Mr. Orchid

Mr. Orchid

1946-04-30 95 min ★ 6.5
DramaWar

In the Charente, during the Nazi occupation, 51-year-old apparent pacifist Edouard Martin is in fact the leader of a resistance network, using his hobby of orchid growing to hide radio equipment.

Director René Clément

Cast

Maurice Chevit
Maurice Chevit
Maquisard
Maurice Salabert
Maurice Salabert
Butcher
Jean Lara
Jean Lara
Pelletier
Marcel Dieudonné
Marcel Dieudonné
Jourdan
Jo Dest
Jo Dest
German Colonel Müller (uncredited)
Robert Le Fort
Robert Le Fort
Mechanic (uncredited)
Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon
German Lieutenant Fleischer
Claire Olivier
Claire Olivier
Madame Martin
Noël-Noël
Noël-Noël
Édouard Martin
José Artur
José Artur
Pierre Martin
Pierre Moncorbier
Pierre Moncorbier
Roger Pierre
Roger Pierre
(uncredited)
Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur
Simon, Édouard's second lieutenant
Marcel Delaître
Marcel Delaître
Charrat, resentful neighbor
Jeanne Herviale
Jeanne Herviale
Marie
Nadine Alari
Nadine Alari
Monique Martin, daughter of Édouard
Charles Lemontier
Charles Lemontier
Father Charles