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Thomas the Impostor

In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to evacuate the wounded from the front, and bring them back to her villa in Paris to recuperate. The authorities will not give them passes until an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins them and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. The Princess is enraptured by Thomas and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However Thomas feels impelled to see more of the action of the war.

Top Cast

  • Fabrice Rouleau

    Fabrice Rouleau

    Thomas

  • Emmanuelle Riva

    Emmanuelle Riva

    la princesse de Bormes

  • Jean Servais

    Jean Servais

    Pesquel-Duport

  • Sophie Darès

    Sophie Darès

    Henriette

  • Michel Vitold

    Michel Vitold

    le docteur Vernes

  • Rosy Varte

    Rosy Varte

    Mme Valiche

  • Hélène Dieudonné

    Hélène Dieudonné

    la tante de Thomas

  • Gabrielle Dorziat

    Gabrielle Dorziat

    la cartomancienne

  • Bernard Lavalette

    Bernard Lavalette

    le docteur Gentil

Overview

In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to evacuate the wounded from the front, and bring them back to her villa in Paris to recuperate. The authorities will not give them passes until an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins them and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. The Princess is enraptured by Thomas and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However Thomas feels impelled to see more of the action of the war.

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