About this title: Updated from Abbe Prevost's Manon Lescaut, this non-operatic version of the familiar tale stars Cecile Aubrey in the title role. Accused of collaborating with the Nazis during WW II, Manon Lescaut is rescued by Robert Desgrieux (Michel Auclair). Safely ensconced in Paris with Robert, Manon falls victim to the machinations of her dishonest brother Leon (Serge Reggiani). Once more Robert comes to her rescue then takes his love with him to Palestine. Director Henri-Georges Clouzot departs most radically from the Prevost original in the closing scenes, which concentrate on a group of Jewish war ...
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Description: Cecile Aubry, Michel Auclair, Serge Reggiani, Henri Vilbert. New in new packaging. 1950 Run time: 91. French woman, condemned for her involvement with a Resistance fighter, is eventually forced into prostitution by her brother. Produced by Paul-Edmond Decharme. Written by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jean Ferry. Based on the novel "Manon Lescaut" by Abbe Antoine Francois Prevost. English subtitles. read more
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