Summary
A small private aeroplane crashes in the desert, not far from
Dakar. It is a miracle that the pilot, Jacques Forestier, and his
mechanic, Paul Marcadour, survived, since both were drunk when they
lost control of the plane. With the help of a friend, Pierre
Aubry, they are able to return to Paris on an Air France flight.
On board, Jacques meets a former lover, Claire Magny, whom he hasn’t
seen for three years. When he left Claire, she made an
unsuccessful suicide attempt and then gave up her dreams of becoming an
actress, finding work as an air hostess instead. Jacques tries to
rekindle their former romance, but she refuses and pretends to be in
love with Pierre...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Jean Delannoy
- Script: Jean Delannoy, Henri Jeanson, Georges Neveux
- Photo: Robert Lefebvre
- Music: Georges Auric
- Cast: Michèle Morgan (Claire Magny), Jean Marais (Jacques Forester), Jean Chevrier (Le commandant Pierre Aubry), Robert Murzeau (Paul Marcadout), René Simon (En personne), Jacques Louvigny (Le passager), Jim Gérald (Le major), Jeannette Batti (Ketty), Colette Mars (Marcelle Marinier), Simone Barillier, Denise Precheur (Une hôtesse), Janine Viénot (Une hôtesse), Daniel Ivernel (Bordas, le radio), Germaine Michel (La logeuse), Moune de Rivel (La chanteuse du night-club), Yvette Lucas (Mme Bastide)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 100 min; B&W
- Aka: Souvenir
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