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Return to Life

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.

2h1949TMDb 6.4

DramaComedy

French

Crew and Cast

André CayatteDirector
Georges LampinDirectorBernard BlierBernard BlierGaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")Jane MarkenJane MarkenAunt Bertha (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")François PérierFrançois PérierAntoine (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")Patricia RocPatricia RocLieutenant Evelyne (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")Louis JouvetLouis JouvetJean Girard (segment "Le retour de Jean")Noël RoquevertNoël RoquevertCommander (segment "Le retour de Jean")Noël-NoëlNoël-NoëlRené (segment "Le retour de René")
Madeleine GérômeYoung widow (segment "Le retour de René")Serge ReggianiSerge ReggianiLouis (segment "Le retour de Louis")Paul FrankeurPaul FrankeurMayor (segment "Le retour de Louis")Gisèle PrévilleGisèle PrévilleLilian (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")Tanis ChandlerTanis ChandlerCaptain Betty (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")Nane GermonNane GermonHenriette (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")Héléna MansonHéléna MansonSimone (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
Lucien NatCharles (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")Janine DarceyJanine DarceyMary (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")Jean BrochardJean BrochardHotelier (segment "Le retour de Jean")Monette DinayMonette DinayJuliette (segment "Le retour de Jean")Jo DestJo DestGerman (segment "Le retour de Jean")Léo LaparaLéo LaparaBernard (segment "Le retour de Jean")Maurice SchutzMaurice SchutzOld man (segment "Le retour de Jean")Jean CrouéJean CrouéUncle Hector (segment "Le retour de René")François PatriceFrançois PatriceTrafficker (segment "Le retour de René")
Lucien GuervilOld bachelor (segment "Le retour de René")Léonce CorneLéonce CorneVirolet (segment "Le retour de Louis")
André DarnayTeacher (segment "Le retour de Louis")
Cécile DidierMadame Froment (segment "Le retour de Louis")Elisabeth HardyElisabeth HardyYvonne (segment "Le retour de Louis")Léon LariveLéon LariveJules (segment "Le retour de Louis")
Paul AzaïsCaptain (segment "Le retour de René")

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title
Retour à la vie
Status
Released
Released
14 September 1949
Runtime
2h
TMDB score
6.4 / 10 (16 votes)

Production

Director
André Cayatte, Georges Lampin, Henri-Georges Clouzot
Writers
Charles Spaak, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Ferry
Studios
Les Films Marceau, Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Countries
France

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French