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The Convict

The practice of Dr. Julien, a GP of Marseilles, consists mainly of drug-addicts. One day, one of his patient dies at his surgery and Julien yields to the temptation : he steals the dead man's money and hides the corpse in a trunk. But the whole thing is discovered and ... misinterpreted. The doctor is condemned for killing the junkie and sent to the Cayenne convict prison, from which he escapes. The Indians give him shelter and he is soon given the opportunity to return their good deed when a yellow fever epidemic strikes their tribe. A young woman helps to fight the disease and, thanks to her, Julien starts considering that a new life is possible for him.

Top Cast

  • Pierre Gay

    Pierre Gay

    Doctor Julien

  • Lucien Nat

    Lucien Nat

    Messner

  • Lili Bontemps

    Lili Bontemps

    Marie-Lou

  • Henri Arius

    Henri Arius

    The neighbor

  • Roger Blin

    Roger Blin

    Convict

  • Juliette Faber

    Juliette Faber

    Pilar

  • Lucien Callamand

    Lucien Callamand

    Maître Gloriette

  • Daniel Mendaille

    Daniel Mendaille

    Head of the plantation

  • Henry Houry

    Henry Houry

    Defense lawyer

Overview

The practice of Dr. Julien, a GP of Marseilles, consists mainly of drug-addicts. One day, one of his patient dies at his surgery and Julien yields to the temptation : he steals the dead man's money and hides the corpse in a trunk. But the whole thing is discovered and ... misinterpreted. The doctor is condemned for killing the junkie and sent to the Cayenne convict prison, from which he escapes. The Indians give him shelter and he is soon given the opportunity to return their good deed when a yellow fever epidemic strikes their tribe. A young woman helps to fight the disease and, thanks to her, Julien starts considering that a new life is possible for him.

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