Return to Life
1949 · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Comedy
In France in 1946, the difficult return to civilian life of five deportees and prisoners of war after having lived through the hell of the Second World War.
Directed by Georges Lampin · Written by Henri-Georges Clouzot
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Bernard Blier Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma") -
Jane Marken Aunt Bertha (segment "Le retour de tante Emma") -
François Périer Antoine (segment "Le retour d'Antoine") -
Patricia Roc Lieutenant Evelyne (segment "Le retour d'Antoine") -
Louis Jouvet Jean Girard (segment "Le retour de Jean") -
Noël Roquevert Commander (segment "Le retour de Jean") -
Noël-Noël René (segment "Le retour de René") - M Madeleine Gérôme Young widow (segment "Le retour de René")
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Serge Reggiani Louis (segment "Le retour de Louis") -
Paul Frankeur Mayor (segment "Le retour de Louis") -
Gisèle Préville Lilian (segment "Le retour d'Antoine") -
Tanis Chandler Captain Betty (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")
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