Directed by:
Henri-Georges ClouzotCinematography:
Armand ThirardComposer:
Paul MisrakiCast:
Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair, Cécile Aubry, Andrex, Héléna Manson, Dora Doll, Simone Valère, Michel Bouquet, Gabrielle Dorziat, Frédéric Mariotti, Rosy Varte (more)Plots(1)
A classical tragic romance transposed to a World War II setting, Clouzot s film follows the travails of Manon (Cécile Aubry), a village girl accused of collaborating with the Nazis who is rescued from imminent execution by a former French Resistance fighter (Michel Auclair). The couple move to Paris, but their relationship turns stormy as they struggle to survive, resorting to profiteering, prostitution and even murder. Eventually escaping to Palestine, the pair attempt a treacherous desert crossing in search of the happiness which seems to forever elude them... (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Serge Reggiani
Italy
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
Marie-October (1959)
The Last Adventure (1967)
Michel Auclair
German Empire
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
Cécile Aubry
France
Best movies:
The Black Rose (1950)
Andrex
France
Best movies:
The Sleepwalker (1951)
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
Monsieur (1964)
Héléna Manson
Venezuela
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
A Trap for Cinderella (1965)
Les Misérables (1982)
Dora Doll
German Empire
Best movies:
François Villon - Poetul vagabond (1987)
Witness in the City (1959)
Incorrigible (1975)
Simone Valère
France
Best movies:
Beauty of the Devil (1950)
Germinal (1963)
La Nuit est mon royaume (1951)
Michel Bouquet
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
Les Misérables (1982)
This Special Friendship (1964)
Gabrielle Dorziat
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Judgment of the God (1952)
The Spies (1957)
Frédéric Mariotti
France
Rosy Varte
Turkey
Best movies:
Daisy Town (1971)
Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
Father's Trip (1966)
Raymond Souplex
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
Bold Adventure (1956)
Gabrielle Fontan
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
Les Misérables (1934) (series)
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Jacques Dynam
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
The Exchange Student (1967)
Henri Vilbert
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Rome 11:00 (1952)
Lovers of Paris (1957)
Daniel Ivernel
France
Best movies:
Marie-October (1959)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
Hubert de Lapparent
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Jean-Marc Tennberg
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
Max Elloy
France
Best movies:
That Man from Rio (1964)
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961)
We Will All Go to Monte Carlo (1951)
Robert Dalban
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
A Trap for Cinderella (1965)
Marie-October (1959)