Fortunate [Fortunat] (French Press kit for the 1960 film)

Alex Joffe (director, screenwriter); Bourvil, Michele Morgan, Teddy Bilis, Rosy Varte (starring)

Edité par G. de Boissiere, Paris, 1960

A propos de cet article

Original French press kit for the 1960 French-Italian film, "Fortunat." Text in French. Resembling the star biography and film credit packets often seen with US press kits, this material details film credits, cast and crew biographies, and a synopsis. The film was distributed by Cinedis, but here is credited to publicity manager G. de Boissiere, with their cute cat logo, as a complimentary kit. Based on Michel Breitman's 1955 novel, "Fortunat, ou le pere adopte." During the occupation of France, a drunkard poacher named Fortunat (Bourvil), is tasked with helping Juliette (Morgan) and her two children escape the Nazis. Fortunat and Juliette engage in a brief love affair until she rejoins her husband, the man in charge of a resistance effort and reason for Juliette's evading the Reich. 9 leaves (1 "with compliments" slip, 8 printed rectos), a few corner-stapled, on "DEB (de Boissiere) parchment, mimeograph duplication. Housed in a DEB pocketed paper folder, 8.5 x 12.25 inches. Near Fine overall.

N° de réf. du vendeur 140960

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Fortunate [Fortunat] (French Press kit for the 1960 film)
• Éditeur: G. de Boissiere, Paris
• Date de parution: 1960
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Comedy
  • Films with Literary Sources
  • Film Press Kits
  • Italian Cinema
  • World War II