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Ramuntcho (1959)

90 min · Drama

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Directors

Pierre Schoendoerffer

Cast

François Guérin, Mijanou Bardot, Gaby Morlay, Roger Hanin, Georges Géret, Albert Dinan, Marie Glory, Evelyne Ker, Moustache

A Basque smuggler’s plans to marry his fiancée face her mother’s opposition and his arrest while bringing migrant workers into France.

The story

Basque smuggler Ramuntcho is engaged to Gracieuse, but her mother, Dolorès, firmly opposes their marriage. While illegally bringing Portuguese migrant workers into France, he is arrested by customs officers and forced to enlist in the colonial troops.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

The Basque smuggler Ramuntcho is engaged to Gracieuse, whose mother, Dolorès, is firmly opposed to their marriage. While illegally bringing Portuguese migrant workers into France, he is arrested by customs officers and forced to enlist in the colonial troops. When he goes missing in Indochina and is presumed dead, his fiancée enters a convent. Eventually returning home at the end of the Indochina War, he hesitates between going into exile in South America and winning Gracieuse back.

Genres

Drama

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