
Film
Thirst of Men
1950 · 1h 33m · Drama · Romance
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Overview
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.
Cast

Georges Marchal
Sergeant Léon Bouvard

Dany Robin
Julie

Andrée Clément
Alice

Paul Faivre
Broussol

Jean Vilar
Typographer

Louis Arbessier
Collet

Pierre Asso
Toulonnais
Jean-Henri Chambois
Marius David
Mohamed Fatmi

Jérôme Goulven

Olivier Hussenot
Heddy Miller

Pierre Moncorbier
Savoyard

Geneviève Morel
Savoyard woman
Huguette Métayer
Crew
- Serge de PolignyDirector · Writer
- Jean JeanninWriter
- Bernard ZimmerWriter
- Suzanne PairaultNovel
- Pierre GérinProducer
- Jacques GrassiEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 31, 1950
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
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