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Marie-Octobre
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Title: Marie-Octobre

Release Date: 24 Apr 1959

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Director: Abbey Films, Orex Films

Production Companies: Abbey Films, Orex Films

Overview: A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin. The former members of the network have carried on with their lives after the war, but this evening they are going to have to live again a fateful night – the night their leader was killed. He had been betrayed, his name given to the Germans. The search for the traitor puts each personality in the spotlight – and also that of the killed leader, Castille.

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Average Vote: 7.3 (77 votes)

Cast

  • Marie-Hélène Dumoulin, aka 'Marie-Octobre': Danielle Darrieux
  • François Renaud-Picart: Paul Meurisse
  • Julien Simoneau: Bernard Blier
  • Étienne Vandamme: Noël Roquevert
  • Carlo Bernardi: Lino Ventura
  • Léon Blanchet: Robert Dalban
  • Lucien Marinval: Paul Frankeur
  • Antoine Rougier: Serge Reggiani
  • Victorine: Jeanne Fusier-Gir
  • Abbot Yves Le Guen: Paul Guers
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