Manon
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France · 1949
1h 41m
Director Henri-Georges Clouzot
Starring Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair, Cécile Aubry, Andrex
Genre Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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An adaptation of Abbe Prevost's classic French novel 'Manon Lescaut,' this film is updated to post-World War II France, in which a former French Resistance activist rescues a village girl, Manon, from lynching for collaborating with the Nazis. They move to Paris, but their relationship quickly turns stormy after they get involved in various crimes.
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