The Call of Destiny

The Call of Destiny (French: L'Appel du destin) is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Marais, Jacqueline Porel and Édouard Delmont. Plot While on tour, a conducting prodigy encounters his father for the first time. A formerly brilliant pianist he has declined into alcoholism and abandoned the family. Cast Jean Marais as Lorenzo Lombardi Jacqueline Porel as Lucienne Lombardi Roberto Benzi as Roberto Lombardi Édouard Delmont as M. Galibert Georgette Anys as La grosse Lolo Renée Devillers as Germaine Obrecht Charles Dechamps as Monsieur Roze Fernand Sardou as Dottore Aldo Guarneri Germaine Pape as Mme Torquato Fernand Rauzéna as M. Torquato Jean Lanier as Crespi, l'ami Marcel Lebas as Le facteur Philippe Richard as Le directeur Julien Verdier as Dupont, le musicien Léon Walther as Count Amadeo, le critique References