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The Best Part

Drama

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...

Date: 12/30/1955
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Gérard Philipe, Michèle Cordoue, Georges Chamarat, Umberto Spadaro, Valeria Moriconi, Olivier Hussenot, Alberto Bonucci, Jean Lefebvre, Jean-Jacques Lécot, Michel François, Robert Bazil, Jess Hahn, Mohamed Ziani, Augusto Mingione, Marcel Bozzuffi, Georges Hubert, Louis Velle, Jacques Moulières, Giacomo Furia, Lina Furia, Gino Marturano, Gabriel Gobin, Charles Denner, Pierre Massiot, Émile Genevois, Gérard Oury, Paola Borboni, Raymond Brun, Olivier Darrieux, Georges Galley, Gérard Hernandez, Jacques Morlaine, Madame Pâquerette

Gérard Philipe as Philippe Perrin in The Best Part Gérard Philipe

Michèle Cordoue as Micheline in The Best Part Michèle Cordoue

Georges Chamarat as Lemoigne in The Best Part Georges Chamarat

Umberto Spadaro as Gino in The Best Part Umberto Spadaro

Valeria Moriconi as Odette in The Best Part Valeria Moriconi

Olivier Hussenot as Colombin in The Best Part Olivier Hussenot

Alberto Bonucci as Antoine in The Best Part Alberto Bonucci

Jean Lefebvre as Raymond in The Best Part Jean Lefebvre

Jean-Jacques Lécot as Pasquier in The Best Part Jean-Jacques Lécot

Michel François

Robert Bazil

Jess Hahn as Karl in The Best Part Jess Hahn

Mohamed Ziani

Augusto Mingione

Marcel Bozzuffi as  in The Best Part Marcel Bozzuffi

Georges Hubert

Louis Velle as The new chief engineer in The Best Part Louis Velle

Jacques Moulières

Giacomo Furia as The canteen manager in The Best Part Giacomo Furia

Lina Furia

Gino Marturano as  in The Best Part Gino Marturano

Gabriel Gobin as A card player in The Best Part Gabriel Gobin

Charles Denner as An assistant engineer in The Best Part Charles Denner

Pierre Massiot

Émile Genevois as Worker in The Best Part Émile Genevois

Gérard Oury as Gérard Bailly in The Best Part Gérard Oury

Paola Borboni as (uncredited) in The Best Part Paola Borboni

Raymond Brun

Olivier Darrieux

Georges Galley

Gérard Hernandez as The worker who replaces the storekeeper in The Best Part Gérard Hernandez

Jacques Morlaine

Madame Pâquerette as The owner of the center bistro (uncredited) in The Best Part Madame Pâquerette