Maternité
Marthe, a robust peasant, is a single mother. For her child to be happy, she abandons him to the Duchemin household, eager for an impossible motherhood. Later, the young man is still unaware of the obscure sacrifice of his real mother.
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Cast
10 people
Hella Müller
Marthe
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Françoise Rosay
Mrs. Duchemin
Known for
Bizarre, Bizarre
The Red Inn
Félix Oudart
Monsieur Duchemin
Known for
Robinson Crusoeland
Henri Presles
Jean, 20 years old
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Sra. Cossini
Odette Talazac
Known for
The Blood of a Poet
The Rules of the Game
Gouget
Also in
The Cricket on the Hearth
The Conspiracy; or, the Four Million Dollar Dowry
Thérèse Reignier
Also in
The Vocation of André Carel
The Servant
Jean Lavorel
Véra Flory
Also in
Two Timid Souls
Alibi
Jean Choux Director
First release April 19, 1935
Languages
Original language
French
Release dates
France · April 19, 1935
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No release date listed for United States.
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