| Facing Destiny | |
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| Directed by | Henri Fescourt |
| Written by | Jean des Vallières Alfred Machard |
| Based on | Facing Destiny by Charles Robert-Dumas |
| Starring | Jules Berry George Rigaud Josseline Gaël |
| Cinematography | Henri Barreyre Marcel Villet |
| Edited by | Pierre Pierromax |
| Music by | Mahieddine Bachtarzi Jean Lenoir |
Production company | Diffusions Intellectuelles |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Facing Destiny (French: Face au destin) is a 1940 French spy drama film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Jules Berry, George Rigaud and Josseline Gaël.[1] It is based on the 1938 novel of the same title by Charles Robert-Dumas.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. It was produced and distributed during the Phoney War period.
Jean Lambert takes some money from a cash register to pay off the debts that his fiancée Madeleine has incurred at the fashion house where she works. He is caught and sent to prison for two years. Feeling herself abandoned by him, Madeleine enters into a loveless marriage with a count who is secretly a German spy. On his release, Jean enlists in the Foreign Legion and encounters Madeleine again in Marrakesh in French Morocco.
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