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The Call of Destiny is a french film of genre Drama directed by Georges Lacombe with Jean Marais
The Call of Destiny (1953)
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Add to a movie listLength 1h40
Directed by Georges Lacombe
OriginFrance
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Enfant musicien
Rating69%
L'Appel du destin (English: The Call of destiny) is a French comedy drama film from 1953, directed by Georges Lacombe, written by Jacques Viot, starring Georgette Anys and Jean Marais. In United Kingdom the film was known under the title "Der Ruf des Schicksals" (Germany), "De enige weg" (Belgium).
Synopsis
Au cours d'une tournée, le jeune chef d'orchestre prodige Roberto Lombardi rencontre son père Lorenzo qu'il n'a jamais connu : celui-ci, pianiste renommé, avait quitté le domicile familial et sombré dans l'alcoolisme. Grâce aux efforts de Roberto et de sa mère, Lorenzo retrouvera sa famille.Actors
Jean Marais
(Lorenzo Lombardi)
Jacqueline Porel
(Lucienne Lombardi)
Renée Devillers
(Germaine Obrecht)
Georgette Anys
(La grosse Lolo)
René Brun
((uncredited))
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