Thomas the Imposter (1965) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to evacuate the wounded from the front, and bring them back to her villa in Paris to recuperate. The authorities will not give them passes until an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins them and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. The Princess is enraptured by Thomas and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However Thomas feels impelled to see more of the action of the war.

Cast & Crew

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Georges Franju

Emmanuelle Riva

The Princess Debormes

Jean Servais

Fabrice Rouleau

Sophie Dares

Michel Vitold

Film Details

Also Known As

Thomas l'Imposteur

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

War

Release Date

1965

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 34m

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Synopsis

An romantic young man enlists to fight in World War I, full of idealism. When he meets a young princess on the front, caring for the wounded, the real horrors of war start to destroy his romanticism.

Director

Georges Franju

Cast

Emmanuelle Riva

The Princess Debormes

Jean Servais

Fabrice Rouleau

Sophie Dares

Michel Vitold

Rosy Varte

Bernard Lavalette

H Dieudonne

J R Caussimon

Andre Melies

Elderly Man At The Ball

Edith Scob

Jean Marais

Edouard Dermit

Crew

Georges Auric

Raphael Cluzel

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Source Material (From Novel)

Marcel Fradetal

Director Of Photography

Georges Franju

Eugene Lepicier

Gilbert Natot

Claude Pignot

Michel Worms

Film Details

Also Known As

Thomas l'Imposteur

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

War

Release Date

1965

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 34m

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1965

Released in United States February 1965

Released in United States September 11, 1965

Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 1965.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 11, 1965.

Released in United States 1965

Released in United States February 1965 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 1965.)

Released in United States September 11, 1965 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 11, 1965.)

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