Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday

Jan 1, 1967

1h 38m

★ 8.2

Overview

A bitter-sweet story of a young sales assistant and a truck driver trapped between their dreams and the economic depression.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films de la Toison d'Or

Les Films de l'Hermine (Paris)

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Cast

Nicole

Marie-France Boyer

Jean

Bernard Fresson

Devos

Étienne Bierry

Marc

Francis Lax

Francine

Françoise Vatel

Pierre

Hervé Jolly

Raoul

Raymond Avenière

La mère de Jean

Simonne Durieu

Marcel

Jean Daulnoye

Abbé Forthomme

Roger Francel

Dupont de la Croix

Paul Jacobs

Brodsky

Paul Libens

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