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1960 · 121 mins · French
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Directed by
Alex Joffé
Starring
Bourvil, Michèle Morgan, Pierre Doris, Jean Martin, Marcel Gassouk, Frédéric Mitterrand

Set during World War II, a refined bourgeois woman (Morgan) is forced to share a tiny room with a coarse, simple‑minded but big‑hearted man (Bourvil). After her husband is seized by the Gestapo, she becomes a hunted fugitive. The uneasy pair must cooperate to survive the occupation, navigating suspicion, scarcity, and the growing bond that emerges between them.

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