The Long Absence (1961)
Therese, a café owner, mourns the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times.
Director: Henri Colpi
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Alida Valli as Thérèse Langlois |
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Georges Wilson as le clochard |
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Charles Blavette as Fernand, un client du café |
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Philippe de Chérisey as Marcel Langlois |
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Jacques Harden as Pierre, un camionneur |
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Paul Faivre as le retraité |
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Catherine Fonteney as Alice Langlois |
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Diane Lepvrier as Martine |
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Nane Germon as Simone |
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Pierre Mirat as l'épicier |
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Charles Bouillaud as Favier |
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Georges Bielec as un jeune homme |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Marcel Weiss | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Marguerite Duras | Writer |
| Writing | Gérard Jarlot | Writer |
| Directing | Henri Colpi | Director |
| Editing | Jacqueline Meppiel | Editor |
| Sound | René Breteau | Sound |
| Art | Maurice Colasson | Art Direction |
| Production | Claude Jaeger | Producer |
| Sound | Séverin Frankiel | Sound |
| Editing | Jasmine Chasney | Editor |
| Production | Alberto Barsanti | Producer |
| Production | Jacques Nahum | Production Manager |