Summary Gervais and his friend Bernard, two prisoners of war, manage to escape from the camp where they are held. Bernard is determined to take refuge with Hélène, his war grandmother, a woman with whom he has been carrying on a romance by correspondence and Gervais agrees to accompany him. Unfortunately, Bernard is killed by a train before they get to destination. Gervais then decides to present himself to Hélène who, never having seen Bernard, mistakes the newcomer for her war godson. Too weak to restore the truth, Gervais becomes Bernard and moves in with Hélène. The situation gets even more complicated as two more women get into Gervais'life and entangle him in their web, Agnès, Hélène's jealous sister, and Julia, Bernard's sister, who pretends to recognize him... View more details
Directed : Luis Saslavsky
Written : Pierre Boileau Thomas Narcejac Luis Saslavsky
Stars : Micheline Presle François Périer Jeanne Moreau Madeleine Robinson
Genres : Thriller Crime Drama
Release date : Apr 25, 1957
Countries of origin : France
Language : Spanish French
Filming locations : Studio d'Epinay, Epinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Production companies : Zodiaque Productions
Summary Gervais and his friend Bernard, two prisoners of war, manage to escape from the camp where they are held. Bernard is determined to take refuge with Hélène, his war grandmother, a woman with whom he has been carrying on a romance by correspondence and Gervais agrees to accompany him. Unfortunately, Bernard is killed by a train before they get to destination. Gervais then decides to present himself to Hélène who, never having seen Bernard, mistakes the newcomer for her war godson. Too weak to restore the truth, Gervais becomes Bernard and moves in with Hélène. The situation gets even more complicated as two more women get into Gervais'life and entangle him in their web, Agnès, Hélène's jealous sister, and Julia, Bernard's sister, who pretends to recognize him... View more details
Genres : Thriller Crime Drama
Release date : Apr 25, 1957
Countries of origin : France
Language : Spanish French
Filming locations : Studio d'Epinay, Epinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Production companies : Zodiaque Productions
