During the First World War, before joining a squadron at the front in 1918, Herbillon (Jean-Pierre Aumont) has a liaison with Helene (Annabella), a married woman. The young man discovers that his mistress is none other than the wife of Maury (Charles Vanel), an aviator friend.
Direction
Litvak's fog-drenched aerial photography still haunts.
Acting
Aumont's desperate puppy eyes vs Vanel's granite dignity.
Director
Anatole Litvak
Annabella
Hélène/Denise
Charles Vanel
Le lieutenant Maury
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean Herbillon
Jean Murat
Le capitaine Thélis
Daniel Mendaille
Deschamps
Raymond Cordy
Mathieu
Suzanne Desprès
Madame Herbillon
Alexandre Rignault
L'amant de la patronne
Pierre Labry
Marbot
Geo Laby
Mézières
René Bergeron
Fortin
Roland Toutain
Narbonne
Serge Grave
Georges Herbillon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during France's 'poetic realist' wave, this helped establish the fatalistic romantic hero that would dominate 1930s cinema.
Annabella and Litvak married after this production, then she became Mrs. Tyrone Power in Hollywood — talk about trading up twice.
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