Life and Nothing But
January, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families' descriptions. Honor and ethics drive him; he hates the idea of "the unknown soldier." Into his sector, looking for her husband, comes a haughty, politically connected Parisian, Madame Irène de Courtil. Brusquely, Dellaplane offers her 1/350,000th of his time, but as their paths cross and she sees his courage and resolve, feelings change. After he finds a surprising connection between her missing husband and a local teacher, Irène makes Dellaplane an offer. This man of action hesitates: has he missed his only chance?
Bertrand Tavernier
Casts & Crew
Philippe Noiret
Sabine Azéma
Pascale Vignal
Maurice Barrier
François Perrot
Jean-Pol Dubois
Daniel Russo
Michel Duchaussoy
Arlette Gilbert
Louis Lyonnet
Charlotte Maury-Sentier
François Caron
Thierry Gimenez
Frédérique Meininger
Pierre Trabaud
Jean-Roger Milo
Gabriel Cattand
André Claisse
Didier Grégoire
Marcel Zanini
Catherine Verlor
Jean-Christophe Lebert
Bruno Therasse
Philippe Uchan
Marion Loran
Charlotte Kady
Gabriel Cattand
Christophe Odent
Christian Magnan
Jean Champion
Philippe Deplanche
Michel Cassagne
Frédéric Pierrot
François Domange
Jean-Paul Comart
Patrick Massieu
Didier Harlmann
Pascal Elso
Odile Cointepas
Louba Guertchikoff
Jean-Claude Calon
Jean-Yves Gautier
Gilles Janeyrand
Nicolas Tronc
Michèle Gleizer
Daniel Langlet
Adrienne Bonnet
Marcel Zanini
Marc Perrone
Georges Staquet
Alain Frérot
François Dyrek
Oswald d'Andrea
Micky Baker
Sancoma Everett
Bobby Few
Steve Potts
Mike Zwerin
Bruno Raffaelli
Éric Dufay
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