Paul has been imprisoned for ten years for passing counterfeit money. He feels victimized enough, both for the prison time and for the crime which led to it; he committed the crime to give his wife the nice things she asked him for. When he discovers that she has remarried a quite wealthy man, he is outraged. However, his ire is not due to her disloyalty to him; he loved their only son to distraction, and now the boy has no knowledge or memory of him.
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Cast
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Gérard Blain
Paul Boyer
Known for
The American Friend
The Mischief Makers
César Chauveau
Marc at 10 years old
Also in
A Child in the Crowd
Second Wind
Marie-Hélène Bauret
Daniel Gaudry
Daniel Sarky
Cazenave
Known for
Emmanuelle
Dominique Ravix
Isabelle
Vincent Malle
Marie-Aimée Debril
Francia Seguy
Madeleine, Paul's mother
Known for
The 11 Commandments
André Debaecque
Jean-Pierre Sabar
Raymond Saint-Martin
Gérard Blain Director · André Debaecque Writer Marie-Hélène Bauret Writer
First release February 6, 1974 · Produced in France · Production ORTF
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Cinépol
Production
ORTF
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France
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Original title
Le Pélican
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 6, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 1, 1974 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
May 12, 1975 · TV · West Germany
Spain
November 11, 1974 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
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