Les insoumises (1956)

Plot Summary

Four noble ladies, four widows, live in isolation in a Berry ch teau. There's the Mme de Bussange, her two sisters Sylvie and Hélène, her sister-in-law Elisabeth and her little boy, who alone will pass on the family name. Two men come along: Gilbert and René, bringing trouble and confusion. Gilbert courts Hélène, while René becomes attached to Elisabeth. Relations between the widows become strained and heated, until an attempt is made on Elisabeth's life. The culprit, Sylvie, kills herself. In despair, Mme de Bussange sets fire to the castle and dies in the inferno.

Full Cast & Characters

Odile Versois

Hélène

Jany Holt

Sylvie

Jacques Berthier

Gilbert Depreux

Maurice Teynac

René Perrault

Elisa Lamotte

Elisabeth

Lucienne Le Marchand

La Marquise de Bussange

Jim Gérald

Pére Hector

Pauline Carton

Hortense, la bonne

Claudy Chapeland

Director & Crew

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