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The Big Flag (1954)

Original title: Le Grand Pavois

1954-06-21 · FR
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For Naval officers duty comes first. Navy Lieutenant Favrel is one of these men. He has promised his wife Simone to stay with her all the time but a last mission aboard a training cruiser makes him realize that his life is tied to the sea. For his part, Navy cadet Pierre Hardouin understands that sailing is his vocation. The prospect of staying home alone while Pierre is on mission, frightens Madeleine, the girl of his heart. But the young woman ends up accepting the ordeal and marrying Pierre.

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Jack PinoteauDirectorJean RaynaudWriter

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Jean ChevrierJean ChevrierJean FavrelMarc CassotMarc CassotPierre HardouinMarie MansartMarie MansartSimone FavrelNicole CourcelNicole CourcelMadeleineRaphaël PatorniRaphaël PatorniChéruelRoger CrouzetRoger CrouzetFerrandFrançois PatriceFrançois PatriceDervalJean-Pierre MockyJean-Pierre MockyLuc Dutoit - a midshipmanJean MuratJean MuratCaptain JabertRaymond HermantierRaymond HermantierLeducMicheline GaryMicheline GaryFrançoise AubryJean LanierJean LanierPaul Aubry

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference466525Actor preference264141 · 352192 · 308754Country preferenceFrDecade preference1950

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For Naval officers duty comes first. Navy Lieutenant Favrel is one of these men. He has promised his wife Simone to stay with her all the time but a last mission aboard a training cruiser makes him realize that his life is tied to the sea. For his part, Navy cadet Pierre Hardouin understands that sailing is his vocation. The prospect of staying home alone while Pierre is on mission, frightens Madeleine, the girl of his heart. But the young woman ends up accepting the ordeal and marrying Pierre.