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Betrayed by his wife, a teacher proceeds to have an affair with a young and pretty student. The two women both find themselves expecting a child. The girl dies during childbirth. In a spirit of revenge and to keep his real son, the scorned husband exchanges the babies.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 58
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1948
January 22, 1948
78 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
and 15 more26 people
- Pierre BlancharFrançois Mésaule
- Simone RenantNicole Mésaule
- Gisèle PascalGermaine By
- Gabrielle FontanThe Old Catou
- GLGermaine LedoyenGermaine's Sister
- Nicole CholletThe Maid of the Mésaule
- Claire GérardA Guest at the Reception
- Marcel MelracThe Owner
- René HellThe Violet Merchant
- PDPaul DennevilleThe Old Journalist
- JDJean-Jacques DuvergerThe Little Henri Mésaule
Fernand FabreRobert Fautrier, Nicole's Lover
Léon ArvelThe Doctor (uncredited)- CBCecil Baur(uncredited)
- ACAlain Clairfond(uncredited)
- MDMichel Dancourt(uncredited)
- LDLucien Dorval(uncredited)
Gloria FranceA Waitress at the Reception (uncredited)
Lucien JeunesseA Waiter at the Reception (uncredited)
Jean KolbA Friend of François (uncredited)
Lisette Lebon(uncredited)
Michel Lemoine(uncredited)
Palmyre LevasseurThe Neighbor on the Phone (uncredited)- JVJacques Vertan(uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Maurice Tourneur Director
Writing · 4
- Pierre Wolff Theatre Play
- Jacques Natanson Dialogue
- Jean Bernard-Luc Adaptation
- Henri Duvernois Theatre Play
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