1982

1h 34m

6.4(83 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.

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Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Dominique Sanda

Édith

Acting

Richard Berry

François Guilbaud

Acting

Michel Piccoli

Edmond Leroyer

Acting

Fabienne Guyon

Violette Pelletier

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Anna Gaylor

Madame Pelletier

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Jean-François Stévenin

Dambiel

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Danielle Darrieux

Margot Langlois

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Jean-Louis Rolland

Ménager

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Marie-France Roussel

Mme Sforza

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Georges Blaness

Chef des CRS

Editing

Yann Dedet

Ouvrier

Acting

Nicolas Hossein

Ouvrier

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Gil Warga

Ouvrier

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Antoine Mikola

Ouvrier

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Marie-Pierre Feuillard

Femme à l'enfant

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Monique Créteur

Dame au chat

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Patrick Joly

L'arroseur

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Florence Davis

Edith (singing voice)

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Sound

Jacques Revaux

François (singing voice)

Acting

Georges Blaness

Edmond Leroyer (singing voice)

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Liliane Davis

Mme Pelletin (singing voice)

Acting

Aldo Franck

Dambiel (singing voice)

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