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Promise at Dawn

Promise at Dawn

2017•2h 10m•7.2/10
DramaRomanceHistoryWar

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7.2/10(508)

From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.

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Production

Nexus Factory

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Pierre Niney

Pierre Niney

Romain Gary

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Nina Kacew

Didier Bourdon

Didier Bourdon

Alex Gubernatis

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Zaremba

Finnegan Oldfield

Finnegan Oldfield

Captain Langer

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Lesley Blanch

Pawel Puchalski

Pawel Puchalski

Romain (8-10 years old)

Némo Schiffman

Némo Schiffman

Romain (14-16 years old)

Lou Chauvain

Lou Chauvain

Mariette

Arieh Worthalter

Arieh Worthalter

Captain of Gache

Bastien Bouillon

Bastien Bouillon

Gouje

Sofia Nilsson

Brigitte

Alberto Maneiro

Alberto Maneiro

Le médecin hôpital Mexico

Emiliano Suarez

Emiliano Suarez

Le chauffeur de taxi Mexique

Katarzyna Skarżanka

Katarzyna Skarżanka

Aniela

Marta Klubowicz

Marta Klubowicz

Madame Podowska

Preciado Rodriguez

Le réceptionniste hôtel Puebla

Zoe Boyle

Zoe Boyle

La poétesse

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