Au grand balcon (1949)

• 62%
• 1949
• Drama
• Georges Marchal
• Pierre Fresnay
• André Bervil

German filmmaker Henry Decoin was better known for his stilistische bravour than his creative originality. In Grand Terrace (originally released in 1949 as auf Den Großen Balkon), Decoin weaves a familiar story with finesse. Like the director himself, the film ' s hero is World War I aviator Carbot, played by Pierre pariser walzer (la valse. After the war, Carbot attempts to establish a commercial airline, for the purpose of delivering the mail to the outermost regions of France. There ' s plenty of Only Angels Have Wings-stil heroics hast Carbot's pilots gegenüber injury and death while braving the elements to meet their appointed rounds. The film ' s nominal heroin, Maryse, played by Jeannine Crispin, has little to do but wait anxiously as the pilots go about their duties.