Le Soleil a toujours raison (1943) Directed by Pierre Billon
Musical / Drama
Film Synopsis
In a Mediterranean port, Tonio, a fisherman, is engaged to
Micheline. He must deliver a boat to an old man who lives
with a gypsy woman. The latter falls in love with Tonio as soon
as she sees him. Disappointed, Micheline is about to marry
another man, Gabriel, when Tonio returns to claim his bride, far from
the mist.
Script: Pierre Billon,
Pierre Galante (novel),
Jacques Prévert
Cinematographer: Louis Page
Music: Eldo Di Lazzaro, Joseph Kosma,
Georges Mouqué
Cast:Tino Rossi (Tonio),
Charles Vanel (L'homme du mas),
Micheline Presle (Micheline),
Pierre Brasseur (Gabriel),
Édouard Delmont (Étienne),
Germaine Montero (Georgia),
Pierre Prévert (L'innocent),
René Alié,
Charles Moulin,
Charles Blavette,
Henri Arius,
Charles Lavialle,
Gisèle Alcée,
Nicolas Amato,
René Béranger,
Claudye Carter,
Edouard Castel,
Blanchette Delnar,
Marcel Duhamel,
Renée Reney
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 88 min
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