Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre
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Postwar France was slow to recover from the after-effects of the World War Two. The economy was doing poorly, and many people were poor and homeless, sleeping under bridges, etc. The winter of 1953-54 proved particularly difficult for these people, as it was one of the coldest on record. Father Pierre (Lambert Wilson), a parish priest, on seeing the suffering of these people (and their frequent death from the cold), was moved to write the French government seeking help for them. When his letter, which was published in the newspapers, succeeded in rousing overwhelming popular support for helping the homeless, he was able to form a charitable group (still active today) titled "Les Chiffoniers d'Emmaus," or "The Ragpickers of Emmaus" to channel help to them. This biographical film tells the true story of Abbe Pierre's successful efforts in those years.
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Lambert Wilson
L'abbé Pierre
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Claudia Cardinale
Hélène Larmier
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Robert Hirsch
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Bernie Bonvoisin
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Antoine Vitez
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Boris Godounov
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Wladimir Yordanoff
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Denis Amar Director · Marie Devort Writer Philippe Sarde Composer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $7.3M · First release October 31, 1989
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Budget
$7,300,000
Worldwide gross
$12,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Les Productions Belles Rives
Production
Midships Associés
Production
France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 31, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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