Manon (film)

Manon
Directed by	Henri-Georges Clouzot
Written by	Henri-Georges Clouzot Jean Ferry
Produced by	Paul-Edmond Decharme
Starring	Cécile Aubry Michel Auclair
Production company	Alcina
Distributed by	Les Films de Jeudi DisCina (US)
Release dates	March 9, 1949 (1949-03-09) (France) 25 September 1950 (US)
Running time	100 mins
Country	France
Language	French

Manon (French pronunciation: [manɔ̃]) is a 1949 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. It is a loose adaptation of the 1731 novel Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost.

The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

Cast

• Serge Reggiani ... Leon Lescaut
• Michel Auclair ... Robert Dégrieux
• Cécile Aubry ... Manon Lescaut
• Andrex ... Le trafiquant
• Raymond Souplex ... M. Paul
• André Valmy ... Lieutenant Besnard / Bandit Chief
• Henri Vilbert ... Le commandant du navire / Ship's Captain
• Héléna Manson ... La commère (une paysanne normande)
• Dora Doll ... Juliette
• Simone Valère ... Isé, la soubrette
• Gabrielle Fontan ... La vendeuse à la toilette
• Gabrielle Dorziat ... Mme Agnès
• Wanda Ottoni
• Rosy Varte ... Petit rôle

Plot

Clouzot updates the setting to World War II, making the story about a French Resistance fighter who rescues a woman from villagers convinced she is a Nazi collaborator.

External links

• Manon at IMDb
• Manon at AllMovie