The Best Part

Synopsis

Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...

Main Cast

Gérard Philipe

Philippe Perrin

Age : 36 | Popularity : 8%

Michèle Cordoue

Micheline

Age : 66 | Popularity : 7%

Georges Chamarat

Lemoigne

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Umberto Spadaro

Gino

Age : 76 | Popularity : 8%

Valeria Moriconi

Odette

Age : 73 | Popularity : 5%

Olivier Hussenot

Colombin

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Alberto Bonucci

Antoine

Age : 50 | Popularity : 3%

Jean Lefebvre

Raymond

Age : 84 | Popularity : 15%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Henri Alekan
Art	Production Design	Auguste Capelier
Sound	Music	Paul Misraki
	Sound	Robert Biard
Directing	Director	Yves Allégret
Writing	Writer	Yves Allégret Jacques Sigurd
	Novel	Philippe St-Gil
Editing	Editor	Claude Nicole
Production	Producer	Robert Dorfmann Tonino Cervi Nino Constantini Christian-Falaize
Department	Role	Name

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