People of No Importance

People of No Importance
Directed byHenri Verneuil
Written byHenri Verneuil
François Boyer
Produced byRené Lafuite
Marcel Berbert
Ignace Morgenstern
StarringJean Gabin
Françoise Arnoul
CinematographyLouis Page
Edited byChristian Gaudin
Music byJoseph Kosma
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 15 February 1956 (1956-02-15)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

People of No Importance (French: Des gens sans importance) is a 1956 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil. It was based on the novel of the same name by Serge Groussard. Set entirely among ordinary working people, it tells the story of an unhappily married long-distance lorry driver who starts an affair with a young waitress at a restaurant where he stops frequently, but tragedy intervenes. The film was remade in 1986 by Koreyoshi Kurahara as Michi.