Manon
Mar 09 1949
•2h 41m
•Drama, Adventure, Thriller
Port of Marseille, France, recently liberated from the German yoke. Caught as stowaways aboard a ship, Manon, a young woman who was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, and Robert, a freedom fighter who saved her from reprisals, tell the captain about the many challenges they have had to face in order to survive.
Cast
See allSerge Reggiani
Léon Lescaut
Michel Auclair
Robert Dégrieux
Cécile Aubry
Manon Lescaut
Andrex
Smuggler
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