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The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean

6.6 92 mins Drama   1947
Director(s): Henri Decoin

On the banks of the Rhône, not far from Tain l'Hermitage, Alcide Garonne, an old ferryman - and incidentally a poacher - lives out of wedlock with Victorine Rousset nicknamed Maryse, a colorful tramp. When Garrone's son, Pilou, a worker, falls in love with Augusta, the mayor's daughter, the unconventional old couple tries to protect the unconventional young pair from the disapproval of self righteous villagers.

Casts of The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean

Gaby Morlay

as Victorine Rousset, aka 'Maryse'

Michel Simon

as Alcide Garonne

Nadine Alari

as Augusta Boiron

Odette Barancey

as Amélie

Pauline Carton

as Aunt Marguerite

Marc Cassot

as Gustave Boiron, aka 'Pilou'

André Darnay

as Amédée Boiron

Pierre Darteuil

as Rival

Camille Guérini

as Gendarmerie brigadier

Albert Rémy

as Drowned man's brother-in-law

Madeleine Suffel

as Drowned man's relative

Renée d'Yd

as Joséphine Girard

René Génin

as Labique, second-hand clothes dealer

Paul Frankeur

as Georges Girard

Henri Chochillon

as (uncredited)

Gamil Ratib

as Young man at the ball (uncredited)

Jean Sylvère

as (uncredited)

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