Tornavara (1943)
Directed by Jean Dréville

Drama

Film Synopsis

In Lapland, Sigurd a gold prospector, is deeply in love with his wife Florence, but unfortunately so is his son and his best friend.  Consumed with jealousy, Sigurd severs his ties with those he thought were closest to him.  When she sees the lamentable state her husband has fallen into, Florence renounces her lovers and returns to him.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean Dréville
  • Script: Charles Exbrayat (dialogue), André Legrand, Lucien Mauvault (novel)
  • Cinematographer: André Thomas
  • Music: Adolphe Borchard
  • Cast: Pierre Renoir (Sigurd Framrus), Jean Chevrier (Gérard Morhange), Mila Parély (Florence), Jean Servais (Anders), Alexandre Rignault (La pasteur), Léonce Corne (Belaï), René Blancard (Gourier), Elisa Ruis (Netochka), Albert Malbert (Olaf), Georges Douking (Gregor), Pierre Mindaist (Kotokeino), André Var
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 99 min

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