This Angry Age (1957): Cast
This Angry Age is a 1957 drama directed by René Clément, starring Anthony Perkins as Joseph Dufresne, Silvana Mangano and Richard Conte. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- René Clément
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- DDL Cinematografica
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is This Angry Age About?
The premise of This Angry Age without spoilers.
Set against the harsh backdrop of a foreign land, a widowed mother forces her children, twenty‑year‑old Joseph and sixteen‑year‑old Suzanne, to work on their crumbling rice plantation. Yearning for freedom, the siblings turn to romance: Suzanne falls for Michael, while Joseph becomes involved with Claude, seeking escape from their oppressive life.
This Angry Age Themes & Keywords
· 22 tags- rock 'n' roll
- farm
- 1950s
- french indochina
- tropical storm
- sea wall
- cinema
- rice field
- mekong river
- brother sister relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- mother son relationship
+10 more Show fewer
- loan
- poverty
- flood
- divorcee
- record player
- peasant
- saigon
- colonialism
- foreign language adaptation
- based on novel
This Angry Age Cast & Characters
Anthony Perkins leads the cast as Joseph Dufresne, with Silvana Mangano as Suzanne Dufresne and Richard Conte as Michael. Directed by René Clément; 10 actors are credited in all.
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Director René Clément
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Anthony Perkins as Joseph Dufresne - Silvana Mangano as Suzanne Dufresne
- Richard Conte as Michael
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Alida Valli as Claude
Also Starring in This Angry Age
· 6 more- Jo Van Fleet Mme. Dufresne
- Guido Celano Bart
- Nehemiah Persoff Albert Legros
- Yvonne Sanson Carmen
- Larry Williams Roland
- Chu Shao Chuan Caporal
More from René Clément
More films directed by René Clément, best-rated first: Beauty and the Beast, The Baby Sitter, And Hope to Die and Rider on the Rain.
This Angry Age Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “The Sea Wall” and “Barrage contre le Pacifique”.
- Also known as
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- The Sea Wall
- Barrage contre le Pacifique
- This Bitter Earth
- La diga sul Pacifico
- Heiße Küste
- Tiempos de ira
- 抵挡太平洋的堤坝
- Terra Cruel
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Indochine, Red Dust and Rice People.
This Angry Age FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of This Angry Age, each answered in a sentence.
How long is This Angry Age?
This Angry Age runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was This Angry Age released?
This Angry Age was released on October 31, 1957.
Who directed This Angry Age?
This Angry Age was directed by René Clément.
More films by René Clément Who is in the cast of This Angry Age?
This Angry Age stars Anthony Perkins as Joseph Dufresne, Silvana Mangano as Suzanne Dufresne and Richard Conte as Michael, among 10 credited actors.
Does This Angry Age have a post-credit scene?
No. This Angry Age has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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