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Cast
Thomas Jouannet
as Henry Dunant
Noémie Kocher
as Léonie Bourg-Thibourg
Émilie Dequenne
as Cécile Thuillier
Michel Galabru
as Hubert Dunant
Jean-François Balmer
as Adolphe Thuillier
Vincent Winterhalter
as Louis Appia
Samuel Labarthe
as Daniel Dunant
Vania Vilers
as Pierre Bourg-Thibourg
Henri Garcin
as Général Dufour
Fritz Karl
as Colonel Delaroche
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2007
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, TV Movie
Votes7
DirectorDominique Othenin-Girard
WritersClaude-Michel Rome, Claire Level
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHenry Dunant: Red on the Cross
About Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross
Henry Dunant, son of a Geneva francophone upper class bourgeoisie family, works for a Swiss exploitation company in French Algeria; when the colonists are thirsty, he returns determined to convince the firm and emperor Napoleon III to build a dam for them. After his Uncle, Dr. Hubert Dunant, diagnoses him not with Algerian typhus, just malaria, also his first meeting -dropping drawers in hospital for a shot- with nurse Cécile Thuillier, and meeting his careerist brother Daniel's fiancée, Léonie Bourg-Thibourg, daughter of the firm's boss, the board approves his plan. On his way to the emperor, who didn't even concede to receive him, Henry gets stuck in Castiglione, part of the Austrian province Lombardy which French troops came to 'liberate'; his Geneva friend Dr. Louis Appia saves his life by presenting him to suspicious Austrian troops as his medical assistant...
Directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard, Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross leans on a strong ensemble — Thomas Jouannet, Noémie Kocher, Émilie Dequenne — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2007.
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