The Call of Destiny (1953 film)

The Call of Destiny (French: L'Appel du destin) is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Marais, Jacqueline Porel and Édouard Delmont.

Plot
While on tour, a conducting prodigy encounters his father for the first time. A formerly brilliant pianist he has declined into alcoholism and abandoned the family.

Cast

 * Jean Marais as Lorenzo Lombardi
 * Jacqueline Porel as Lucienne Lombardi
 * Roberto Benzi as Roberto Lombardi
 * Édouard Delmont as M. Galibert
 * Georgette Anys as La grosse Lolo
 * Renée Devillers as Germaine Obrecht
 * Charles Dechamps as Monsieur Roze
 * Fernand Sardou as Dottore Aldo Guarneri
 * Germaine Pape as Mme Torquato
 * Fernand Rauzéna as M. Torquato
 * Jean Lanier as Crespi, l'ami
 * Marcel Lebas as Le facteur
 * Philippe Richard as Le directeur
 * Julien Verdier as Dupont, le musicien
 * Léon Walther as Count Amadeo, le critique