The Drunkard (1953)

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Country: France
Genres: Drama
Release: 1955-07-01
Director: Georges Combret
Writers: Jules Mary , Claude Boissol , Louis d’Yvré
Language: French
Stars: Pierre Brasseur (1905–1972) , Monique Mélinand , François Patrice , Sophie Leclair , Henri Nassiet , Alfred Adam , Jacqueline Porel , Odette Laure , Albert Duvaleix , Marie-France
Runtime: 92 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: La città accusa (Italy) , La pocharde (Belgium) , La pocharde , Castigo Sem Culpa (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Dronken lot (Belgium) , La pocharde (France, French Republic) , The Drunkard , Die Gift-Mischerin , Katigoro ti dikaiosyni (Greece)
Plot: The heroine suffers ,suffers ....and suffers: unfairly accused of her husband's murder, with a reputation for being alcoholic ,she is not even allowed to see her children in jail.And her eldest daughter is in love with a doctor's son (and it is that doctor who diagnosed poisoning by the unfortunate mom).And the doctor is remarried to a social climber who does not like her stepson.Fortunately ,this nasty woman has a brother ,a lawyer ,who agrees to defend the prisoner at the young man's request.
IMDB:tt0159659