Movie: A Simple Story

Top 7 Billed Cast

Micheline Bezançon
Micheline Bezançon

Mother

Elizabeth Huart
Elizabeth Huart

Sylvie, Daughter

Raymond Jourdan
Raymond Jourdan

Monsieur Jean

Gilette Barbier
Gilette Barbier

Madeleine Marion
Madeleine Marion

Maria Meriko
Maria Meriko

Max Delon
Max Delon

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    A woman arrives in Paris with her little girl to look for work. With limited funds and no luck, they end up penniless, homeless and dependent on the rare kindness of strangers.

  • Release Date

    1959-04-01

  • Average

    7.4

  • Rating:

    3.7 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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