Thérèse Étienne (1958)
Directed by Denys de La Patellière

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Thérèse Etienne, a country woman, finds work as a servant on Anton Muller's farm. Muller, a coarse and frequently drunk man, falls in love with her and forces her to marry him. On the day of her wedding, Thérèse meets Anton's son and the two young people cannot help falling for one another...

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Film Credits

Director: Denys de La Patellière
Script: Denys de La Patellière, John Knittel (novel), Roland Laudenbach
Cinematographer: Roger Hubert
Music: Maurice Thiriet
Cast: James Robertson Justice (Anton Muller), Françoise Arnoul (Thérèse Étienne Muller), Pierre Vaneck (Gottfried Muller), Guy Decomble (Rothlisberger), Georges Chamarat (Le Président de la Cour), François Chaumette (Le procureur), Roger Burckhardt (Le prêtre), Pierre Collet (L'avocat), Léonce Corne (Le notaire), Erika Dentzler (Hedwige), Guy Kerner (Le juge), Rita Liechti (Frida), Paul Mercey (Léonard), Jacques Monod (Le médecin), Christiane Navailles (Sophie), Robert Porte (Félix), Madame Schwitzgebel (La cousine), Josette Vardier (Emma), René Berthier, Pierre Durou
Country: France / Italy
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 90 min

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