Manon (1949)

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100 min - Drama | Crime - 9 March 1949 (France)

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An adaptation of Abbe Prevost's classic French novel 'Manon Lescaut', updated to post-World War II France... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Serge Reggiani	...	Leon Lescaut
	Michel Auclair	...	Robert Dégrieux
	Cécile Aubry	...	Manon Lescaut
	Andrex	...	Le trafiquant
	Raymond Souplex	...	M. Paul
	André Valmy	...	Lieutenant Besnard / Bandit Chief
	Henri Vilbert	...	Le commandant du navire / Ship's Captain
	Héléna Manson	...	La commère (une paysanne normande)
	Dora Doll	...	Juliette
	Simone Valère	...	Isé, la soubrette
	Gabrielle Fontan	...	La vendeuse à la toilette
	Wanda Ottoni
	Rosy Varte	...	Petit rôle
	Edmond Ardisson
	Michel Bouquet	...	Le second

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An adaptation of Abbe Prevost's classic French novel 'Manon Lescaut', updated to post-World War II France, in which a former French Resistance activist rescues Manon from villagers who want to lynch her for collaborating with the Nazis. They move to Paris, but their relationship quickly turns stormy after they get involved in profiteering, prostitution and murder... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>

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