Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring champion who will reach the goals he was never able to achieve.
Language
French
Release Date
September 24, 1954
Venice International Film Festival
Volpi Cup for Best Actor
Cast
Jean Gabin
Victor Le Garrec
Arletty
Blanche Le Garrec
Roland Lesaffre
André 'Dédé' Ménard
Marie Daëms
Corinne
Maria Pia Casilio
Maria Posi
Ave Ninchi
Angela Posi
Simone Paris
Chantal
Marcelle Praince
Mondaine Lady
Mathilde Casadesus
Passenger
Maurice Sarfati
Jojo
Lucien Raimbourg
Hospital Orderly
Sébastien Ferrer
Boxer
Jacques Legendre
Boxer
Reimund Streicher
Boxer
Roger Michelot
Coach
Jean Parédès
Jean-Marc
Folco Lulli
Angelo Posi
Jean Bellanger
Passenger (uncredited)
Georges Bever
Worker (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
Strong Man (uncredited)
Gil Delamare
André's Friend (uncredited)
Simone Duhart
Landlady (uncredited)
Jimmy Perrys
Strong Man (uncredited)
Jean-François Poron
Spectator (uncredited)
Eugène Stuber
Spectator (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Marcel Carné
Director
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Assistant Director
Lou Bonin
Assistant Director
Pierre Blondy
Assistant Director
Christiane Nat
Script Supervisor
Writing
Camera
Walter Limot
Still Photographer
Adolphe Charlet
Camera Operator
André Dumaître
Additional Photography
Roger Hubert
Director of Photography
Editing
Production
Robert Dorfmann
Producer
André Hoss
Production Manager
Pierre Bochart
Administration
Léon Carré
Production Director
Art
Sound
Maurice Thiriet
Original Music Composer
Antoine Archimbaud
Sound Engineer
Yves Montand
Songs
Francis Lemarque
Main Title Theme Composer
Bob Castella
Main Title Theme Composer
Costume & Make-Up
Crew