A Room in Town

A Room in Town

1982•1h 34m•6.4/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(86)

Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.

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Production

TF1 Films Production, UGC Films, Top n°1, Progéfi

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dominique Sanda

Dominique Sanda

Édith

Richard Berry

Richard Berry

François Guilbaud

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Edmond Leroyer

Fabienne Guyon

Fabienne Guyon

Violette Pelletier

Anna Gaylor

Anna Gaylor

Madame Pelletier

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Dambiel

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

Margot Langlois

Jean-Louis Rolland

Jean-Louis Rolland

Ménager

Marie-France Roussel

Marie-France Roussel

Mme Sforza

Georges Blaness

Georges Blaness

Chef des CRS

Yann Dedet

Yann Dedet

Ouvrier

Nicolas Hossein

Nicolas Hossein

Ouvrier

Gil Warga

Ouvrier

Antoine Mikola

Ouvrier

Marie-Pierre Feuillard

Femme à l'enfant

Monique Créteur

Dame au chat

Patrick Joly

L'arroseur

Florence Davis

Edith (singing voice)

Jacques Revaux

Jacques Revaux

François (singing voice)

Georges Blaness

Georges Blaness

Edmond Leroyer (singing voice)

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