Thomas the Impostor

Thomas the Impostor (1965)

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In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to evacuate the wounded from the front, and bring them back to her villa in Paris to recuperate. The authorities will not give them passes until an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins them and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. The Princess is enraptured by Thomas and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However Thomas feels impelled to see more of the action of the war.

Director: Georges Franju

Casts

	Fabrice Rouleau as Thomas
	Emmanuelle Riva as la princesse de Bormes
	Jean Servais as Pesquel-Duport
	Sophie Darès as Henriette
	Michel Vitold as le docteur Vernes
	Rosy Varte as Mme Valiche
	Hélène Dieudonné as la tante de Thomas
	Gabrielle Dorziat as la cartomancienne
	Bernard Lavalette as le docteur Gentil
	Édith Scob as l'infirmière
	Jean Marais as Le narrateur

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