
The Best Part
Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...
Top Billed Cast

Gérard Philipe
Philippe Perrin

Michèle Cordoue
Micheline

Georges Chamarat
Lemoigne

Umberto Spadaro
Gino

Valeria Moriconi
Odette
Featured Crew

Yves Allégret
Director

Yves Allégret
Writer
Jacques Sigurd
Writer
Philippe St-Gil
Novel
Tonino Cervi
Producer
Christian-Falaize
Producer

Nino Constantini
Producer

Robert Dorfmann
Producer

Paul Misraki
Music

Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Claude Nicole
Editor
Auguste Capelier
Production Design