The Drunkard (French: La pocharde) is a 1953 French drama film directed by Georges Combret and starring Pierre Brasseur, Monique Mélinand and François Patrice. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by Jules Mary which had previously been made into a 1921 silent film The Drunkard and a 1937 sound film The Drunkard.
Cast
Pierre Brasseur as Maître Pierre Renneville
Monique Mélinand as Denise Lamarche
François Patrice as Jacques
Sophie Leclair as Gisèle
Henri Nassiet as Le docteur Marignan
Alfred Adam as Georges Lamarche
Albert Duvaleix as Le président
Odette Laure as Madame Berthelin
Jacqueline Porel as Lucienne Marignan
Marie-France as Nicole
Lucienne Le Marchand as Madame Lamarche mère
Pauline Carton as Mademoiselle Michel - La Punaise
Alice Tissot as Madame Pitois - La Pimbêche
André Gabriello as Berthelin
Marcelle Arnold as Madame Fournier
Charles Bouillaud as Le substitut Barillier
Henri Coutet as Un homme
Paul Demange as Un habitué
Cécile Didier as Hortense
Michel Etcheverry as L'avocat général
Jean Lanier as Le professeur
Roger Vincent as Le médecin légiste