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Mr. Orchid

Mr. Orchid

René Clément

1946

  • Drama
  • War
6.5

In the Charente, during the Nazi occupation, 51-year-old apparent pacifist Edouard Martin is in fact the leader of a resistance network, using his hobby of orchid growing to hide radio equipment.

Cast & crew

  • René ClémentDirector
  • Noël-NoëlÉdouard Martin
  • Nadine AlariMonique Martin, daughter of Édouard
  • Paul FrankeurSimon, Édouard's second lieutenant
  • Marcel DelaîtreCharrat, resentful neighbor
  • Charles LemontierFather Charles
  • Maurice ChevitMaquisard
  • Alice Leitner
  • Georges Questau

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