Synopsis & Context
Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Pot-Bouille
- Release
- October 18, 1957
- Screen Time
- 1h 55min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Julien Duvivier
- Original Language
- French
- Country of Origin
- France
- Production Status
- Released
Personas & Cast
Gérard Philipe
Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
Dany Carrel
Berthe Josserand, the youngest daughter
Danielle Darrieux
Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames”
Jacques Duby
Auguste Vabre, second son of the owner of the building
Jane Marken
Eléonore Josserand, the mother
Olivier Hussenot
Joseph Josserand, the father
Henri Vilbert
Narcisse Bachelard, brother of Eléonore
Jean Brochard
Mr. Duveyrier, former attorney general
Danielle Dumont
Hortense Josserand, the eldest daughter
Anouk Aimée
Marie Pichon, young mother with a pram
George Cusin
Achille Compardon, architect and lover of Gasparine
Claude Nollier
Clotilde Duveyrier, prosecutor's wife
