''Thirst of Men'' (French: ''La soif des hommes'') is a 1950 French
historical
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drama film
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directed by
Serge de Poligny
Serge de Poligny (1903–1983) was a French screenwriter and film director.
Career
Serge de Poligny was born in Paris in 1903. He studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts in the class of the painter Maurice Denis. In 1925 he joined the French ...
and starring
Georges Marchal
Georges Marchal (10 January 1920 – 28 November 1997) was a French actor.
Born Georges Louis Lucot in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, the strikingly handsome Marchal was discovered in the early-1940s by director Jean Grémillon. By the ear ...
,
Dany Robin
Dany Robin (; 14 April, 1927 – 25 May, 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s.
Career
Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with Peter Sellers in ''The Waltz of the Toreadors'', and co-starred opposite Kirk D ...
and
Andrée Clément.
[Monaco p.354] It was filmed and set in
French Algeria
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.
The film's sets were designed by
Raymond Gabutti and
René Moulaert
René Moulaert (1901–1965) was a Belgian art director who worked on designing stage and film sets.Thys p.316
Selected filmography
* '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932)
* '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943)
* '' Night Shift'' (1944)
...
.
Cast
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Georges Marchal
Georges Marchal (10 January 1920 – 28 November 1997) was a French actor.
Born Georges Louis Lucot in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, the strikingly handsome Marchal was discovered in the early-1940s by director Jean Grémillon. By the ear ...
as Le sergent Léon Bouvard
*
Dany Robin
Dany Robin (; 14 April, 1927 – 25 May, 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s.
Career
Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with Peter Sellers in ''The Waltz of the Toreadors'', and co-starred opposite Kirk D ...
as Julie
*
Andrée Clément as Alice
*
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The House Opposite'' (1937)
* ''Behind the Facade'' (1939)
* '' Vidocq'' (1939)
* '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942)
* '' The Count of Monte Cri ...
as Broussol
*
Jean Vilar
Jean Vilar (25 March 1912– 28 May 1971) was a French actor and theatre director.
Vilar trained under actor and theatre director Charles Dullin, then toured with an acting company throughout France. His directorial career began in 1943 in a sma ...
as Le typographe
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Louis Arbessier
Louis Arbessier (9 April 190723 March 1998) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.122 He played Napoleon III in the 1952 musical film '' Imperial Violets.'' Amongst his television roles was that of Maigret.
Arbessier was married and di ...
as Collet
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Pierre Asso as Le Toulonnais
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Jean-Henri Chambois
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Marius David
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Mohamed Fatmi
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Muhammad and variations may also refer to:
*Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations
...
*
Jérôme Goulven
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Olivier Hussenot
Olivier Hussenot (10 September 1913 – 25 August 1978) was a French theatre and film actor.
Career
The actor appeared in French, Italian and American films.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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Heddy Miller
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Pierre Moncorbier
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
as Le Savoyard
*
Geneviève Morel
Geneviève Morel (1916–1989) was a French stage and film actress.Bessy & Chirat p.233
Selected filmography
* '' Beating Heart'' (1940)
* '' Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942)
* ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943)
* '' Secrets of a Ballerina'' (1943)
* ''Cec ...
as La Savoyarde
*
Huguette Métayer Huguette is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Huguette Bello (born 1950), politician from Reunion
* Huguette Béolet (1919–unknown), French table tennis player
* Huguette Bouchardeau (born 1935), French polit ...
*
Henri San Juan
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People with this given name
; French noblemen
:'' See the ' List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.''
* Henri I de Mon ...
*
Pierre Sergeol
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*
Christiane Sertilange Christiane is a given name, a form of the Latin ''Christiana'', feminine form of ''Christianuis'' (see Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English '' Christin'' 'Christian' (Old English ''christen'', from Latin)..
A short form is Chris. Alt ...
as Adèle
References
Bibliography
* James Monaco. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991.
External links
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1950 films
1950s historical drama films
French historical drama films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Serge de Poligny
Films set in Algeria
1950 drama films
French black-and-white films
1950s French films
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