La Femme modèle (Designing Woman) is a American film realized by Vincente Minnelli, release in 1957.

Personal comments : Louis de Funès is not marked in the credits, he does not appears of the film but, he doubles the voice of the actor Ned Hammerstein :

- a 8 minutes and 12 seconds at 9 minutes and 11 seconds
- a 20 minutes and 1 second at 21 minutes and 40 seconds
- at 51 minutes and 44 seconds
- at 52 minutes and 19 seconds
- a 1 hour, 8 minutes and 55 seconds at 1 hour, 10 minutes and 58 seconds
- a 1 hour, 17 minutes and 20 seconds at 1 hour, 17 minutes and 43 seconds
- a 1 hour, 24 minutes and 19 seconds at 1 hour, 24 minutes and 28 seconds

♦ Synopsis :

Marilla (Lauren Bacall) and Mike (Gregory Peck) meets accidentally. They get married on a love at first sight, knowing nothing one of the other one. By returning at home, they discover that they belong to very different social circles. The clumsiness of the one, the jealousy of the other one are going to engender a continuation of delicate situations for the protagonists but jubilant for the spectator.

♦ Specification sheet :

Title : La Femme modèle
Original title: Designing Woman
Realization : Vincente Minnelli
Production : Dore Schary for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Scenario : George Wells
Image : John Alton
Music : André Previn
Choreographer : Jack Cole
Artistic direction : E. Preston Ames and William A. Horning
Suits : Helen Rose
Editing : Adrienne Fazan
Country : United States
Genre : Comedy
Duration : 118 minutes
Format : Colors (Metrocolor)
Date exit americane : 16 may 1957

♦ Distribution :

Louis de Funès : The chief editor
Gregory Peck (VF : Georges Aminel) : Mike Hagen
Lauren Bacall (VF : Nadine Alari) : Marilla Brown Hagen
Dolores Gray (VF : Jacqueline Ferriere) : Lori Shannon
Sam Levene (VF : Louis de Funès) : Ned Hammerstein
Tom Helmore (VF : Pierre Gay) : Zachary Wilde
Mickey Shaughnessy (VF : Jacques Dynam ) : Maxie Stultz
Jesse White (VF : Jean Clarieux) : Charlie Arneg
Chuck Connors (VF : Jacques Hilling) : Johnnie 'O'
Edward Platt (VF : Yves Brainville) : Martin J. Daylor
Alvy Moore : Luke Coslow
Carol Veazie : Gwen
Jack Cole : Randy Owens
Richard Deacon (VF : Jacques Beauchey) : Larry
Mel Welles (VF : Pierre Tornade) : Solly