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Life and Nothing But

72 %|Sep 6, 1989|War, Drama

January, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families' descriptions. Honor and ethics drive him; he hates the idea of "the unknown soldier." Into his sector, looking for her husband, comes a haughty, politically connected Parisian, Madame Irène de Courtil. Brusquely, Dellaplane offers her 1/350,000th of his time, but as their paths cross and she sees his courage and resolve, feelings change. After he finds a surprising connection between her missing husband and a local teacher, Irène makes Dellaplane an offer. This man of action hesitates: has he missed his only chance?

Featured Crew

Bertrand Tavernier
Director
Bertrand Tavernier
Screenplay
Jean Cosmos
Screenplay
Jean Cosmos
Dialogue
René Cleitman
Producer
Bruno de Keyzer
Director of Photography
Armand Psenny
Editor
Guy-Claude François
Set Decoration

Cast

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Philippe Noiret
Commandant Delaplane
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Sabine Azéma
Irène de Courtil
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Jean-Pol Dubois
André, le chauffeur
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Daniel Russo
Lieutenant Trévise
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Michel Duchaussoy
Général Villerieux
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Thierry Gimenez
l'adjudant du génie
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Pierre Trabaud
Eugène Dilatoire
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Jean-Roger Milo
Monsieur Lebègue
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André Claisse
un client dans le restaurant
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Didier Grégoire
un soldat dans la salle des fêtes
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Marcel Zanini
Léon, un musicien
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Catherine Verlor
Bonne soeur plage
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Philippe Uchan
L'homme sans jambes
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Marion Loran
Solange de Boissancourt
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Charlotte Kady
Bonne soeur hôpital
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Gabriel Cattand
Professeur Mortier
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Michel Cassagne
Abel Masclé
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Patrick Massieu
Le gardien du cimetière
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Didier Harlmann
Le manchot
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Pascal Elso
L'aveugle
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Odile Cointepas
Madame Hannesson
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Louba Guertchikoff
La femme aux yeux bleus
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Jean-Claude Calon
Le sergent zélé
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Gilles Janeyrand
Sous-Officier
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Nicolas Tronc
Soldat Lefèvre
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Michèle Gleizer
La fermière
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Daniel Langlet
Monsieur Lohac
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Adrienne Bonnet
Madame Lohac
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Oswald d'Andréa
Pianiste Cora Mabel
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Micky Baker
Banjo jazz
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Sancoma Everett
Batteur jazz
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Bobby Few
Pianiste jazz
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Steve Potts
Saxophoniste jazz
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Mike Zwerin
Jennings
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Éric Dufay
Soldat Thain