''Return to Life'' (french: Retour à la vie) is a 1949 French
drama portmanteau film in five parts directed by
Georges Lampin,
André Cayatte,
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed ''The Wages of Fear'' and '' Les Diaboliques'', ...
and
Jean Dréville (who directed the last two parts). It was entered into the
1949 Cannes Film Festival
The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 September 1949 in film, 1949. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial problems.
Like in 1947, the entire jury for this festival was made up of French persons, with histo ...
.
Cast
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Paul Azaïs
Paul François Robert Azaïs (6 May 1902 – 17 November 1974) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966.
Selected filmography
* ''The Three Masks'' (1929) - Le fils Vescotelli
* ''Le défenseur'' (1 ...
as the captain
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Bernard Blier as Gaston
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Jean Brochard as the Hotel tender
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Léonce Corne
Léonce Charles Corne (18 March 1894 – 31 December 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1974.
Selected filmography
* ''The Girl and the Boy'' (1931)
* ''Luck'' (1931)
* ''The Premature Father'' (1933)
...
as Virolet
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Janine Darcey
Janine Darcey (14 January 1917 – 1 October 1993) was a French film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1936 and 1993.
Partial filmography
* ''La tendre ennemie'' (1936) - La cousine (uncredited)
* ''Forty Little Mothers'' (1936)
* ...
as Mary
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Max Elloy
Max Elloy (5 May 1900 – 16 January 1975) was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1967.
Filmography
* ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) - Max
* ''Défense d'aimer'' (1942) - Le voyageur affamé
* ''Feu Nicolas'' (194 ...
as the old barman
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Louis Florencie
Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951.
Selected filmography
* ''Companion Wanted'' (1932)
* ''Beauty Spot (film), Beauty Spot'' (1932)
* ''Suza ...
as the chief of police
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Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur (29 June 1905 - 27 October 1974) was a French actor who appeared in films by Jacques Tati (''Jour de fête'') and Luis Buñuel (''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' and ''The Phantom of Liberty''). He was sometimes credited a ...
as the maire
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Jacques Hilling
Jacques Hilling (26 May 1922 – 16 February 1975) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1949 and 1975.
Selected filmography
* ''Return to Life'' (1949) - Un soldat (segment 4 : "Le retour de René") (uncredite ...
as a soldier
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Louis Jouvet
Jules Eugène Louis Jouvet (24 December 1887 – 16 August 1951) was a French actor, theatre director and filmmaker.
Early life
Jouvet was born in Crozon. He had a stutter as a young man and originally trained as a pharmacist. He receive ...
as Jean Girard
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Léon Larive
Léon François Larive (28 June 1886 – 20 July 1961) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1923 and 1961.
Selected filmography
* ''Two Timid Souls'' (1928)
* ''The Great Passion'' (1928)
* ''La Passion de Jea ...
as Jules, the guard
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Héléna Manson
Elena Eugenia Manson (18 August 1898 – 15 September 1994) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1925 and 1989.
Selected filmography
* ''La vocation d'André Carel'' (1925) – L'amoureuse de Cardan
* ''Th ...
as Simone
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Marie-France Plumer
Marie-France (''Marie-France Plumer''; born 7 February 1943) is a French actress known mainly for her roles as a child.
Filmography
* ''Return to Life'', 1949
* '' Beautiful Love'' (1951)
* ''Dortoir des grandes
''Dortoir des grandes'' en, ...
as Aunt Berth
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Noël-Noël as René
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Jeanne Pérez
Jeanne Pérez (28 September 1894 – 11 May 1975) was a French film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1930 and 1975.
Filmography
References
External links
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1894 births
1975 deaths
French film actresses
People from Caste ...
as the mother
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François Périer as Antoine
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Serge Reggiani as Louis, the husband of the young German
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Patricia Roc as Lieutenant Evelyne
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Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married ...
as the commander
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Maurice Schutz as the old man
See also
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Henri-Georges Clouzot filmography
Henri-Georges Clouzot was a French film director, writer and producer. He contributed to many projects as either the writer, director, producer, or a combination of the three.
His first feature film was Tout pour l'amour (1933) and as a sole dire ...
References
External links
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1949 films
1949 drama films
1940s French-language films
French black-and-white films
Films directed by Georges Lampin
Films directed by André Cayatte
Films directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Films directed by Jean Dréville
French anthology films
French drama films
1940s French films
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