Promise at Dawn

Overview

From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.

Director: Eric Barbier

Cast

Pierre Niney

Romain Gary

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Nina Kacew

Didier Bourdon

Alex Gubernatis

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Zaremba

Finnegan Oldfield

Captain Langer

Catherine McCormack

Lesley Blanch

Pawel Puchalski

Romain (8-10 years old)

Némo Schiffman

Romain (14-16 years old)

Lou Chauvain

Mariette

Arieh Worthalter

Captain of Gache