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Promise at Dawn

Promise at Dawn

20177.22h 10m

Overview

From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.

Directed by Eric Barbier
Written by Eric Barbier, Romain Gary, Marie Eynard
Produced by Philippe Rousselet, Eric Jehelmann, Jérôme Seydoux
Box Office0Revenue: $9.2M

Top Cast

Pierre Niney

Pierre Niney

Romain Gary

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Nina Kacew

Didier Bourdon

Didier Bourdon

Alex Gubernatis

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Zaremba

Finnegan Oldfield

Finnegan Oldfield

Captain Langer

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Lesley Blanch

Pawel Puchalski

Pawel Puchalski

Romain (8-10 years old)

Némo Schiffman

Némo Schiffman

Romain (14-16 years old)

Lou Chauvain

Lou Chauvain

Mariette

Arieh Worthalter

Arieh Worthalter

Captain of Gache

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookbased on memoir or autobiographyfrench air forcefrench actressbiographical dramafrench actorfamous actor

About Promise at Dawn

Promise at Dawn is a drama, romance, history, war film released in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, based on memoir or autobiography, french air force, french actress, biographical drama, french actor. Directed by Eric Barbier, it stars Pierre Niney, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bourdon. From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.

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