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Life Is Ours

Life Is Ours

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A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing how the comrades help the proletariat against the capitalists.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

6.308/10

Release Date

07 April 1936

Country

France

Cast

Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

L'instituteur / Teacher

Nadia Sibirskaïa

Nadia Sibirskaïa

Ninette - l'amie de René

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Philippe - le neveu des Lecocq

Madeleine Sologne

Madeleine Sologne

Une ouvrière de l'usine

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Un vieillard dans le cortège final

Gabrielle Fontan

Gabrielle Fontan

Madame Lecocq

Henri Pons

Henri Pons

Monsieur Lecocq

Charles Blavette

Charles Blavette

Tonin (as Blavette)

Jacques Brunius

Jacques Brunius

Le président du conseil d'administration

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Le patron du bistrot

Simone Guisin

Simone Guisin

Une dame au Casino

Teddy Michaud

Teddy Michaud

Un fasciste à l'entraînement

Pierre Unik

Pierre Unik

Le secrétaire de Marcel Cachin

Gaston Clamamus

Gaston Clamamus

Max Dalban

Max Dalban

Brochard dit 'le chrono'

Émile Drain

Émile Drain

Un ouvrier

Roger Blin

Roger Blin

Un métallo

Georges Spanelly

Georges Spanelly

Le directeur de l'usine

Sylvain Itkine

Sylvain Itkine

Le comptable

Eddy Debray

Eddy Debray

L'huissier

Léon Larive

Léon Larive

Un client à la vente aux enchères

Julien Bertheau

Julien Bertheau

René - l'ouvrier en chômage / The unemployed

Frédéric O'Brady

Frédéric O'Brady

Mohammed - le laveur de voitures nord-africain (as O'Brady)

Marcel Duhamel

Marcel Duhamel

Monsieur Moutet - le volontaire national / Garage owner

Guy Favières

Guy Favières

Le vieux chômeur / Gustave Bertin

Jacques Becker

Jacques Becker

Le jeune chômeur

Raymond Destac

Raymond Destac

Un chômeur à la soupe populaire (as Tristan Sévère)

Claire Gérard

Claire Gérard

Une bourgeoise dans la rue

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

P'tit Louis (as Jean-Paul Dreyfus)

Madeleine Sylvain

Madeleine Sylvain

François Viguier

François Viguier

Jacques Duclos

Jacques Duclos

Maurice Thorez

Maurice Thorez

Self

Fernand Bercher

Fernand Bercher

Le secrétaire

Pierre Ferval

Pierre Ferval

Le second client à la vente aux enchères

Muse Dalbray

Muse Dalbray

Une chômeuse (as Muse d'Albret)

Charles Charras

Charles Charras

Le chanteur à la guinguette

Francis Lemarque

Francis Lemarque

Un autre chanteur à la guinguette

André Marty

André Marty

Self

Maurice Marceau

Maurice Marceau

Petit rôle (uncredited)

Fabien Loris

Fabien Loris

Un ouvrier

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