Overview - Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre

Overview

Postwar France was slow to recover from the after-effects of the World War Two. The economy was doing poorly, and many people were poor and homeless, sleeping under bridges, etc. The winter of 1953-54 proved particularly difficult for these people, as it was one of the coldest on record. Father Pierre (Lambert Wilson), a parish priest, on seeing the suffering of these people (and their frequent death from the cold), was moved to write the French government seeking help for them. When his letter, which was published in the newspapers, succeeded in rousing overwhelming popular support for helping the homeless, he was able to form a charitable group (still active today) titled "Les Chiffoniers d'Emmaus," or "The Ragpickers of Emmaus" to channel help to them. This biographical film tells the true story of Abbe Pierre's successful efforts in those years.

Cast

• Name: Lambert Wilson

  Character: L'abbé Pierre

  Popularity: 4.7908

  

• Name: Claudia Cardinale

  Character: Hélène Larmier

  Popularity: 2.2279

  

• Name: Robert Hirsch

  Character: Raoul

  Popularity: 0.401

  

• Name: Bernie Bonvoisin

  Character: Castaing, dit "la Castagne"

  Popularity: 0.655

  

• Name: Antoine Vitez

  Character: Le ministre de l'Intérieur

  Popularity: 0.8755

  

• Name: Bernard Lefort

  Character: Le préfet de police

  Popularity: 0.4977

  

• Name: Maxime Leroux

  Character: Le député Robert Buron

  Popularity: 2.1939

  

• Name: Wladimir Yordanoff

  Character: Le sénateur Charmat

  Popularity: 0.315