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The Chips Are Down (1947)

Original title: Les jeux sont faits

1947-07-01 · 1h 45m · FR
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"Les jeux sont faits," is a fantasy film based on a screenplay by French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. 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.

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Jean DelannoyDirectorJean-Paul SartreWriter

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Micheline PresleMicheline PresleEve CharlierMarcello PaglieroMarcello PaglieroPierre DumaineMarguerite MorenoMarguerite MorenoLa dame de l'au-delàCharles DullinCharles DullinLe marquisFernand FabreFernand FabreAndré CharlierJacques ErwinJacques ErwinJean AguerraColette RipertColette RipertLucetteMarcel MouloudjiMarcel MouloudjiLucien DerjeuGuy DecombleGuy DecomblePoulainHoward VernonHoward VernonLe chef milicienJim GéraldJim GéraldRenaudelRenaud MaryRenaud MaryUn milicien

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Existentialism

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Genre affinityFantasy · DramaTheme affinityExistentialismDialogue densityDramaDirector preference333704Actor preference196066 · 328791 · 595868Country preferenceFr

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What is The Chips Are Down about?

"Les jeux sont faits," is a fantasy film based on a screenplay by French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. 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.

How long is The Chips Are Down?

The Chips Are Down has a runtime of 105 minutes.