Knave of Hearts (film)

Knave of Hearts is a 1954 British-French comedy drama film directed by René Clément and starring Gérard Philipe, Valerie Hobson and Joan Greenwood. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of Associated British and on location across London including Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Brinton. In France it was released as Monsieur Ripois, referencing the title of the original novel by Louis Hémon.

This article is about the 1954 film. For other uses, see Knave of Hearts (disambiguation).

Knave of Hearts
Directed byRené Clément
Written byRené Clément
Hugh Mills
Raymond Queneau
Based onM. Ripois et la Nemesis by Louis Hemon
Produced byPaul Graetz
StarringGérard Philipe
Valerie Hobson
Joan Greenwood
Margaret Johnston
Natasha Parry
CinematographyOswald Morris
Edited byFrançoise Javet
Vera Campbell
Music byRoman Vlad
Production
company
Transcontinental Films
Distributed byCinédis
Release dates
  • 19 May 1954 (1954-05-19) (France)

  • 21 June 1954 (1954-06-21) (London)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesFrance
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£119,417 (UK)
2,005,349 admissions (France)

The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.

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