Drama ·Adventure ·Thriller · France · 1949 · 1h 41m

Manon

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Director
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Cast
Serge Reggiani as Léon Lescaut Michel Auclair as Robert Dégrieux Cécile Aubry as Manon Lescaut Andrex as Smuggler Raymond Souplex as M. Paul André Valmy as Lt. Besnard
Crew
Armand Thirard — Director of Photography Monique Kirsanoff — Editor Paul Misraki — Original Music Composer Henri-Georges Clouzot — Screenplay Jean Ferry — Screenplay Abbé Prévost — Novel
Synopsis

Port of Marseille, France, recently liberated from the German yoke. Caught as stowaways aboard a ship, Manon, a young woman who was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, and Robert, a freedom fighter who saved her from reprisals, tell the captain about the many challenges they have had to face in order to survive.

Mood & Themes
paris, franceworld war iiillegal immigrationfrench resistancepost world war iiboyfriend girlfriend relationshipnazi collaborationismjewish refugeelost in the desertbrother sister relationship
Key Collaborators
Henri-Georges Clouzot Director Armand Thirard Director of Photography Monique Kirsanoff Editor Paul Misraki Original Music Composer Henri-Georges Clouzot Screenplay Jean Ferry Screenplay Abbé Prévost Novel Paul-Edmond Decharme Producer Max Douy Production Design
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