The Best Part
5.3
Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...
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Cast
45 people
Gérard Philipe
Philippe Perrin
Known for
Fan-Fan the Tulip
The Lovers of Montparnasse
Michèle Cordoue
Micheline
Also in
The Proud and the Beautiful
Graine d'Ortie
Henri Alekan
Yves Allégret
Tonino Cervi
Georges Chamarat
Lemoigne
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Diabolique
Jacques Sigurd
Also in
Les Cadets de l'océan
Christian-Falaize
Auguste Capelier
Umberto Spadaro
Gino
Known for
Don Camillo's Last Round
Seduced and Abandoned
Paul Misraki
Nino Constantini
Yves Allégret Director · Jacques Sigurd Writer Philippe St-Gil Author
First release December 30, 1955 · Produced in Italy, France · Production Noria Film, Le Trident
Production
Silver Films
Production
Noria Film
Production
Le Trident
Production
Trident Film
Production
Italy · France
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Original title
La Meilleure Part
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 30, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
March 16, 1956
Czechia
July 29, 1956 · Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Denmark
July 8, 1957
Germany
December 6, 1957
Italy
December 30, 1955
Japan
July 27, 1956
Russia
July 29, 1957 · Theatrical
Spain
August 22, 1960 · Madrid
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