This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
Full Cast of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Catherine Deneuve
as Geneviève Emery
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve, is a French actress as ...
Pierre Caden
as Bernard
Jean-Pierre Dorat
as Jean
Bernard Fradet
as Gas Station Apprentice
Michel Benoist
as Umbrella Buyer
Jane Carat
as Ginny
José Bartel
as Guy Foucher (singing voice)
Claudine Meunier
as Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
Claire Leclerc
as Tante Élise (singing voice)
Jacques Camelinat
as Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
François Charet
as Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Chizat
as Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Bernard Garnier
as Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Hervé Legrand
as François Foucher (uncredited)
Myriam Michelson
as Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Paul Pavel
as First Removal Man (uncredited)
Roger Perrinoz
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Crew of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Discover the backstage crew of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg →- Released on February 19, 1964