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The Road to Shame
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The Road to Shame

1959-04-30 · 85 min · ★ 5.8

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Pierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One night, Béatrice leaves her apartment. Pierre knows that his fiancée goes to a rendezvous, but she would not tell him more than just that. Worried, Pierre follows her but he is attacked and stolen his identity papers by two men, Tom and Nasol, on the payroll of Quaglio, one of the city's bosses. Later on, Quaglio kills Nasol and deposits the body in a garage, leaving Pierre's papers nearby. As for Pierre, he manages to follow Tom to a villa where several young women have been invited. Pierre, horrified, realizes that this place is the headquarters for the white slave trade. - Written by Guy Bellinger

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Directors
Édouard Molinaro
Production companies
La Société des Films Sirius, Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Robert HosseinRobert HosseinPierre Rossi
Magali NoëlMagali NoëlCoraline Merlin
Estella BlainEstella BlainBéatrice
Philippe ClayPhilippe ClayTom
Jane MarkenJane MarkenMrs. Cassini
Robert LombardRobert LombardMerlin
François DarbonFrançois DarbonCamille
Pierre ColletPierre ColletNasol
Jean JuillardJean JuillardPasquier
William SabatierWilliam SabatierCarel
Anita TreyensAnita TreyensBrigitte
Monique VitaMonique VitaNina
Claudie LaurenceClaudie LaurenceJacqueline
Liliane DreyfusLiliane DreyfusMadeleine
Jacques DacqmineJacques DacqmineVictor Quaglio
Dominique BoscheroDominique BoscheroThérèse
Yvon SarrayYvon SarrayDelacour
Olivier MathotOlivier MathotLambert
Jean DegraveJean DegraveFélicien
Alain NobisAlain NobisPolice commissioner

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