Film

Thirst of Men

1950 · 1h 33m · Drama · Romance

During the colonial period in Algeria, Sergeant Bouvard helps Broussole and his two daughters, Alise and Julie, settle in Hassi Ben Okba. Demobilized, he plants vines with them. Seduced by Julie's charms, he nevertheless marries Alise because she owns the land. He protects Julie from all her lovers but cheats on Alise with Adèle, a settler's wife. Unable to bear it any longer, he runs away with Julie to Oran. The death of his father brings him back to Bou-Okba. He stays with Alise until the day when, selling his wine in Oran, he is taken over by his passion. It is Julie who will tell him to resume married life and start a family of settlers.

Georges Marchal

Sergeant Léon Bouvard

Dany Robin

Julie

Andrée Clément

Alice

Paul Faivre

Broussol

Jean Vilar

Typographer

Louis Arbessier

Collet

Pierre Asso

Toulonnais

Jean-Henri Chambois

Marius David

Mohamed Fatmi

Jérôme Goulven

Olivier Hussenot

Heddy Miller

Pierre Moncorbier

Savoyard

Geneviève Morel

Savoyard woman

Huguette Métayer

• Serge de PolignyDirector · Writer
• Jean JeanninWriter
• Bernard ZimmerWriter
• Suzanne PairaultNovel
• Pierre GérinProducer
• Jacques GrassiEditor

Release date

March 31, 1950

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Drama, Romance

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