Desperate Decision

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Desperate Decision (French: La jeune folle) is a 1952 French drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Danièle Delorme, Henri Vidal and Jean Debucourt.^[1][2][3] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Trauner.

Synopsis

In 1922 during the Irish Civil War, a young woman Catherine heads to Dublin seeking vengeance on the man who killed her brother. She meets a man Steve who wishes to protect her as she is teetering on the edge of madness. However, when she discovers that he is the murderer she takes her revenge.

Cast

• Danièle Delorme as Catherine
• Henri Vidal as Steve
• Jean Debucourt as Le messager / A Mysterious Man
• Jacqueline Porel as Mother Superior
• Georges Chamarat as Le chef de gare
• Olivier Hussenot as Le colleur d'affiches
• Jacques Dynam as Le consommateur
• Michel Etcheverry as Le prêtre
• Gabrielle Fontan as Soeur Patricia
• Joëlle Bernard as La femme ivre
• Maurice Ronet as Jim
• Nicolas Vogel as Tom
• Marcel Journet as Le chef de police Donovan
• Madeleine Gérôme as Madame Donovan
• Gabriel Gobin as L'employé de la gare
• Madeleine Barbulée as La voyageuse
• Lolita De Silva as Soeur Ruth

References

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951–1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Desperate Decision at IMDb