Four Flights to Love

Overview

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier. Janine dies in childbirth and, no longer desiring to live, Pierre volunteers for a dangerous patrol behind German lines. While recuperating in the hospital from a wound he received on the mission, Pierre spends his time drawing sketches of dresses. He becomes rich and famous after the war. Years later, after devoting himself to his daughter, Pierre seeks a marriage with a girl no older than his daughter. A conflict develops and to ensure his daughter's happiness, Pierre sacrifices his own plans.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 27, 1939

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Tarice Film

Cast

Fernand Gravey,Micheline Presle,Robert Le Vigan,Elvira Popescu,André Alerme,Monique Rolland,Robert Pizani,Jane Marken,Marcel Delaître,Gérard Landryand 24 more

Director

Abel Gance

Writer

Steve Passeur,Joseph Than,Abel Gance

Cinematography

Christian Matras

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0032888