The Best Part (1955)
La Meilleure Part
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...
- Date of release
- 1955-12-30
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Yves Allégret
Casting
- Gérard Philipe — Philippe Perrin
- Michèle Cordoue — Micheline
- Georges Chamarat — Lemoigne
- Umberto Spadaro — Gino
- Valeria Moriconi — Odette
- Olivier Hussenot — Colombin
- Alberto Bonucci — Antoine
- Jean Lefebvre — Raymond
- Jean-Jacques Lécot — Pasquier
- Michel François — Doctor Molinier
- Robert Bazil
- Jess Hahn — Karl
Interesting facts
The Best Part is a 1956 French-Italian drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Gérard Philipe, around the construction of a dam in the Alps.
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