The Bouquinquant Brothers

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The Bouquinquant Brothers (1948)

Directed by Louis Daquin

Drama · 1h 39m

A provincial, Julie Moret, is hired as a servant in a Parisian bourgeois residence. She is courted by one of the Bouquinquant brothers, Léon, who does not take long to ask her to marry him. Alas, Léon turns out to be violent, alcoholic and lazy. Faced with her misfortune, Julie gets closer to her brother-in-law Pierre, the opposite of Léon, serious and hardworking, and they become lovers. The drama will rush when Julie becomes pregnant with Pierre.

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Cast

Albert Préjean Léon Bouquinquant Madeleine Robinson Julie Bouquinquant born Moret
R
Roger Pigaut Pierre Bouquinquant
A
Abel Jacquin Mona Dol Madame Leclerc Nicole Desailly Louise Fouquet
R
Richard Francœur Paul Frankeur Commissioner Juliette Gréco Nun Denise Kerny Inmate Paule Launay

Crew

Director
Louis Daquin
Writer
Louis Daquin, Roger Vailland, André Cerf
Novel
Jean Prévost
Producer
Alexandre Kamenka

Details

Original title
Les Frères Bouquinquant
Release date
1948-01-11
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Societe Radio Cinema, Alkam