Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989)

ALL 10/31/1989 (fr) Drama, History 102 Min
  • Release
    10/31/1989
  • Production
    Les Productions Belles Rives, Midships Associés
  • Rotten tomato
    55.18%
  • Original title
    Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Postwar France was slow to recover from the after-effects of the World War Two. The economy was doing poorly, and many people were poor and homeless, sleeping under bridges, etc. The winter of 1953-54 proved particularly difficult for these people, as it was one of the coldest on record. Father Pierre (Lambert Wilson), a parish priest, on seeing the suffering of these people (and their frequent death from the cold), was moved to write the French government seeking help for them. When his letter, which was published in the newspapers, succeeded in rousing overwhelming popular support for helping the homeless, he was able to form a charitable group (still active today) titled "Les Chiffoniers d'Emmaus," or "The Ragpickers of Emmaus" to channel help to them. This biographical film tells the true story of Abbe Pierre's successful efforts in those years.

  1. Denis Amar

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Lambert Wilson

    L'abbé Pierre

  2. Claudia Cardinale

    Hélène Larmier

  3. Robert Hirsch

    Raoul

  4. Bernie Bonvoisin

    Castaing, dit "la Castagne"

  5. Antoine Vitez

    Le ministre de l'Intérieur

  6. Bernard Lefort

    Le préfet de police

  7. Maxime Leroux

    Le député Robert Buron

  8. Wladimir Yordanoff

    Le sénateur Charmat

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 8 , Crews : 6

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Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989) 102 Min

ALL 10/31/1989 (fr)
Drama, History
  • Release 10/31/1989
  • Production
    Les Productions Belles Rives, Midships Associés
  • Original title Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Postwar France was slow to recover from the after-effects of the World War Two. The economy was doing poorly, and many people were poor and homeless, sleeping under bridges, etc. The winter of 1953-54 proved particularly difficult for these people, as it was one of the coldest on record. Father Pierre (Lambert Wilson), a parish priest, on seeing the suffering of these people (and their frequent death from the cold), was moved to write the French government seeking help for them. When his letter, which was published in the newspapers, succeeded in rousing overwhelming popular support for helping the homeless, he was able to form a charitable group (still active today) titled "Les Chiffoniers d'Emmaus," or "The Ragpickers of Emmaus" to channel help to them. This biographical film tells the true story of Abbe Pierre's successful efforts in those years.

  1. Denis Amar

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer