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Distress is a french film of genre Drama directed by Robert-Paul Dagan with Jules Berry
Distress (1947)
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Add to a movie listDistress (French:Désarroi) is a 1946 French drama film directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and starring Jules Berry, Jean Mercanton and Gabrielle Dorziat.
Synopsis
Martine découvre, à la veille de son mariage, que sa mère, qu'elle croyait morte, mène une vie aventureuse. Pierre, son fiancé, incapable de vaincre l'opposition de sa famille à la révélation de cette nouvelle, décide de kidnapper Martine. L'aventurière, qui n'est pas reconnue par sa fille, accepte de quitter la France. La famille du jeune homme ne fera plus obstacle au mariage.Actors
Jules Berry
(Frontenac)
Jean Mercanton
(Pierre)
Suzy Carrier
(Martine)
Gabrielle Dorziat
(Madame Meillan)
Jean Debucourt
(Clermont-Latour)
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