Summary
During WWII, Mario di Donati served with distinction in the French
army, until the day he lost his head and deserted. For the past
15 years he has lived under an assumed name with his partner
Germaine. When the latter learns about Mario’s secret past, she
cannot forgive him and he has no choice but to give himself up to the
authorities. In the middle of his trial, Mario runs away
again and hides in the apartment of his former mistress, Lilla...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Laslo Benedek
- Script: Laslo Benedek, Noël Calef (novel), Noël Calef
- Photo: Michel Kelber
- Music: Maurice Jarre
- Cast: Raf Vallone (Mario di Donati), Emmanuelle Riva (Germanie Tourier), Annie Girardot (Lilla), Fernand Ledoux (Le curé), Michel Ardan (Marcel), Marie Mansart (L’institutrice), Renaud Mary (Paulier), Michel Etcheverry (L’inspecteur), Ginette Pigeon (La foraine), Robert Manuel (Le forain), Edmond Ardisson (Le gendarme Piletti), Vittorio Caprioli (Sergio), Bernard Andrieu, Jack Ary (Georges), Yves Barsacq (L’avocat), Louis Bugette (Jules, le bistrot), Pierre Collet (Le gendarme Fromont), Mario David (Jacques), Hubert de Lapparent (Octave), Jacques Dhéry (Un inspecteur), Hélène Dieudonné (La voisine), André Dumas, Guy Favières (Le père d’Octave), Jacques Galland, Yves Gladine, Patricia Gozzi (Denise), Françoise Lauby, Renata Manso (Nerina), René Marc (Le commissaire)
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: French
- Runtime: 97 min; B&W
- Aka: Recourse in Grace
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