Jacques Ledru, alias Martin Schmidt
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With Jean Gabin, Elina Labourdette, Andrée Clément, Olivier Hussenot. Reported missing in 1940, Jacques Ledru comes back to Strasbourg as Martin Schmidt. He tracks down his wife Genevieve, but she's remarried and has taken the head of his shipping company.
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- Crime, Drama
- Gilles Grangier
- 1953-11-13
Rhine Virgin. 1953. La Vierge du Rhin. Directed by Gilles Grangier. Reported missing in 1940, Jacques Ledru comes back to Strasbourg as Martin Schmidt. He tracks down his wife Genevieve, but she’s remarried and has taken the head of his shipping company. She and her husband will do anything to get rid of Jacques and keep his company. Cast. Crew.
- Gilles Grangier
- Véga Films
Overview. Reported missing in 1940, Jacques Ledru comes back to Strasbourg as Martin Schmidt. He tracks down his wife Genevieve, but she's remarried and has taken the head of his shipping company. She and her husband will do anything to get rid of Jacques and keep his company.
Made relatable through Gabin’s more wizened and weathered appearance (at least compared to his earlier films), Ledru takes a job under an assumed name as crewmember on one of his company’s transport ships, the titular Rhine Virgin, where he discloses his true identity to the pretty daughter (Nadia Gray) of Captain Meister (Olivier Hussenot).
A film review of La Vierge du Rhin (1953), aka Rhine Virgin, directed by Gilles Grangier, featuring Jean Gabin, Elina Labourdette, Andree Clement
- Gilles Grangier
Rhine Virgin is a film directed by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Elina Labourdette, Andrée Clément, Olivier Hussenot .... Year: 1953. Original title: La vierge du Rhin. Synopsis: Reported missing in 1940, Jacques Ledru comes back to Strasbourg as Martin Schmidt.
Rhine Virgin. ( 1953 ) 7.1. La vierge du Rhin. Crime. Drama. Based on Book. Black and White. Reported missing in 1940, Jacques Ledru comes back to Strasbourg as Martin Schmidt. He tracks down his wife Genevieve, but she’s remarried and has taken the head of his shipping company.
