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The Best Part

Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...

1955 |1h 30m |  Drama

Cast

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Gérard Philipe

Philippe Perrin

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Michèle Cordoue

Micheline

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Georges Chamarat

Lemoigne

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Umberto Spadaro

Gino

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Valeria Moriconi

Odette

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Olivier Hussenot

Colombin

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Alberto Bonucci

Antoine

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Jean Lefebvre

Raymond

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Jean-Jacques Lécot

Pasquier

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Jess Hahn

Karl

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Marcel Bozzuffi

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Louis Velle

The new chief engineer

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Giacomo Furia

The canteen manager

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Gino Marturano

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Gabriel Gobin

A card player

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Charles Denner

An assistant engineer

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Émile Genevois

Worker

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Gérard Oury

Gérard Bailly

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Paola Borboni

(uncredited)

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Gérard Hernandez

The worker who replaces the storekeeper

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Madame Pâquerette

The owner of the center bistro (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

French

Budget

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