---
title: 'The Long Absence (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henri Colpi'
released: '1961-05-14'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-long-absence-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054426/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Long Absence (1961)

1961 · 85 min · Drama · France

Original title: Une aussi longue absence

## Synopsis

The Long Absence is a 1961 French drama film directed by Henri Colpi. It tells the story of Thérèse, a Puteaux café owner mourning the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henri Colpi](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-colpi)
- **Screenplay:** [Henri Colpi](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-colpi), [Gérard Jarlot](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-jarlot)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Director of Photography:** [Marcel Weiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-weiss)
- **Editor:** [Jacqueline Meppiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-meppiel), [Jasmine Chasney](https://cinepixo.com/people/jasmine-chasney)

## Cast

- [Charles Bouillaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bouillaud)
- [Jacques Harden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-harden)
- [Philippe de Chérisey](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-de-cherisey)
- [Nane Germon](https://cinepixo.com/people/nane-germon)
- [Charles Blavette](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-blavette)
- [Corrado Guarducci](https://cinepixo.com/people/corrado-guarducci)
- [Pierre Vernet](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-vernet)
- [Clément Harari](https://cinepixo.com/people/clement-harari)
- [Paul Faivre](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-faivre)
- [Michel Risbourg](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-risbourg)
- [Pierre Mirat](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-mirat)
- [Catherine Fonteney](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-fonteney)
- [Diane Lepvrier](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-lepvrier)
- [Georges Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-wilson)
- [Georges Bellec](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-bellec)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-long-absence-1961
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