Life and Nothing But
October 2, 1989
Overview
January, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families' descriptions. Honor and ethics drive him; he hates the idea of "the unknown soldier." Into his sector, looking for her husband, comes a haughty...More
January, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families' descriptions. Honor and ethics drive him; he hates the idea of "the unknown soldier." Into his sector, looking for her husband, comes a haughty, politically connected Parisian, Madame Irène de Courtil. Brusquely, Dellaplane offers her 1/350,000th of his time, but as their paths cross and she sees his courage and resolve, feelings change. After he finds a surprising connection between her missing husband and a local teacher, Irène makes Dellaplane an offer. This man of action hesitates: has he missed his only chance?
Cast and crew
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Bertrand Tavernier
Director
Philippe Noiret
Commandant Delaplane
Sabine Azéma
Irène de Courtil
Pascale Vignal
Alice
Maurice Barrier
Mercadot
François Perrot
Perrin
Jean-Pol Dubois
André
Daniel Russo
Lieutenant Trévise
Michel Duchaussoy
Général Villerieux
Arlette Gilbert
Valentine
Louis Lyonnet
Valentin
Charlotte Maury-Sentier
Cora Mabel
François Caron
Julien
Thierry Gimenez
l'adjudant du génie
Frédérique Meininger
Mme Lebègue
Pierre Trabaud
Eugène Dilatoire
Jean-Roger Milo
Monsieur Lebègue
AC
André Claisse
un client dans le restaurant
DG
Didier Grégoire
un soldat dans la salle des fêtes
Marcel Zanini
Léon
CV
Catherine Verlor
Bonne soeur plage
Jean-Christophe Lebert
L'amnésique
BT
Bruno Therasse
Rougeaud
Philippe Uchan
L'homme sans jambes
Marion Loran
Solange de Boissancourt
Charlotte Kady
Bonne soeur hôpital
Gabriel Cattand
Professeur Mortier
Christophe Odent
Poirleau
CM
Christian Magnan
Catreux
Jean Champion
Lagrange
Philippe Deplanche
Lecordier
MC
Michel Cassagne
Abel Masclé
Frédéric Pierrot
Marcel
François Domange
Georges
Jean-Paul Comart
Fagot
Patrick Massieu
Le gardien du cimetière
DH
Didier Harlmann
Le manchot
Pascal Elso
L'aveugle
OC
Odile Cointepas
Madame Hannesson
Louba Guertchikoff
La femme aux yeux bleus
Jean-Claude Calon
Le sergent zélé
Jean-Yves Gautier
Caporal
Gilles Janeyrand
Sous-Officier
Nicolas Tronc
Soldat Lefèvre
Michèle Gleizer
La fermière
Daniel Langlet
Monsieur Lohac
Adrienne Bonnet
Madame Lohac
MP
Marc Perrone
Pochin
Georges Staquet
Le curé
Alain Frérot
Pelat
François Dyrek
Vergnes
Oswald d'Andréa
Pianiste Cora Mabel
MB
Micky Baker
Banjo jazz
SE
Sancoma Everett
Batteur jazz
BF
Bobby Few
Pianiste jazz
Steve Potts
Saxophoniste jazz
MZ
Mike Zwerin
Jennings
Bruno Raffaelli
Maginot
ÉD
Éric Dufay
Soldat Thain