The Best Part

The Best Part

90 mins | Drama | Dec. 30, 1955

Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...

The Best Part

90 mins | Drama | Dec. 30, 1955

The Best Part
Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...
Producers Silver Films, Noria Film, Le Trident
Original title La Meilleure Part
Directors Yves Allégret
Writers Philippe St-Gil, Jacques Sigurd, Yves Allégret

Cast

Gérard Philipe

as Philippe Perrin

Michèle Cordoue

as Micheline

Georges Chamarat

as Lemoigne

Umberto Spadaro

as Gino

Valeria Moriconi

as Odette

Olivier Hussenot

as Colombin

Alberto Bonucci

as Antoine

Jean Lefebvre

as Raymond

Jean-Jacques Lécot

as Pasquier

Michel François

as Doctor Molinier

Jess Hahn

as Karl

Mohamed Ziani

as Ali

Augusto Mingione

as Pietro

Louis Velle

as The new chief engineer

Giacomo Furia

as The canteen manager

Lina Furia

as The canteen manager

Gabriel Gobin

as A card player

Charles Denner

as An assistant engineer

Émile Genevois

as Worker

Gérard Oury

as Gérard Bailly

Paola Borboni

as (uncredited)

Raymond Brun

as (uncredited)

Olivier Darrieux

as A Man at the Wedding (uncredited)

Georges Galley

as (uncredited)

Gérard Hernandez

as The worker who replaces the storekeeper

Jacques Morlaine

as (uncredited)

Madame Pâquerette

as The owner of the center bistro (uncredited)