Haut le vent

1942 81 min Drama

In 1906, François left the Basque country with his father, who had decided to settle in Argentina following an incident between him and Esteban. Having become a powerful industrialist, he returned to France in 1940 on the occasion of the signing of a contract. He learns that the Haut-le-Vent estate, occupied by his aunt Anna, is his. Greeted with mistrust by the villagers, he manages to make himself sympathetic and decides to stay on the estate with Gisèle, Esteban's daughter.

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director Jacques de Baroncelli

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Charles Vanel François Ascarra
Mireille Balin Gisèle Esteban
Gilbert Gil Joachim
Francine Bessy Héléna
Marcelle Géniat Aunt Anna
Marcel Vallée Vicar
André Carnège
Pierre Clarel
Georges Colin
Sébastien Costello
Georges Péclet
André Nicolle
François Joux
Jean Joffre
Jacques Courtin (uncredited)
Maxime Fabert (uncredited)
Eugène Frouhins (uncredited)
Guy Henry (uncredited)
Albert Michel Boat passenger (uncredited)
Albert Monys (uncredited)
Cécilia Paroldi (uncredited)

Haut le vent

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