The Best Part
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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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Edited by Claude NicoleShot by Henri AlekanScored by Paul MisrakiDesigned by Auguste Capelier
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21 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Gerard Philipe
as Philippe Perrin - l'ingénieur en chef
Michele Cordoue
as Micheline - l'infirmière du chantier
Umberto Spadaro
as Gino - un ouvrier piémontais
Georges Chamarat
as Lemoigne, le chef d'équipe
Valeria Moriconi
as Odette - la serveuse de la cantine
Olivier Hussenot
as Colombin - le magasinier
Alberto Bonucci
as Antoine
Jean Lefebvre
as Raymond - un ouvrier
Jean Jacques Lecot
as Pasquier, un ingénieur
Michel Francois
as Le docteur Molinier
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