Man to Men
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	Christian Jaque Charles Spaak
Produced by	Sacha Gordine
Starring	Jean-Louis Barrault Bernard Blier Hélène Perdrière
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Edited by	Jacques Desagneaux
Music by	Joseph Kosma
Production company	Réalisation d'art cinématographique
Distributed by	Réalisation d'art cinématographique
Release date	1 October 1948 (1948-10-01)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	France Switzerland
Language	French

Man to Men (French: D'homme à hommes) is a 1948 French- Swiss historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Jean-Louis Barrault, Bernard Blier and Hélène Perdrière. ^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.

Plot

The film depicts Henri Dunant and the founding of the Red Cross in the nineteenth century after he had witnessed the suffering of troops at the Battle of Solferino. He wins the support of the wealthy Elsa Kastner, but faces ruin and disgrace at the hands of his creditors. Decades later, after years of obscurity, he is awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.

Cast

• Jean-Louis Barrault as Henri Dunant
• Bernard Blier as Coquillet
• Hélène Perdrière as Elsa Kastner
• Denis d'Inès as Guillaume-Henri Dufour
• Berthe Bovy as Dunant's mother
• Maurice Escande as Jérôme de Lormel
• Jean Debucourt as Napoleon III
• René Arrieu as Attia
• Serge Emrich as Jean Kastner
• Geneviève Morel as Amélie Coquillet
• Carmen Boni as Tamberlani
• Abel Jacquin as Meynier
• Louis Seigner as Philibert Routorbe
• Georges Le Roy as Le président du tribunal

References

External links

• Man to Men at IMDb
• Man to Men at AllMovie

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