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A Simple Story
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A Simple Story

Apr 1, 1959
1h 8m
★ 7.4

Overview

A woman arrives in Paris with her little girl to look for work. With limited funds and no luck, they end up penniless, homeless and dependent on the rare kindness of strangers.

Genres

Drama

Cast

Micheline Bezançon

Mother

Micheline Bezançon

Elizabeth Huart

Sylvie, Daughter

Elizabeth Huart

Raymond Jourdan

Monsieur Jean

Raymond Jourdan

Gilette Barbier

Gilette Barbier

Madeleine Marion

Madeleine Marion

Maria Meriko

Maria Meriko

Max Delon

Max Delon

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