Dedee is a prostitute, working in Monsieur Rene's night club on Antwerp's harbour. The porter is Marco, her pimp. Dedee is not happy, until she meets Francesco, an italian sailorman. They fall in love and Dedee begins to dream about an escape of her daily dullness.
Yves Allégret
Director
Bernard Blier
"Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
Simone Signoret
Dédée, une entraîneuse soutenue par Marco
Marcello Pagliero
Francesco, le capitaine du cargo italien
Jane Marken
Germaine, une entraîneuse du bar
Marcel Dieudonné
le trafiquant
Marcelle Arnold
Magda, une entraîneuse
Denise Clair
la patronne d'un bistrot
Gabriel Gobin
Paul, le serveur et cuisinier du bar
Michel Jourdan
Marcel Dalio
Marco, le portier du bar, souteneur de Dédée
Mia Mendelson
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