The Convict (1951)
1h 36m
Running Time
March 7, 1951Release Date
Plot.
The practice of Dr. Julien, a GP of Marseilles, consists mainly of drug-addicts. One day, one of his patient dies at his surgery and Julien yields to the temptation : he steals the dead man's money and hides the corpse in a trunk. But the whole thing is discovered and ... misinterpreted. The doctor is condemned for killing the junkie and sent to the Cayenne convict prison, from which he escapes. The Indians give him shelter and he is soon given the opportunity to return their good deed when a yellow fever epidemic strikes their tribe. A young woman helps to fight the disease and, thanks to her, Julien starts considering that a new life is possible for him.
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Cast & Crew.
Pierre Gay
Le docteur Julien
Lucien Nat
Messner
Lili Bontemps
Marie-Lou
Roger Blin
Convict
Henri Arius
Le voisin
Juliette Faber
Pilar
Willy Rozier
Director
Lucien Callamand
Maître Gloriette
Jean Yatove
Composer
Daniel Mendaille
Head of the plantation
Fred Langenfeld
Cinematographer
Henry Houry
Defense lawyer
Michel Rocca
Cinematographer
Michel Rocca
Cinematographer
Denise Charvein
Editor
Milly Mathis
Mrs. Rosano
Georges Sellier
Professor Elie Dubois, a doctor
Anna Berrecci
Anna
André Wasley
Convict
Colette Deréal
Emma
Jenny Hélia
The laughing woman
Marco Villa
Ratichon
Marthe Marty
Emma's mother
Max Amyl
Accordionist
Details.
Wiki.
The Convict (French: Le bagnard) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Lucien Nat, Lili Bontemps and Juliette Faber. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location around Marseille and in French Guiana.