Stopover in Orly | |
Director: | Jean Dréville |
Producer: | Jean Darvey Jean Dréville Alkexander Grüter Max Koslowski Alexandre Lourié Ray Ventura |
Based On: | Stopover in Orly by Curt Riess |
Starring: | Dany Robin Dieter Borsche Simone Renant Heinz Rühmann |
Cinematography: | Helmuth Ashley |
Editing: | Eva Kroll Gabriel Rongier |
Studio: | Corona Filmproduktion Hoche Productions Marina Films |
Runtime: | 105 minutes |
Stopover in Orly (French: Escale à Orly, German: Zwischenlandung in Paris) is a 1955 French-West German romantic comedy crime film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Dany Robin, Dieter Borsche, Simone Renant and Heinz Rühmann.[1] It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg and the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. Location shooting took place at Orly Airport, then the main airport for Paris.
Michèle, an employee at the airport, is in love with American pilot Eddie Miller who regularly flies the route from New York to Paris, but problems arise when he is transferred to the Tokyo route. Meanwhile Michèle's uncle Albert who works in the freight department sets out to tackle a drug trafficking outfit.