Thirst of Men
1950•1h 33m•7.0•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Serge de Poligny
Writer
Jean Jeannin, Bernard Zimmer, Serge de Poligny
Languages
French
Studio
Ciné Sélection
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
Production
Company
Ciné Sélection
Producer
Pierre Gérin
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