Life and Nothing But
1989-09-06 | 135 minutes
Plot Summary
January, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families' descriptions. Honor and ethics drive him; he hates the idea of "the unknown soldier." Into his sector, looking for her husband, comes a haughty, politically connected Parisian, Madame Irène de Courtil. Brusquely, Dellaplane offers her 1/350,000th of his time, but as their paths cross and she sees his courage and resolve, feelings change. After he finds a surprising connection between her missing husband and a local teacher, Irène makes Dellaplane an offer. This man of action hesitates: has he missed his only chance?
Cast
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Philippe NoiretCommandant Delaplane
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Sabine AzémaIrène de Courtil
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Pascale VignalAlice
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Maurice BarrierMercadot
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François PerrotPerrin
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Jean-Pol DuboisAndré, le chauffeur
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Daniel RussoLieutenant Trévise
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Michel DuchaussoyGénéral Villerieux
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Arlette GilbertValentine
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Louis LyonnetValentin
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Charlotte Maury-SentierCora Mabel
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François CaronJulien
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Thierry Gimenezl'adjudant du génie
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Frédérique MeiningerMme Lebègue
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Pierre TrabaudEugène Dilatoire
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Jean-Roger MiloMonsieur Lebègue
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Marcel ZaniniLéon, un musicien