Summary
Paris, 1865. Having accidentally killed her partner, Manon is
sentenced to twenty years at the notorious penal colony at Cayenne in
French Guiana. On the boat that is taking her to her destination,
Manon makes the acquaintance of a young doctor...
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Credits
- Director: Léon Mathot
- Script: Pierre Lestringuez, Pierre-Gilles Veber
- Photo: Léonce-Henri Burel
- Music: Henri Verdun
- Cast: Viviane Romance (Manon), Clément Duhour (Gilbert), Lucien Coëdel (Rabouin), Paulette Élambert (La Pâlotte), Georges Biscot, Marc Cassot, Simone Cerdan (Janeton), Marguerite Ducouret (Soeur Prudence), Maurice Lagrenée, Olivier Mathot, Jean Meyer, Régine Montlaur (Câline), Marcel Pérès, Madeleine Suffel (Belles Mirettes), Sylvie, Jacques Tarride, Simone Valère (Jacqueline), Georges Vitray
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 104 min; B&W
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