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Secret World (1969) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 9, 1969

Original Title:
La Promesse

Alternate Titles:
L'échelle blanche

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Les Films du Sillage
Les Productions Fox Europa

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 94

When a woman is more than a friend... when a boy is more than a child... love can be awakened too early.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Wendy is the British guest of a French couple and the daughter of the man who saved the host's life during World War II. Living with the couple is their 20-year-old son and a 12-year-old nephew whose parents were killed in an automobile accident. The father and son both try to seduce the attractive guest. The young boy retreats into his own world and dreams of being taken back to Britain by Wendy in this romantic drama. The mother spends her time bleaching her hair and is seemingly uninterested in anything that goes on with her family at the beachfront villa. Meanwhile, Wendy and the younger boy develop a fondness for each other, while his aunt and uncle fail to understand his needs.

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Production

Art Direction:
Jacques Dugied

Camera Operator:
Herbert Smith

Cinematography:
Peter Biziou

Costume Design:
Colette Baudot

Dialogue Coach:
Frawley Becker

Director:
Robert Freeman

Editor:
Richard Bryan
Elyane Vuillermoz

Makeup Artist:
Fernande Hugi
Michel Deruelle

Music:
Antoine Duhamel

Producer:
Jacques-Eric Strauss

Production Manager:
Louis Wipf

Screenplay:
Gérard Brach
Jacky Glass

Still Photographer:
Victor Rodrigue

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