The Chain Breaker (1941)
Antoine Mouret, an authoritarian restaurateur, is the head of a large family where, for reasons of interest, people only marry cousins. But some have other plans, Marcus especially when he meets a passing circus girl.
Director: Jacques Daniel-Norman
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Pierre Fresnay as Marcus |
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Marcelle Géniat as Mamouret |
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Blanchette Brunoy as Marie-Jo |
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Ginette Leclerc as Graziella |
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André Brunot as Antoine Mouret |
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Raoul Marco as Alphonse |
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Alfred Adam as Guillaume |
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Gilberte Géniat as Estelle |
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Ginette Baudin as Gisèle |
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Marthe Mellot as Héloïse |
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René Blancard as Ferdinand |
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Jeanne Véniat as Armandine |
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Jean-Henri Chambois as Léonard |
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Paul Delauzac as Monseigneur Mouret, l'évêque |
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René Forval as Le prêtre |
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Julien Maffre as Titin |
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Louis Seigner as Le Ministre |
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Charles Dullin as Esprit Mouret |
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Georges Rollin as Laurent |
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Ellen Briand as Victorine |
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Colette Régis as Madame Ferdinand |
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Paula Valmond as Madame Alphonse |
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Andrée Sylvane as Madame Jules |
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Suzy Yorelle as Le client |
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Georges Vandéric as Le préfet |
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Jacques Derives as Le médecin |
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Marcel d'Orval as Jules |
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Maurice Salabert as Edouard |
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Lucien Dorval as Girard |
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Raymond Bussières as Le colporteur |
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Marcel Pérès as Billembois |
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Paul Courant as Sonnailles |
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J.A. Bonnaud as Léonard |
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Robert Dartois as Liégeois |
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Maryvonne as La petite fille |
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Paul Barge as (uncredited) |
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Henri Bargin as (uncredited) |
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Albert Broquin as Un musicien (uncredited) |
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Paul Demange as Le photographe (uncredited) |
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René Lefèvre-Bel as Un villageois (uncredited) |
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Jean-Jacques as Le petit garçon |
| Directing | Jacques Daniel-Norman | Director |