Man to Men | |
Director: | Christian-Jaque |
Producer: | Sacha Gordine |
Starring: | Jean-Louis Barrault Bernard Blier Hélène Perdrière |
Music: | Joseph Kosma |
Cinematography: | Christian Matras |
Editing: | Jacques Desagneaux |
Distributor: | Réalisation d'art cinématographique |
Runtime: | 96 minutes |
Country: | France Switzerland |
Language: | French |
Man to Men (French: D'homme à hommes) is a 1948 French-Swiss historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Jean-Louis Barrault, Bernard Blier and Hélène Perdrière.[1] [2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.
The film depicts Henri Dunant and the founding of the Red Cross in the nineteenth century after he had witnessed the suffering of troops at the Battle of Solferino. He wins the support of the wealthy Elsa Kastner, but faces ruin and disgrace at the hands of his creditors. Decades later, after years of obscurity, he is awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.