Thirst of Men

IMDb 7.0 1950 • 93 min • DramaRomance

Director

Serge de Poligny

Country

FR

Plot Summary

During the colonial period in Algeria, Sergeant Bouvard helps Broussole and his two daughters, Alise and Julie, settle in Hassi Ben Okba. Demobilized, he plants vines with them. Seduced by Julie's charms, he nevertheless marries Alise because she owns the land. He protects Julie from all her lovers but cheats on Alise with Adèle, a settler's wife. Unable to bear it any longer, he runs away with Julie to Oran. The death of his father brings him back to Bou-Okba. He stays with Alise until the day when, selling his wine in Oran, he is taken over by his passion. It is Julie who will tell him to resume married life and start a family of settlers.

Top Cast

Georges Marchal
Georges Marchal Sergeant Léon Bouvard
Dany Robin
Dany Robin Julie
Andrée Clément
Andrée Clément Alice
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre Broussol
Jean Vilar
Jean Vilar Typographer