During the colonial period in Algeria, Sergeant Bouvard helps Broussole and his two daughters, Alise and Julie, settle in Hassi Ben Okba. Demobilized, he plants vines with them. Seduced by Julie's charms, he nevertheless marries Alise because she owns the land. He protects Julie from all her lovers but cheats on Alise with Adèle, a settler's wife. Unable to bear it any longer, he runs away with Julie to Oran. The death of his father brings him back to Bou-Okba. He stays with Alise until the day when, selling his wine in Oran, he is taken over by his passion. It is Julie who will tell him to resume married life and start a family of settlers.
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Georges Marchal
Sergeant Léon Bouvard
Known for
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Death in the Garden
Dany Robin
Julie
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Pierre Gérin
Jean Jeannin
Serge de Poligny
Andrée Clément
Alice
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Suzanne Pairault
Paul Faivre
Broussol
Known for
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Bernard Zimmer
Jean Vilar
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Louis Arbessier
Collet
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Pierre Asso
Toulonnais
Known for
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Serge de Poligny Director · Bernard Zimmer Writer Jean Jeannin Writer
United States release October 27, 1952 · Produced in France · Original title La Soif des hommes
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Ciné Sélection
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France
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Original title
La Soif des hommes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 31, 1950
Theatrical
United States · October 27, 1952
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Italy
January 1, 1953
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