

Thirst of Men
1950 · Movie · 1h 33m
DramaRomance
Overview
During the colonial period in Algeria, Sergeant Bouvard helps Broussole and his two daughters, Alise and Julie, settle in Hassi Ben Okba. Demobilized, he plants vines with them. Seduced by Julie's charms, he nevertheless marries Alise because she owns the land. He protects Julie from all her lovers but cheats on Alise with Adèle, a settler's wife. Unable to bear it any longer, he runs away with Julie to Oran. The death of his father brings him back to Bou-Okba. He stays with Alise until the day when, selling his wine in Oran, he is taken over by his passion. It is Julie who will tell him to resume married life and start a family of settlers.
Ratings
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7/10
Key crew
- Serge de PolignyDirector
- Jean JeanninWriter
- Bernard ZimmerWriter
- Serge de PolignyWriter
Cast
- Georges MarchalSergeant Léon Bouvard
- Dany RobinJulie
- Andrée ClémentAlice
- Paul FaivreBroussol
- Jean VilarTypographer
- Louis ArbessierCollet
- Pierre AssoToulonnais
- Jean-Henri ChamboisCast
- Marius DavidCast
- Mohamed FatmiCast
- Jérôme GoulvenCast
- Olivier HussenotCast
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Themes
colonisationalgeriafrench colonialismdjazaircolonialism propagandacinema propagandafrench colonial cinemadomanialisationoccupied territory























