Promise at Dawn (2017)

7.2/10 130 min Drama Romance History War

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.

Cast

Pierre Niney

Romain Gary

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Nina Kacew

Didier Bourdon

Alex Gubernatis

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Zaremba

Finnegan Oldfield

Captain Langer

Catherine McCormack

Lesley Blanch

Pawel Puchalski

Romain (8-10 years old)

Némo Schiffman

Romain (14-16 years old)

Lou Chauvain

Mariette

Arieh Worthalter

Captain of Gache

Bastien Bouillon

Gouje

Alberto Maneiro

Le médecin hôpital Mexico

Emiliano Suarez

Le chauffeur de taxi Mexique

Katarzyna Skarżanka

Aniela

Marta Klubowicz

Madame Podowska

Zoe Boyle

La poétesse

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