Thirst of Men

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Thirst of Men (1950)

Directed by Serge de Poligny

Drama, Romance · 1h 33m

During the colonial period in Algeria, Sergeant Bouvard helps Broussole and his two daughters, Alise and Julie, settle in Hassi Ben Okba. Demobilized, he plants vines with them. Seduced by Julie's charms, he nevertheless marries Alise because she owns the land. He protects Julie from all her lovers but cheats on Alise with Adèle, a settler's wife. Unable to bear it any longer, he runs away with Julie to Oran. The death of his father brings him back to Bou-Okba. He stays with Alise until the day when, selling his wine in Oran, he is taken over by his passion. It is Julie who will tell him to resume married life and start a family of settlers.

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Cast

Georges Marchal Sergeant Léon Bouvard Dany Robin Julie Andrée Clément Alice Paul Faivre Broussol Jean Vilar Typographer Louis Arbessier Collet Pierre Asso Toulonnais
J
Jean-Henri Chambois
M
Marius David
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Mohamed Fatmi Jérôme Goulven Olivier Hussenot

Crew

Director
Serge de Poligny
Writer
Jean Jeannin, Bernard Zimmer, Serge de Poligny
Novel
Suzanne Pairault
Editor
Jacques Grassi
Producer
Pierre Gérin

Details

Original title
La Soif des hommes
Release date
1950-03-31
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Ciné Sélection