In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to evacuate the wounded from the front, and bring them back to her villa in Paris to recuperate. The authorities will not give them passes until an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins them and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. The Princess is enraptured by Thomas and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However Thomas feels impelled to see more of the action of the war.
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Fabrice Rouleau
Thomas
Emmanuelle Riva
la princesse de Bormes
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Jean Servais
Pesquel-Duport
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Sophie Darès
Henriette
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Michel Vitold
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Rosy Varte
Mme Valiche
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Hélène Dieudonné
la tante de Thomas
Known for
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Gabrielle Dorziat
la cartomancienne
Known for
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Bernard Lavalette
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Known for
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Édith Scob
l'infirmière
Known for
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Jean Marais
Le narrateur
Known for
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Georges Franju Director · Jean Cocteau Author Georges Auric Composer
First release June 1, 1965 · Produced in France · Original title Thomas l'imposteur
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France
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Original title
Thomas l'imposteur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 1, 1965
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