Recourse in Grace

Recourse in Grace

97 mins | Drama | May 19, 1960

Mario di Donati, a deserter from the Italian army, lives in Paris under a false name with Germaine, his French lover. When the latter learns about his hidden past, she feels hurt by Mario's lack of trust in her and she distances herself from him. In despair, Mario surrenders to the law but, at the time of trial, he runs away to join the woman he loves.

Recourse in Grace

97 mins | Drama | May 19, 1960

Recourse in Grace
Mario di Donati, a deserter from the Italian army, lives in Paris under a false name with Germaine, his French lover. When the latter learns about his hidden past, she feels hurt by Mario's lack of trust in her and she distances herself from him. In despair, Mario surrenders to the law but, at the time of trial, he runs away to join the woman he loves.
Producers Cocinor, Laetitia Film, Les Films Marceau
Original title Recours en grâce
Directors László Benedek
Writers

Cast

Raf Vallone

as Mario di Donati

Annie Girardot

as Lilla

Fernand Ledoux

as The priest

Emmanuelle Riva

as Germaine Tourier

Michel Ardan

as Marcel

Marie Mansart

as Mademoiselle Berthe, the teacher

Renaud Mary

as Paulier

Michel Etcheverry

as Chief Inspector Pardelles

Ginette Pigeon

as Margot, the fairground

Robert Manuel

as The fairground

Edmond Ardisson

as The gendarme Piletti

Vittorio Caprioli

as Sergio

Jack Ary

as Georges

Yves Barsacq

as The lawyer

Louis Bugette

as Jules, the bistro

Pierre Collet

as Gendarme Fromont

Mario David

as Jacques

Jacques Dhéry

as A police inspector

Hélène Dieudonné

as Madame Forbier, the neighbor

Guy Favières

as Octave's father

Patricia Gozzi

as Little Denise

Renata Manso

as Nerina

René Marc

as The police commissioner