Malaire (1952)
Directed by Gilbert Dupé, Alejandro Perla

Drama

Film Synopsis

Noguer is an old peasant living on the border between France and Spain.  Overwhelmed with guilt, he confesses his crimes to a priest.  Some years ago, Noguer was madly in love with a young woman, Catoune.  Shortly after her lover went off to fight in the war, Catoune found she was pregnant.  Noguer told her that her lover had been killed in the war and did everything he could to buy her love.  But when the young man returned from the war, Catoune tried to run away.  Unable to live without her, Noguer made up his mind to kill her.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Gilbert Dupé, Alejandro Perla
  • Script: Alejandro Perla, Jack Sanger, André-Paul Antoine, Manuel Cardenal, Gilbert Dupé (novel), Jean de la Varende (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Jules Kruger
  • Music: Marcel Delannoy
  • Cast: Charles Vanel (Noguère aîné), Andrée Debar (Catherine-Charlotte Garcia dite Catoune), Francisco Arenzana (Juste Noguère), Arturo Marín (Jérôme Noguère), Alfonso de Córdoba, Manuel Guitián, Manuel Alcón, Joaquín Bergía, Benito Cobeña, Eugenio Domingo, D. Dominguez, Felipe Mayo, Francisco Tauro, José Villasante
  • Country: Spain
  • Language: Portuguese
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 80 min

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