An adaptation of Abbe Prevost's classic French novel 'Manon Lescaut', updated to post-World War II France, in which a former French Resistance activist rescues Manon from villagers who want to lynch her for collaborating with the Nazis. They move to Paris, but their relationship quickly turns stormy after they get involved in profiteering, prostitution and murder...
Directed byHenri-Georges Clouzot
Written byAbb� Pr�vost (novel), Henri-Georges Clouzot (screenplay), Jean Ferry (screenplay)
CountryFrance
Runtime100 min
On screen
Serge Reggiani
Michel Auclair
C�cile Aubry
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