Therese, a café owner, mourns the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times.
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Alida Valli
Thérèse Langlois
Known for
The Third Man
Eyes Without a Face
Georges Wilson
le clochard
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Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
Charles Blavette
Fernand, un client du café
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
Toni
Philippe de Chérisey
Marcel Langlois
Known for
Forbidden Games
Le Plaisir
Jacques Harden
Pierre, un camionneur
Known for
Lola
Gervaise
Paul Faivre
le retraité
Known for
...And God Created Woman
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Catherine Fonteney
Alice Langlois
Also in
The Red Head
The Man from Nowhere
Diane Lepvrier
Martine
Known for
A Tale of Winter
Bluebeard
Nane Germon
Simone
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Les Biches
Pierre Mirat
l'épicier
Known for
Greed in the Sun
125 rue Montmartre
Charles Bouillaud
Favier
Known for
A Monkey in Winter
Le Doulos
Georges Bielec
un jeune homme
Henri Colpi Director · Marguerite Duras Writer Gérard Jarlot Writer
First release May 17, 1961 · Produced in France · Original title Une aussi longue absence
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France
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Original title
Une aussi longue absence
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 17, 1961
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 29, 2025 · TV · TV5 Monde
Italy
June 3, 1961 · Theatrical
Japan
August 14, 1964 · Theatrical
Romania
April 23, 1962 · Theatrical
Russia
October 8, 1962 · Theatrical
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