---
title: 'Return to Life (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henri-Georges Clouzot'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/return-to-life-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041802/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Return to Life (1949)

1949 · 120 min · Drama · France

Original title: Retour à la vie

## Synopsis

Return to Life is a 1949 French drama portmanteau film in five parts directed by Georges Lampin, André Cayatte, Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jean Dréville. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henri-Georges Clouzot](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-georges-clouzot), [Jean Dréville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-dreville), [André Cayatte](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-cayatte), [Georges Lampin](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-lampin)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Spaak](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-spaak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Misraki](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-misraki)
- **Producer:** [Jacques Roitfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-roitfeld)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicolas Hayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-hayer), [Louis Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-page)

## Cast

- [François Patrice](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-patrice)
- [Héléna Manson](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-manson)
- [Jacques Mattler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-mattler)
- [Jacques Hilling](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-hilling)
- [Léon Larive](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-larive)
- [Jane Marken](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-marken)
- [Maurice Derville](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-derville)
- [Jean Sylvere](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-sylvere)
- [Jean Brochard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-brochard)
- [Florence Brière](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-briere)
- [Léo Lapara](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-lapara)
- [Madeleine Barbulée](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-barbulee)
- [Lucien Guervil](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-guervil)
- [François Périer](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-perier)
- [André Carnège](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-carnege)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/return-to-life-1949
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