The Woman Who Dared

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The Woman Who Dared

1944

1h 45m

7.0(26 votes)

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Overview

The strength of a couple's fascination with airplanes and flight is to the detriment of their family.

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24 members

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Madeleine Renaud

Thérèse Gauthier

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Charles Vanel

Pierre Gauthier

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Anne Vandène

Lucienne Ivry

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Jean Debucourt

Larcher, le professeur de piano

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Raymonde Vernay

Madame Brissard, la belle-mère acariâtre

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Anne-Marie Labaye

Jacqueline Gauthier, la fille de Pierre et Thérèse

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Albert Rémy

Marcel, le barman

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Léonce Corne

le docteur Maulette et le président

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Robert Le Fort

Robert

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Jacques Beauvais

le maître d'hôtel

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Michel François

Claude

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Raoul Marco

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Gaston Mauger

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Paul Demange

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Henry Houry

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Jacques Beauvais

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Fernand Blot

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Marius David

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Bernard Lajarrige

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Marcel Laporte

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Pierre Leproux

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Georges Sellier

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Renée Thorel

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Roger Vincent

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