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Status
Released
Release
1953
Runtime
1h 32m
Paul has to leave his country home to collect his father's inheritance of a department store. A natural-born son, Paul's stepmother gives him a cold reception, and he's appalled by the behavior of his half-sister Dominique, an existentialist of the highest order. Paul's gumption restores the Galeries Parisiennes to its former glory, and he gives a farewell present to a more subdued Dominique. He returns to his village, arm in arm with the wise Marie-Louise, ex-saleswoman at the Grand Magasin.
17 Cast Members
Jean Richard
Paul Durand
Michèle Philippe
Melle Marie-Louise, la vendeuse du rayon Ameublement Décoration
Brigitte Bardot
Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
Mona Goya
Mme mère Dupond-Durand
Frédéric Duvallès
M. Boudignon, le directeur du magasin
Maurice Biraud
Didier, le snob, prétentieux, parasite
Charles Bouillaud
M. Martin, le comptable "complice" du magasin
Philippe Mareuil
Michel, le dessinateur du magasin
Robert Rollis
Ferdinand, le vendeur du rayon Installation Ménagère
Max Desrau
Le vendeur des "Gant Perrin"
Robert Destain
L'employé qui begaie
Max Elloy
Tricot, le chauffeur, à la pension de famille de Marie-Lousie
Paul Faivre
Le notaire
Roger Pierre
Un jeune artiste de la cave
Daniel Cauchy
Un jeune blanc bec prétention de la cave
Mona Dol
La mère de Paul
Maurice Nasil
Grégorian, le profiteur, l'escroc