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A Second Chance
A Second Chance

A Second Chance

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Drama

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Imprisoned as an accessory to murder, Catherine gives birth to a son she conceived in prison. Eighteen years later, her sentence served, she is reunited with the boy, Simon, who has remained in an orphanage the entire time. She is accompanied by toothsome prison buddy Sarah, and gradually these people whose lives have been frozen in time "thaw" and get on with the business of living.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

5.978/10

Release Date

30 September 1976

Country

France

Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Berger

Anouk Aimée

Anouk Aimée

Sarah Gordon

Charles Denner

Charles Denner

L'avocat

Francis Huster

Francis Huster

Patrick

Colette Baudot

Colette Baudot

Lucienne Lanot

Jean-Jacques Briot

Jean-Jacques Briot

Simon Berger

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Le bijouter

Valérie Lagrange

Valérie Lagrange

Manuella Papatakis

Manuella Papatakis

La fille de Sarah

Georges Staquet

Georges Staquet

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

L'agent immobilier

Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

Henri Lanot

Albina du Boisrouvray

Albina du Boisrouvray

Paul Bellaiche

Paul Bellaiche

Richard Caron

Richard Caron

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