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The Mark Of The Day
The Mark Of The Day

The Mark Of The Day

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Drama

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In a settlement in the northern mining country. The Marles, Bréhard and Gohelle families wake up and prepare for a new day at work. The young engineer Larzac, newly appointed to the mine, will soon oppose the authoritarian and conservative methods of his superior Dubard. Georges Gohelle would like to marry Marie Bréhard, but housing difficulties thwart their plans. Brezza, a Polish immigrant, who must return to his country, would like to hate his marriage to Louise Gohelle. Roger, Marie's little brother, has just turned 14. He does not want to go down to the mine as his elders have always done. He will however have to resign himself to it. Marles evokes for him the social struggles of 1906. Roger is injured during a landslide. In front of his family and his friend Marles, who had come to the hospital, he announced his decision to continue his profession. Larzac, invited to the Marles, reveals that he refused a quiet position at the Charbonnages de Paris. He too stays.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

06 April 1949

Country

France

Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Georges Gohelle

Jean Desailly

Jean Desailly

Larzac

René Lefèvre

René Lefèvre

Dubard

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Mrs. Bréhard

Loleh Bellon

Loleh Bellon

Marie Brejard

Jean-Pierre Grenier

Jean-Pierre Grenier

Marles

Catherine Monot

Catherine Monot

Louise

Guy Sargis

Guy Sargis

Roger

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Tiberghien

Pierre Français

Pierre Français

Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

Bac (uncredited)

Serge Grave

Serge Grave

Corentin (uncredited)

Hélène Gerber

Hélène Gerber

Emma Marles (uncredited)

Pierre Latour

Pierre Latour

Noël (uncredited)

Léon Larive

Léon Larive

Vetusto (uncredited)

Suzanne Demars

Suzanne Demars

Mother Gohelle (uncredited)

Lise Graf

Lise Graf

Mother Marles (uncredited)

Guy Favières

Guy Favières

Old miner (uncredited)

Julien Verdier

Julien Verdier

Miner (uncredited)

Yvette Etiévant

Yvette Etiévant

(uncredited)

Louis Daquin

Louis Daquin

Cameo (uncredited)

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