''Adélaïde'' is a 1968

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directed by

Jean-Daniel Simon Jean-Daniel Simon (30 November 1942 – 3 February 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed eight films between 1968 and 1985. In 1975 he was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. Selec ...

and starring

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and

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and produced by

Pierre Kalfon Pierre Kalfon is a French film producer and director. Selected filmography Director * ''OSS 117 prend des vacances'' (1970) * ''La Cravache – The Whip'' (1972) Producer * '' A Taste for Women'' (1964) * '' Cinq gars pour Singapour'' (1967) * ...

Plot

A young woman, named Adélaïde lives in France, and she is pursued by many suitors, but she turns them all down because her one true love has gone away to war, and she has not heard of him for months, though she does not give up hope and lies in wait of his return. In the end he dies in the war, killed by a German soldier, but she knows in her heart he is still with her.

Cast

... Elisabeth Hermann *

... Frédéric Cornault *

... Adelaide *

Jacques Portet Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

... Jacques Potier *

Faith Brook Faith Brook (16 February 1922 – 11 March 2012) was an English actress who appeared on stage, in films and on television, generally in upper-class roles. She was the daughter of actor Clive Brook. Early years Although she was born in York ...

... Dickson *

Jean-Pierre Bernard Jean-Pierre Bernard (22 January 1933 – 7 July 2017) was a French film, television and stage actor.Joëlle Bernard Joëlle Bernard (1928–1977) was a French film and television actress.Turk p.442 Partial filmography * ''Lunegarde'' (1946) * '' Quai des Orfèvres'' (1947) - Ginette (uncredited) * ''To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) - (uncredited) * '' Miquette ...

... Janine * Robert Higgins ... Médecin *

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... Alexa * Christine Simon ... Buxy * Simone Guisin ... Hélène

References

External links

* 1968 films 1960s French-language films 1968 drama films French drama films 1960s French films {{1960s-France-film-stub