During WW1, a train is stopped by a bombing, a young soldier takes advantage of the opportunity to go to his native village to connect with his love and his family. As WW2 began in the real world, this film was rereleased later in ‘39 under the revised title Je t'attendrai (I Will Wait for You).
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Cast
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Jean-Pierre Aumont
Paul Marchand
Known for
Day for Night
The Two Missionaries
Corinne Luchaire
Marie
Also in
The Last Turning
Prison Without Bars
Édouard Delmont
Mr. Marchand
Known for
The Return of Don Camillo
Port of Shadows
Berthe Bovy
Mrs. Marchand
Known for
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
René Bergeron
Auguste
Known for
Daybreak
Pépé le Moko
Raymond Aimos
Sergeant Lecoeur
Known for
Port of Shadows
Under the Roofs of Paris
Roger Legris
Blaise, serveur
Known for
Port of Shadows
Pépé le Moko
Roland Armontel
Soldat (non crédité)
Known for
The Beast
Perched on a Tree
Madeleine Corbal
Serveuse (non créditée)
No other roles listed
Georges Bever
(non créditée)
Known for
Poison
La Belle Équipe
Albert Broquin
(non créditée)
Known for
À Nous la Liberté
Les Misérables
Yves Deniaud
(non créditée)
Known for
Dr. Knock
Léonide Moguy Director · Marcel Achard Screenplay Jacques Companéez Story
United States release October 28, 1944 · Produced in France · Original title Le Déserteur
Production
Éclair-Journal
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le Déserteur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 18, 1939
Theatrical
United States · October 28, 1944
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
October 30, 1944 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 15, 1945 · Theatrical
Finland
May 23, 1947 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 16, 1941 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 25, 1940 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 14, 1939 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 9, 1939 · Theatrical
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