Man and Child

Man and Child — Plot

Fred Barker, an unmarried American who remained in France after heroically defending the country during the Second World War, runs the perfume factory in Grasse of his friend Carlo Ferelli, whose life he saved during the conflict. Fred has since adopted a little girl, Cathy. One day, he receives a visit from Félix Mercier, an old man who informs him that he has taken Cathy into his custody and that he will return her to him when Fred finds his granddaughter Hélène, a 17-year-old teenager who accuses the factory of being a front for white slavery. Fred, dumbfounded, sets out to find Hélène, so he can quickly get Cathy back.

• Release date
• November 28, 1956
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Crime, Drama
• Director
• Raoul André

Man and Child — Cast

Eddie Constantine Fred Barker Juliette Gréco Nicky Nistakos Folco Lulli Carlo Ferrelli

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Jacqueline Ventura Elvire Grégoire Aslan Zajir Pascale Roberts Rita Jean d'Yd Félix Mercier Béatrice Altariba Hélène Mercier