The Winner
Documentary-style drama about a young African boxer who comes to Paris to try for a boxing career.
Documentary-style drama about a young African boxer who comes to Paris to try for a boxing career.
Abdoulaye Faye
Self - the boxer
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Self - spectator at the boxing match
Marcel Bouchard
Self - man on the train
Michèle Morgan
Self - who appears at the window opposite
Milou Pladner
Self - the blind masseur
Luce Vidi
Self - the clairvoyant
Yasumiko
Self - young Japanese woman whom Abdoulaye is courting
Documentary-style drama about a young African boxer who comes to Paris to try for a boxing career.
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