The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
A naive mechanic and his shop‑working sweetheart must decide whether to cling to their fleeting romance or surrender to a pragmatic future when war, an unexpected pregnancy, and a wealthy suitor threaten to tear them apart.
“A film for all the young lovers of the world.”
Synopsis
This romantic tragedy begins in 1957 with Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, who falls in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, who works for her widowed mother.
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Principal cast & crew: 40
These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Anne Marie CotretShot by Jean RabierScored by Michel LegrandDesigned by Bernard Evein
Box Office
1964 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 38× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$7.6M
Re-release box office
- 20249 theaters
- $78K($82K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Die Regenschirme von Cherbourgde
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourgen
- Los paraguas de Cherburgoes
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Cast & Crew
40 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Catherine Deneuve
as Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo
as Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon
as Madame Emery
Marc Michel
as Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner
as Madeleine
Mireille Perrey
as Tante Élise
Jean Champion
as Aubin
Pierre Caden
as Bernard
Jean Pierre Dorat
as Jean
Bernard Fradet
as Gas Station Apprentice
Harald Wolff
as Monsieur Dubourg
Michel Benoist
as Umbrella Buyer
Supporting cast
22Philippe Dumat
as Garage Customer in 1957
Dorothee Blanck
as Girl in Cafe
Jane Carat
as Ginny
Danielle Licari
as Geneviève Emery (singing voice)
Jose Bartel
as Guy Foucher (singing voice)
Christiane Legrand
as Madame Emery (singing voice)
Georges Blaness
as Roland Cassard (singing voice)
Claudine Meunier
as Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
Claire Leclerc
as Tante Élise (singing voice)
Patrick Bricard
as Waiter (uncredited)
Jacques Camelinat
as Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
Francois Charet
as Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Jean Pierre Chizat
as Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Jacques Demy
as Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
Bernard Garnier
as Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Gisele Grandpre
as Madame Germaine (uncredited)
Herve Legrand
as François Foucher (uncredited)
Michel Legrand
as Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
Myriam Michelson
as Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Paul Pavel
as First Removal Man (uncredited)
Roger Perrinoz
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Rosalie Varda
as Françoise Cassard (uncredited)
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1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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