Return to Life

In France in 1946, the difficult return to civilian life of five deportees and prisoners of war after having lived through the hell of the Second World War.

Bernard Blier

(Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma"))

Jane Marken

(Aunt Bertha (segment "Le retour de tante Emma"))

François Périer

(Antoine (segment "Le retour d'Antoine"))

Patricia Roc

(Lieutenant Evelyne (segment "Le retour d'Antoine"))

Louis Jouvet

(Jean Girard (segment "Le retour de Jean"))

Noël Roquevert

(Commander (segment "Le retour de Jean"))

Noël-Noël

(René (segment "Le retour de René"))

Madeleine Gérôme

(Young widow (segment "Le retour de René"))

Serge Reggiani

(Louis (segment "Le retour de Louis"))

Paul Frankeur

(Mayor (segment "Le retour de Louis"))

Gisèle Préville

(Lilian (segment "Le retour d'Antoine"))

Tanis Chandler

(Captain Betty (segment "Le retour d'Antoine"))

Nane Germon

(Henriette (segment "Le retour de tante Emma"))

Héléna Manson

(Simone (segment "Le retour de tante Emma"))

Lucien Nat

(Charles (segment "Le retour de tante Emma"))

Janine Darcey

(Mary (segment "Le retour d'Antoine"))

Jean Brochard

(Hotelier (segment "Le retour de Jean"))

Monette Dinay

(Juliette (segment "Le retour de Jean"))

Jo Dest

(German (segment "Le retour de Jean"))

Léo Lapara

(Bernard (segment "Le retour de Jean"))

Maurice Schutz

(Old man (segment "Le retour de Jean"))

Jean Croué

(Uncle Hector (segment "Le retour de René"))

François Patrice

(Trafficker (segment "Le retour de René"))

Lucien Guervil

(Old bachelor (segment "Le retour de René"))

Léonce Corne

(Virolet (segment "Le retour de Louis"))

André Darnay

(Teacher (segment "Le retour de Louis"))

Cécile Didier

(Madame Froment (segment "Le retour de Louis"))

Elisabeth Hardy

(Yvonne (segment "Le retour de Louis"))

Léon Larive

(Jules (segment "Le retour de Louis"))

Paul Azaïs

(Captain (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited))

Madeleine Barbulée

((segment "Le retour de Louis") (uncredited))

André Bervil

(Bartender (segment "Le retour de René" (uncredited))

Georges Bever

(Gaston (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited))

Florence Brière

(Gossip (segment *Le retour de Louis") (uncredited))

Anne Campion

(Elsa (segment "Le retour de Louis") (uncredited))

André Carnège

(Colonel (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited))

Suzanne Courtal

(Concierge (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited))

Delly Cousteau

((uncredited))

Maurice Derville

((uncredited))

Cécile Dylma

(Waitress (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited))

Max Elloy

(Old bartender (segment "Le retour d'Antoine") (uncredited))

Louis Florencie

(Commissioner (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited))

Lucien Frégis

(Grocer (segment "Le retour de Louis") (uncredited))

Jacques Gencel

(Kid (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited))

Jacques Hilling

(Soldier (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited))

Jean Landier

((uncredited))

Mauricette Lhéron

((uncredited))

Julien Maffre

(Soldier (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited))

Jacques Mattler

(Delegate (segment "Le retour de René") (uncredited))

Véra Norman

((uncredited))

Jeanne Pérez

(Mother (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited))

Mme. O. de Revinsky

(Aunt Emma (segment"Le retour de tante Emma") (uncredited))

Germaine Stainval

(Lodger (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited))

Jean Sylvère

(Inspector (segment "Le retour de Jean") (uncredited))