The Emigrant
1940, French. Directed by Léo Joannon.
Fearing a gangster's vengeance,his moll sails away to South Africa ,where many emigrants intend to work in the mines there.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Léo JoannonDirector
- Edwige FeuillèreChristiane Vallier
- Jean ChevrierFrançois Champart
- Georges LannesTino
- Foun-SenAnnamite on crutches
- Palmyre LevasseurNun of the Lisbon hospice
- Jacques VitryCommissioner
- Edmond van DaëleEmigrant
- Philippe RichardHead doctor
- Serge NadaudOfficer
- Marcel PérèsGaston, emigrant
- Marcel DuhamelCast
- DuluardCast
Details
- Released
- 29 January 1940
- Original title
- L'Émigrante
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean Aurenche, Herbert Juttke, André-Paul Antoine
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The Emigrant runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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Which OTT platform is The Emigrant on?
The Emigrant isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 January 1940. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Emigrant?
If you liked The Emigrant, try All Fired Up, Ride Away, New Biz in the Hood.
Who directed The Emigrant?
The Emigrant (1940) was directed by Léo Joannon and stars Edwige Feuillère, Jean Chevrier, Georges Lannes.