Blood to the Head (1956)
Le Sang à la tête
François Cardinaud is one of the richest shipowners in the region. But this success arouses resentment and jealousy. When Marthe, his wife, leaves the home without warning, Cardinaud sees her life cracking little by little.
- Date of release
- 1956-08-20
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (32)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Gilles Grangier
Casting
- Jean Gabin — François Cardinaud
- Renée Faure — Mademoiselle
- Paul Frankeur — André Drouin
- Monique Mélinand — Marthe Cardinaud
- José Quaglio — Mimile Babin
- Georgette Anys — Titine Babin
- Florelle — Sidonie Vauquier
- Paul Oettly — Julien Vauquier
- Henri Crémieux — Hubert Mandine
- Léonce Corne — Charles Mandine
- Jacques Deray — Alfred, un conducteur de car
- Claude Sylvain — Raymonde Babin
Interesting facts
- Based on: Young Cardinaud
Blood to the Head is a 1956 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur and Claude Sylvain. It is based on the 1942 novel Young Cardinaud by Georges Simenon. It was shot at the Epinay Studios and on location in La Rochelle. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Bouladoux.
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