The Best Part (1955)
1h 30m
Running Time
December 30, 1955Release Date
Plot.
Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher..
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Cast & Crew.

Gérard Philipe
Philippe Perrin

Michèle Cordoue
Micheline

Georges Chamarat
Lemoigne

Umberto Spadaro
Gino

Valeria Moriconi
Odette

Olivier Hussenot
Colombin

Alberto Bonucci
Antoine

Jean Lefebvre
Raymond

Jean-Jacques Lécot
Pasquier

Jean-Jacques Lescot
Pasquier, un ingénieur

Michel François
Doctor Molinier

Robert Bazil

Jess Hahn
Karl

Mohamed Ziani
Ali

Augusto Mingione
Pietro

Louis Velle
The new chief engineer

Jacques Moulières
Luigi

Giacomo Furia
The canteen manager

Lina Furia
The canteen manager

Gabriel Gobin
A card player

Charles Denner
An assistant engineer

Émile Genevois
Worker

Gérard Oury
Gérard Bailly

Paola Borboni
(uncredited)

Raymond Brun
(uncredited)

Olivier Darrieux
A Man at the Wedding (uncredited)

Georges Galley
(uncredited)

Gérard Hernandez
The worker who replaces the storekeeper

Jacques Morlaine
(uncredited)

Madame Pâquerette
The owner of the center bistro (uncredited)

Yves Allégret
Director / Writer

Tonino Cervi
Producer

Jacques Sigurd
Writer

Philippe St-Gil
Novel

Robert Biart
Sound

Robert Dorfmann
Producer

Christian-Falaize
Producer

Auguste Capelier
Production Design

Paul Misraki
Music

Claude Nicole
Editor
Media.

Details.
Release DateDecember 30, 1955
Original NameLa Meilleure Part
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
The Best Part (French: La Meilleure Part) is a 1956 French-Italian drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Gérard Philipe.
It had admissions in France of 1,976,595.
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