Top billed cast

1. 

   Serge Reggiani

   Léon Lescaut

2. 

   Michel Auclair

   Robert Dégrieux

3. 

   Cécile Aubry

   Manon Lescaut

4. 

   Andrex

   Smuggler

5. 

   Raymond Souplex

   M. Paul

6. 

   André Valmy

   Lt. Besnard

7. 

   Henri Vilbert

   Ship Captain

8. 

   Héléna Manson

   Gossipy Woman

9. 

   Simone Valère

   Isé

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-09-28

I need fun and sparkle - I hate poverty!

Manon is directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Clouzot co-adapts the screenplay with Jean Ferry from the novel "Manon Lescaut" written by Abbe Prevost. It stars Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair, Cécile Aubry, Andrex and Raymond Souplex. Music is by Paul Misraki and cinematography by Armand Thirard.

Clouzot, still smarting from the hysterical fall out from his brilliant "Le Corbeau", realigns the Prevost novel to post war France right after the liberation from Nazi occupancy. With his muse set alight, Clouzot set about putting on film the dark venal...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• paris, france
• world war ii
• illegal immigration
• french resistance
• post world war ii
• boyfriend girlfriend relationship
• nazi collaborationism
• jewish refugee
• lost in the desert
• brother sister relationship