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The Pelican
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The Pelican

1974-02-06 · 83 min · ★ 7.3

Drama

Paul has been imprisoned for ten years for passing counterfeit money. He feels victimized enough, both for the prison time and for the crime which led to it; he committed the crime to give his wife the nice things she asked him for. When he discovers that she has remarried a quite wealthy man, he is outraged. However, his ire is not due to her disloyalty to him; he loved their only son to distraction, and now the boy has no knowledge or memory of him.

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Directors
Gérard Blain
Production companies
Cinépol, ORTF
Countries
France
Status
Released

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Gérard BlainGérard BlainPaul Boyer
César ChauveauCésar ChauveauMarc at 10 years old
Daniel SarkyDaniel SarkyCazenave
Francia SeguyFrancia SeguyMadeleine, Paul's mother

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