The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean
Release: 1947-12-23
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 6.6
Drama
On the banks of the Rhône, not far from Tain l'Hermitage, Alcide Garonne, an old ferryman - and incidentally a poacher - lives out of wedlock with Victorine Rousset nicknamed Maryse, a colorful tramp. When Garrone's son, Pilou, a worker, falls in love with Augusta, the mayor's daughter, the unconventional old couple tries to protect the unconventional young pair from the disapproval of self righteous villagers.
Production Countries
France
Cast
Pauline Carton
as Aunt Marguerite
Gamil Ratib
as Young man at the ball (uncredited)
Jean Sylvère
as (uncredited)
René-Jean Chauffard
as Joiner
Camille Guérini
as Gendarmerie brigadier
Albert Rémy
as Drowned man's brother-in-law
Geneviève Morel
as Maid
René Génin
as Labique, second-hand clothes dealer
Paul Frankeur
as Georges Girard
Gaby Morlay
as Victorine Rousset, aka 'Maryse'
Michel Simon
as Alcide Garonne
Nadine Alari
as Augusta Boiron
Madeleine Suffel
as Drowned man's relative
Marc Cassot
as Gustave Boiron, aka 'Pilou'
