Girls in Distress
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Girls in Distress is a 1939 French drama film
directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
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Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
-Biography:Pabst was born in Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary , the son of a railroad employee.Returning from the United States, he was in France when World War I began...
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Cast
- Marcelle Chantal - Marthe Presle
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- Jacqueline Presle - André LuguetAndré LuguetAndré Luguet was a French film actor. He appeared in over 120 films between 1910 and 1970.He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France and died in Cannes, France.-Selected filmography:* The Mad Genius...
- Maître Jacques Presle - Jean Aquistapace - Ternier, le ministre de la justice (as Aquistapace)
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- Legris, le secrétaire de Me Presle - Louise Carletti - Marguerite 'Margot' Montbleu
- Jacqueline Delubac - Mme Montbleu, nom de scène: Pola D'Ivry
- Arthur DevèreArthur DevèreArthur Devère was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in 59 films between 1913 and 1956.-Selected filmography:* Carnival in Flanders * Le Jour se lève * Girls in Distress...
- Le père d'Alice - Genevieve Dorlane - Mme Tarrand
- Paulette Élambert - Denise Tarrand
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- Le concierge du ministère - Gaston Jacquet - Le père d'Amélie
- Georges Jamin - Le beau-père d'Amélie
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- La mère de Thérèse - Marcel Lupovici - Morel
- Mlle Malakowsky - Amélie
- Robert ManuelRobert ManuelRobert Manuel may refer to:*Robert Manuel *Robert Manuel *Rob Manuel - co-founder of B3ta*Bobby Manuel, American guitarist*Robert Manuel , American baseball player*Robert Manuel , French actor...
- Robert - Milly Mathis - La mère d'Alice
- Marthe MellotMarthe Mellot-Selected filmography:* Les Misérables * The Last Billionaire * Justin de Marseille * Land Without Stars * The Scarlet Bazaar -External links:...
- Mademoiselle Jeanne - Marguerite Moreno - Madame Vuilliard
- Robert Pizani - Monsieur Tarrand
- Christiane Ribes - La mère d'Amélie
- Gabrielle Robinne - Le mère d'Yvette
- Barbara Shaw - La belle-mère d'Amélie
- Sinoël - Le concierge du théâtre
- Yvonne Yma - L'habilleuse de Pola