Manon of the Spring
Jan 16 1953
•4h 55m
•Drama, Comedy, Romance, Family
Marcel Pagnol's adaptation of his own novel Manon des sources, the story of a shepherdess who exacts her revenge on the townsfolk she blames for killing her father, in two parts: Manon des sources and Ugolin.
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Jacqueline Pagnol
Manon des sources
Rellys
Ugolin
Raymond Pellegrin
Bernard, l'instituteur
Henri Poupon
Le Papet
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