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Status
Released
Release
1957
Runtime
1h 55m
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Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital.
44 Cast Members
Gérard Philipe
Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
Dany Carrel
Berthe Josserand, the youngest daughter
Danielle Darrieux
Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames”
Jacques Duby
Auguste Vabre, second son of the owner of the building
Jane Marken
Eléonore Josserand, the mother
Olivier Hussenot
Joseph Josserand, the father
Henri Vilbert
Narcisse Bachelard, brother of Eléonore
Jean Brochard
Mr. Duveyrier, former attorney general
Danielle Dumont
Hortense Josserand, the eldest daughter
Anouk Aimée
Marie Pichon, young mother with a pram
George Cusin
Achille Compardon, architect and lover of Gasparine
Claude Nollier
Clotilde Duveyrier, prosecutor's wife
Jacques Grello
Théophile Vabre, the eldest son, husband of Valérie
Van Doude
Hector Trublot, young friend of Narcisse
Michèle Grellier
Fanny, Miss Menu's niece and Narcisse's mistress
Gaston Jacquet
Hippolyte Vabre, the father, owner of the building
Denise Gence
Lisa, Compardon's servant
Alexandre Rignault
Gourd, building's concierge
Monique Vita
Clarisse Boquet, mistress of Mr. Duveyrier
Judith Magre
Rachel, servant of Auguste and Berthe
