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Promise at Dawn
Overview
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-12-20
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, History, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Nexus Factory
- Country
- Belgium, France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Pierre Niney as Romain Gary
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Nina Kacew
- Didier Bourdon as Alex Gubernatis
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Zaremba
- Finnegan Oldfield as Captain Langer
- Catherine McCormack as Lesley Blanch
- Pawel Puchalski as Romain (8-10 years old)
- Némo Schiffman as Romain (14-16 years old)
- Lou Chauvain as Mariette
- Arieh Worthalter as Captain of Gache
- Bastien Bouillon as Gouje
- Sofia Nilsson as Brigitte
Crew
- Eric Barbier - Director
- Eric Barbier - Writer
- Marie Eynard - Writer
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