The Best Part
La Meilleure Part
The story
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...
Cast & crew
Gérard Philipe
Philippe Perrin
Michèle Cordoue
Micheline
Georges Chamarat
Lemoigne
Umberto Spadaro
Gino
Valeria Moriconi
Odette
Olivier Hussenot
Colombin
Alberto Bonucci
Antoine
Jean Lefebvre
Raymond
Jean-Jacques Lécot
Pasquier
Michel François
Doctor Molinier
Robert Bazil
Jess Hahn
Karl
Mohamed Ziani
Ali
Augusto Mingione
Pietro
Yves Allégret
Director
Christian-Falaize
Producer
Paul Misraki
Music
Nino Constantini
Producer
Henri Alekan
Cinematography