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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...Read moreLess
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...
The story
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...
Cast & crew
Gérard PhilipePhilippe Perrin
Michèle CordoueMicheline
Georges ChamaratLemoigne
Umberto SpadaroGino
Valeria MoriconiOdette
Olivier HussenotColombin
Alberto BonucciAntoine
Jean LefebvreRaymond
Jean-Jacques LécotPasquier
Robert BazilCast
Jess HahnKarlExplore the crew
- Director
- Yves Allégret
- Writer
- Yves Allégret
- Writer
- Jacques Sigurd
- Producer
- Tonino Cervi
- Producer
- Christian-Falaize
- Producer
- Nino Constantini
- Producer
- Robert Dorfmann
- Director of Photography
- Henri Alekan
- Editor
- Claude Nicole