Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Jeune provincial aux dents longues, Octave Mouret débarque dans le Paris du Second Empire. Il trouve logement dans un immeuble bourgeois. Mme Josserand, femme autoritaire qui règne sur son ménage et ne songe qu'à marier sa fille Berthe, jette son dévolu sur lui. Mais après quelques emplois, Octave rentre au service de Mme Hédouin qui possède et dirige un grand magasin. Elle est belle, mais reste lointaine en dépit des efforts d'Octave pour se faire remarquer. Vexée, Caroline Josserand fait épouser à Berthe, contre son gré, Auguste Vabre, petit commerçant à court d'argent. Berthe devient rapidement la maîtresse d'Octave et celui-ci applique ses dons commerciaux à redresser les affaires d'Auguste. Mme Hédouin comprend qu'elle pourrait trouver le meilleur des associés avec le beau garçon et entend le récupérer...
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Cast
Gaston Jacquet
as Hippolyte Vabre, the father, owner of the building
Judith Magre
as Rachel, servant of Auguste and Berthe
Gérard Philipe
as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
Henri Vilbert
as Narcisse Bachelard, brother of Eléonore
Michèle Grellier
as Fanny, Miss Menu's niece and Narcisse's mistress
Denise Gence
as Lisa, Compardon's servant
Gabrielle Fontan
as Mrs. Pilou, cleaning lady (uncredited)
Lydia Ewandé
as Clarisse's domestic (uncredited)
Jean Degrave
as Guest (uncredited)
Catherine Samie
as Clémence, Vabre's maid
Germaine de France
as Miss Menu, Fanny's aunt (uncredited)
Dany Carrel
as Berthe Josserand, the youngest daughter
Danielle Darrieux
as Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames”
Jean Brochard
as Mr. Duveyrier, former attorney general
Van Doude
as Hector Trublot, young friend of Narcisse
Pascale de Boysson
as Gasparine, sister-in-law and mistress of Achille Compardon
Arielle Coigney
as Louise, Mrs. Juzeur's maid (uncredited)
Jane Marken
as Eléonore Josserand, the mother
George Cusin
as Achille Compardon, architect and lover of Gasparine
Alexandre Rignault
as Gourd, building's concierge
Betty Beckers
as Valérie's maid
Jacques Eyser
as Doctor who comes to announce the death of Mr. Hédouin (uncredited)
Olivier Hussenot
as Joseph Josserand, the father
Jacques Duby
as Auguste Vabre, second son of the owner of the building
Micheline Luccioni
as Valérie Vabre, Théophile's hysterical wife
Jean-Louis Le Goff
as Maître d'hôtel (uncredited)
Claude Nollier
as Clotilde Duveyrier, prosecutor's wife
Jacques Grello
as Théophile Vabre, the eldest son, husband of Valérie
Monique Vita
as Clarisse Boquet, mistress of Mr. Duveyrier
Rivers Cadet
as Notary (uncredited)
Paul Faivre
as Coachman (uncredited)
Charles Lemontier
as Passerby in the street with Valérie (uncredited)
Marius Gaidon
as Waiter at the wedding buffet (uncredited)
Anouk Aimée
as Marie Pichon, young mother with a pram
Henri Coutet
as Worker in the yard (uncredited)
Paule Launay
as (uncredited)
Danielle Dumont
as Hortense Josserand, the eldest daughter
