Le Plaisir

1h 37min

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale of Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falling in love with his model - pleasure and death.

Production Companies

Stera Films

Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)

C.C.F.C

Cast

Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

le docteur
Gaby Morlay

Gaby Morlay

Denise - la femme d'Ambroise
Madeleine Renaud

Madeleine Renaud

Julia Tellier
Ginette Leclerc

Ginette Leclerc

Madame Flora dite Balançoire
Mila Parély

Mila Parély

Madame Raphaële
Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Julien Ledentu
Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Joseph Rivet
Jean Servais

Jean Servais

l'ami de Jean
Simone Simon

Simone Simon

Joséphine
Paul Azaïs

Paul Azaïs

Le patron du bal
Antoine Balpêtré

Antoine Balpêtré

Monsieur Poulain
Henri Crémieux

Henri Crémieux

Monsieur Pimpesse
Gaby Bruyère

Gaby Bruyère

Frimousse
Mathilde Casadesus

Mathilde Casadesus

Madame Louise dite Cocotte
Arthur Devère

Arthur Devère

Le contrôleur du train
Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Madame Fernande
Jean Galland

Jean Galland

Ambroise
Jocelyne Jany

Jocelyne Jany

La petite Constance Rivet
Robert Lombard

Robert Lombard

Monsieur Philippe
Héléna Manson

Héléna Manson

Marie Rivet
Marcel Pérès

Marcel Pérès

Monsieur Duvert
Jean Meyer

Jean Meyer

Monsieur Dupuis
Louis Seigner

Louis Seigner

Monsieur Tourneveau
Michel Vadet

Michel Vadet

Le marin
Janine Viénot

Janine Viénot

La poule du docteur
Charles Vissières

Charles Vissières

Le vieux normand dans le train
Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
Anton Walbrook

Anton Walbrook

Narrator, German version

Release date

29th Feb 1952

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français