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The Emigrant

7.019401h 49mMovieComedyDrama

Fearing a gangster's vengeance,his moll sails away to South Africa ,where many emigrants intend to work in the mines there.

DirectorLéo Joannon
WritersJean Aurenche·Herbert Juttke
ProducersJacques Schwob-d'Héricourt·Alexandre Mnouchkine

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Cast · Directed by Léo Joannon

EFEdwige Feuillère
Edwige Feuillère
Christiane Vallier
JCJean Chevrier
Jean Chevrier
François Champart
GLGeorges Lannes
Georges Lannes
Tino
F
Foun-Sen
Annamite on crutches
PLPalmyre Levasseur
Palmyre Levasseur
Nun of the Lisbon hospice
JVJacques Vitry
Jacques Vitry
Commissioner
EDEdmond van Daële
Edmond van Daële
Emigrant
PRPhilippe Richard
Philippe Richard
Head doctor
SNSerge Nadaud
Serge Nadaud
Officer
MPMarcel Pérès
Marcel Pérès
Gaston, emigrant
MDMarcel Duhamel
Marcel Duhamel
D
Duluard

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