The Best Part

1h 30min

Drama

Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...

Production Companies

Silver Films

Noria Film

Le Trident

Cast

Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

Philippe Perrin
Michel François

Michel François

Doctor Molinier
Louis Velle

Louis Velle

The new chief engineer
Giacomo Furia

Giacomo Furia

The canteen manager
Lina Furia

Lina Furia

The canteen manager
Gabriel Gobin

Gabriel Gobin

A card player
Charles Denner

Charles Denner

An assistant engineer
Gérard Oury

Gérard Oury

Gérard Bailly
Paola Borboni

Paola Borboni

(uncredited)
Raymond Brun

Raymond Brun

(uncredited)
Olivier Darrieux

Olivier Darrieux

A Man at the Wedding (uncredited)
Georges Galley

Georges Galley

(uncredited)
Gérard Hernandez

Gérard Hernandez

The worker who replaces the storekeeper
Jacques Morlaine

Jacques Morlaine

(uncredited)
Madame Pâquerette

Madame Pâquerette

The owner of the center bistro (uncredited)

Release date

30th Dec 1955

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français