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Angel and Sinner (1947)
During the stagecoach trip of a frightened group of inhabitants of Rouen, Elisabeth Rousset, known as "Boule de Suif", renders these people a signal service, but comes up against their stupidity and their sufficiency. A little later, Boule de Suif assassinates the formidable Prussian lieutenant whom his friends had nicknamed Fifi and who shamelessly displayed his taste for pillage and his sadistic tendencies.
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During the stagecoach trip of a frightened group of inhabitants of Rouen, Elisabeth Rousset, known as "Boule de Suif", renders these people a signal service, but comes up against their stupidity and their sufficiency. A little later, Boule de Suif assassinates the formidable Prussian lieutenant whom his friends had nicknamed Fifi and who shamelessly displayed his taste for pillage and his sadistic tendencies.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Henri Jeanson
In Theaters:2/22/1947
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Runtime:103 minutes
Studio:Artis Film
Cast
Christian-Jaque
Director
Micheline Presle
Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
Louis Salou
Prussian Lieutenant "Fifi"
Berthe Bovy
Mrs. Bonnet
Alfred Adam
Cornudet
Jean Brochard
Auguste Loiseau
Louise Conte
Countess of Bréville
Mona Dol
Sister Ran-Tan-Plan
Gabrielle Fontan
Madame Follenvie
Suzet Maïs
Madame Loiseau
Berthe Tissen
Irregular girl
Janine Viénot
Madame Carré-Lamadon
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