France / Sep 14, 1949 / U
Return to Life (1949)
Directed by André Cayatte, Georges Lampin, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Madeleine Gérôme | Young widow (segment "Le retour de René") |
| 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") |
| Nane Germon | Henriette (segment "Le retour de tante Emma") |
| Héléna Manson | Simone (segment "Le retour de tante Emma") |
| Lucien Nat | Charles (segment "Le retour de tante Emma") |
| Janine Darcey | Mary (segment "Le retour d'Antoine") |
| Jean Brochard | Hotelier (segment "Le retour de Jean") |
| Monette Dinay | Juliette (segment "Le retour de Jean") |
| Jo Dest | German (segment "Le retour de Jean") |
| Léo Lapara | Bernard (segment "Le retour de Jean") |
| Maurice Schutz | Old man (segment "Le retour de Jean") |
| Jean Croué | Uncle Hector (segment "Le retour de René") |
| François Patrice | Trafficker (segment "Le retour de René") |
| Lucien Guervil | Old bachelor (segment "Le retour de René") |
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| Léonce Corne | Virolet (segment "Le retour de Louis") |
| André Darnay | Teacher (segment "Le retour de Louis") |
| Cécile Didier | Madame Froment (segment "Le retour de Louis") |
| Elisabeth Hardy | Yvonne (segment "Le retour de Louis") |
| Léon Larive | Jules (segment "Le retour de Louis") |
| Paul Azaïs | Captain (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited) |
| Madeleine Barbulée | (segment "Le retour de Louis") (uncredited) |
| André Bervil | Bartender (segment "Le retour de René" (uncredited) |
| Georges Bever | Gaston (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited) |
| Florence Brière | Gossip (segment *Le retour de Louis") (uncredited) |
| Anne Campion | Elsa (segment "Le retour de Louis") (uncredited) |
| André Carnège | Colonel (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Courtal | Concierge (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited) |
| Delly Cousteau | (uncredited) |
| Maurice Derville | (uncredited) |
| Cécile Dylma | Waitress (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited) |
| Max Elloy | Old bartender (segment "Le retour d'Antoine") (uncredited) |
| Louis Florencie | Commissioner (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited) |
| Lucien Frégis | Grocer (segment "Le retour de Louis") (uncredited) |
| Jacques Gencel | Kid (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited) |
| Jacques Hilling | Soldier (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited) |
| Jean Landier | (uncredited) |
| Mauricette Lhéron | (uncredited) |
| Julien Maffre | Soldier (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited) |
| Jacques Mattler | Delegate (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited) |
| Véra Norman | (uncredited) |
| Jeanne Pérez | Mother (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited) |
| Mme. O. de Revinsky | Aunt Emma (segment"Le retour de tante Emma") (uncredited) |
| Germaine Stainval | Lodger (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited) |
| Jean Sylvère | Inspector (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Retour à la vie |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films Marceau, Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld |
| Release date | 14 settembre 1949 |
| Production | Jacques Roitfeld |
| Writer | Charles Spaak, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Ferry |
| Editing | Monique Kirsanoff |
| Cinematography | René Gaveau, Louis Page, Nicolas Hayer |
| Assistant directors | André Cayatte, Georges Lampin, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville |
| Camera operators | Louis Page, Nicolas Hayer |
| Additional photography | Louis Page, Nicolas Hayer |
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| Production design | Emile Alex, Max Douy |
| Art direction | Emile Alex, Max Douy |
| Set decoration | Emile Alex, Max Douy |
| Music | Robert Biard, Jacques Lebreton, Antoine Petitjean |
| Sound | Robert Biard, Jacques Lebreton, Antoine Petitjean |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Slovenia / Sep 16, 1952
Japan / Nov 27, 1952
Digital
Japan / Jun 07, 1996
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