The Big Flag

The Big Flag — Plot

For Naval officers duty comes first. Navy Lieutenant Favrel is one of these men. He has promised his wife Simone to stay with her all the time but a last mission aboard a training cruiser makes him realize that his life is tied to the sea. For his part, Navy cadet Pierre Hardouin understands that sailing is his vocation. The prospect of staying home alone while Pierre is on mission, frightens Madeleine, the girl of his heart. But the young woman ends up accepting the ordeal and marrying Pierre.

• Release date
• June 21, 1954
• Runtime
• 93 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Jack Pinoteau

The Big Flag — Cast

Jean Chevrier Jean Favrel Marc Cassot Pierre Hardouin Marie Mansart Simone Favrel Nicole Courcel Madeleine Raphaël Patorni Chéruel François Patrice Derval Roger Crouzet Ferrand Jean-Pierre Mocky Luc Dutoit, midshipman