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Return from the Ashes

6.219651h 45mNRMovieThrillerDrama

A Jewish woman, Dr. Michele Wolf, interred in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII returns to her Paris home after the war's end. She's unaware that her husband, the handsome gigolo and chess master Stanislaw Pilgrin, has been having an affair with her stepdaughter Fabi in her absence.

DirectorJ. Lee Thompson
WriterJulius J. Epstein
ProducersLewis J. Rachmil·J. Lee Thompson

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Not available in Canada
Streaming in 2 other countries

Return from the Ashes isn't on any streaming service in Canada right now, but it's available in France, United States. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by J. Lee Thompson

MSMaximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell
Stanislaw Pilgrin
SESamantha Eggar
Samantha Eggar
Fabienne Wolf
ITIngrid Thulin
Ingrid Thulin
Dr. Michele Wolf
HLHerbert Lom
Herbert Lom
Dr. Charles Bovard
TPTalitha Pol
Talitha Pol
Claudine
VSVladek Sheybal
Vladek Sheybal
Manager
VVViviane Ventura
Viviane Ventura
Receptionist
JCJacques Cey
Jacques Cey
JBJacques Brunius
Jacques Brunius
ACAndre Charisse
Andre Charisse
DNDanièle Noël
Danièle Noël
ADArnold Diamond
Arnold Diamond

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Return from the Ashes — streaming FAQ

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Is Return from the Ashes on Netflix?

No, Return from the Ashes is not on Netflix in Canada as of October 2026.

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