The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
Alice, an unhappy young woman in the household, is the mother of a little boy, Pierre. She falls in love with a young doctor and plans to run away with him and his son. Finally, not considering the right to deprive Pierre of his father, she gives up. Twenty years pass, Pierre has grown up, he suspects his little brother, Jean, of just being his half-brother. His suspicions gnaw at him, his mother confesses to him her past fault. Faced with this confession, Pierre will abandon the one who sacrificed her life for him.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- André CayatteDirector
- André CayatteScreenplay
Cast
- Renée Saint-CyrAlice
- Noël RoquevertMarcel Roland
- Jacques DumesnilMarchat
- Gilbert GilPierre
- Bernard LancretJean
- Solange DelporteLouise
- René GéninPascaud
- Dany BillPierre, enfant
- Georges ChamaratCarbonnel
- Raymond RaynalLe boxeur
- Huguette VivierLoulou Vertu
- Paul BargeLe garçon de la guinguette