Sign of the Lion (1962)
May 3, 1962Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Jess Hahn
Pierre Wesselrin
Michèle Girardon
Dominique Laurent
Van Doude
Jean-François Santeuil
Paul Bisciglia
Willy
Gilbert Edard
Michel Caron
Christian Alers
Philippe
Paul Crauchet
Fred
Jill Olivier
Cathy
Sophie Perrault
Chris
Stéphane Audran
La Patronne de l'Hôtel
Jean Le Poulain
Le Clochard
Jean-Marie Arnoux
(uncredited)
Gaby Blondé
(uncredited)
Daniel Crohem
(uncredited)
Jean Domarchi
(uncredited)
Marie Dubois
La Jeune Femme au Café (uncredited)
France Farnel
(uncredited)
Enrico Fulchignoni
(uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
Le Mélomane (uncredited)
Yann Groël
(uncredited)
Fereydoun Hoveyda
(uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Michel Mourlet
Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Macha Méril
La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
Françoise Prévost
Hélène (uncredited)
Alain Resnais
Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Malka Ribowska
La Mère des Deux Enfants (uncredited)
Uta Taeger
(uncredited)
Véra Valmont
La Blonde de Nanterre (uncredited)
José Varela
(uncredited)
Éric Rohmer
Director / Screenplay
Nicolas Hayer
Director of Photography
Anne-Marie Cotret
Editor
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Claude Chabrol
Producer
Paul Gégauff
Dialogue
Monique Gaillard
Assistant Editor
Monique Teisseire
Assistant Editor
Jean-Charles Lagneau
Assistant Director
Pierre Lhomme
Camera Operator
Philippe Collin
Second Assistant Director
Helly Sterian
Script Supervisor
Christian Courmes
Sound Recordist
André Dino
Still Photographer
Roland Nonin
Delegated Producer
Louis Saguer
Music
Jean Cotet
Production Manager
Jean Lavie
Unit Production Manager
René Bourdier
Boom Operator
Robert Caristan
Second Assistant Camera
Alain Levent
First Assistant Camera
Gérard Jarry
Musician
Yvonne Benezech
Production Secretary
Jean Labussière
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 3, 1962
Original NameLe Signe du Lion
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
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Wiki.
Le Signe du lion (The Sign of Leo) is a black and white French drama film directed by Éric Rohmer, which was filmed on location in Paris in the summer of 1959 but not released until May 1962. His first full-length work, it is not however one of his Six Moral Tales. Along with The 400 Blows and À Double Tour by Claude Chabrol, who produced The Sign of Leo, it counts as one of the first films of the French New Wave.
The title refers to the Zodiac sign of Leo, under which the protagonist says he was born, and much of the plot revolves around notions of luck and fate. The penniless Pierre believes he has inherited a fortune but, when told it went to a cousin, sinks into indigence and despair. Then he is found by a friend who says the cousin has died and Pierre has really inherited the fortune.
The film was not a commercial success and for eight years afterwards Rohmer concentrated on short films and on his work at the influential film magazine Cahiers du cinéma.