1952

1h 39m

7.3(197 votes)

Drama

Crime

Romance

Overview

At the end of the 19th century, during a ball in Joinville, on the outskirts of Paris, Georges, a former delinquent working as a carpenter, meets Marie, a young woman connected to a criminal gang.

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50 members

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Simone Signoret

Marie

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Serge Reggiani

Georges

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Claude Dauphin

Félix

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Raymond Bussières

Raymond

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Odette Barencey

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Loleh Bellon

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Solange Certin

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Jacqueline Dane

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Dominique Davray

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Paul Azaïs

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Paul Barge

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Claude Castaing

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Jean Clarieux

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Tony Corteggiani

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Émile Genevois

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Marc Goutas

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Gaston Modot

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William Sabatier

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Fernand Trignol

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Anne Beressy

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Marianne Bergue

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Jacqueline Canterelle

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Gisèle Delzen

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Suzanne Grey

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Simone Jarnac

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Yette Lucas

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Jacqueline Marbaut

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Pâquerette

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Pomme

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Georgette Talazac

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Yvonne Yma

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Léon Bary

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Dalphin

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Abel Coulon

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Jean Degrave

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Max Lancourt

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Pierre Le Proux

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Roland Lesaffre

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Julien Maffre

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Marcel Melrac

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André Méliès

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Bobby Mercier

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Louis Moret

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René Pascal

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Raphaël Patorni

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Léon Pauléon

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Raymond Raynal

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Marcel Rouzé

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Roger Vincent

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Madame Pâquerette

La grand-mère d'Anatole

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