The Best Part
1955, French. Directed by Yves Allégret.
Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 30 December 1955
- Original title
- La Meilleure Part
- Country
- Italy, France
- Written by
- Yves Allégret, Jacques Sigurd
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The Best Part isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 December 1955. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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The Best Part (1955) was directed by Yves Allégret and stars Gérard Philipe, Michèle Cordoue, Georges Chamarat.