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Status
Released
Release
1942
Runtime
1h 30m
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Denis, a poor student in philosophy, works as a night porter in the Paris market of Les Halles in order to pay for his studies. Constantly weary, he falls asleep and dreams of a beautiful girl in white, Irène, with whom he falls in love.
23 Cast Members
Fernand Gravey
Denis
Micheline Presle
Irène
Saturnin Fabre
Professor Thalès
Charles Granval
Adalbert, blind man
Bernard Blier
Lucien
Marcel Lévesque
Doctor Le Tellier
Christiane Nère
Nina
Jean Parédès
Cadet
Zita Fiore
Assistant
Michel Vitold
Boris
Roger Caccia
'Le fou-pendule'
Paul Frankeur
Boss of the bistro
Marguerite Ducouret
Market gardener
André Nicolle
Conservative
Maurice Marceau
One of the "forts des Halles"
Maurice Salabert
One of the "forts des Halles"
Géo Forster
Diner
Roger Vincent
Guest
Maurice Schutz
Old man
Marguerite de Morlaye
Guest
