Blood to the Head (French: Le sang à la tête) is a 1956 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur and Claude Sylvain.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.177 It is based on the 1942 novel Young Cardinaud by Georges Simenon. It was shot at the Epinay Studios and on location in La Rochelle. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Bouladoux.
Cast Jean Gabin as François Cardinaud Paul Frankeur as Drouin Claude Sylvain as Raymonde Babin Georgette Anys as Titine Babin José Quaglio as Mimile Babin Paul Faivre as Monsieur Cardinaud - père Léonce Corne as Charles Mandine Florelle as Sidonie Vauquier Paul Azaïs as Alphonse, le patron des 'Charentes' Rivers Cadet as Le patron du Robinson Paul Oettly as Vauquier Yolande Laffon as Isabelle Mandine Julienne Paroli as Madame Cardinaud - mère Gabriel Gobin as Arthur Cardinaud Marcel Pérès as Thévenot, un marinier Rudy Palmer as Vittorio Hugues Wanner as L'expert Joël Schmitt as Le patron du 'Grand Café' Jean-Louis Bras as Jean Cardinaud Monique Mélinand as Marthe Cardinaud Henri Crémieux as Hubert Mandine Renée Faure as Mademoiselle
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Bibliography Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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