Capricious small-town girl Juliette and barge captain Jean marry after a whirlwind courtship, and she comes to live aboard his boat, L'Atalante. As they make their way down the Seine, Jean grows weary of Juliette's flirtations with his all-male crew, and Juliette longs to escape the monotony of the boat and experience the excitement of a big city. When she steals away to Paris by herself, her husband begins to think their marriage was a mistake.
Cast and Crew
Michel Simon
Père Jules
Dita Parlo
Juliette
Jean Dasté
Jean
Gilles Margaritis
Peddler
Louis Lefebvre
Cabin Boy
Maurice Gilles
Office Manager
Raphaël Diligent
Raspoutine, the boatman
Claude Aveline
(uncredited)
René Blech
Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)
Lou Bonin
Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
Charles Dorat
Thief (uncredited)
Genya Lozinska
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Gen Paul
Master of Ceremonies at Wedding (uncredited)
Jacques Prévert
Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
Pierre Prévert
Traveler in a Hurry (uncredited)
Albert Riéra
(uncredited)
Jacques Brunius
Policeman with a Bicycle (uncredited)
Paul Grimault
Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
Fanny Clair
Juliette's Mother (uncredited)
Kani Kıpçak
Jackie Jackmark (uncredited)
Videos & Trailers
L'ATALANTE TRAILER
François Truffaut on Seeing L'Atalante for the First Time