Les Dominos

Creative team

Directed by: Claude Lelouch
Written by: Pierre Uytterhoeven
Claude Pinoteau
Produced by: Georges Dancigers
Alexandre Mnouchkine

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