Georges Marchal
Sergeant Léon Bouvard
Movie
Thirst of Men
19501h 33m7.0 TMDB
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.
Directed by Serge de Poligny
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On screen
Cast
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
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