Catherine is the captain's wife rescued from the distressed cargo ship during the storm. After refusing to return aboard her husband's vessel, she takes a hotel room, where André visits to check on her. Mutual attraction develops, but she hastily leaves town when Yvonne's illness is revealed.
Nelly is a seventeen-year-old who has run away from Zabel, her godfather and household guardian. She grows close to Jean and falls in love with him, while using her knowledge of Zabel's jealous killing to protect Jean from exposure. She is rescued by Jean before witnessing his death.
Gertrude is a small blind girl adopted by the pastor of a mountain village. As she grows into an attractive young woman, she becomes the focus of both the pastor’s love and Jacques’s affection. After her sight is miraculously restored, she returns changed and realizes that the happiness of her former life has been lost.
An embassy typist involved in a secret affair with Baines. She visits the house with Baines and Phillipe, where Mrs. Baines discovers them. During the investigation, she overhears Phillipe lying and implores him in French to be honest. She later informs Baines that investigators found a footprint linking him to the crime.
She becomes the central woman in Napoléon's private life after meeting him at a celebration hosted by Barras. Their encounter develops into a significant relationship that continues alongside his military ambitions and political rise, linking his personal story with the transformation of France under his increasingly powerful leadership.
Comtesse Gabrielle de Valandry is Benjamin’s wealthy aunt and the hostess of the Valendry household. Benjamin arrives hoping for help, nervously rehearses how to greet her, and later boldly compliments her while attempting to speak like a poet at her gathering.
Paula Matrac is Jean Matrac's wife in occupied France. During his bomber missions, Jean is permitted to drop letters over the family home so he can preserve his connection with her and with their son. Her presence represents the family ties he keeps despite exile, war, and his dangerous service.
Marie Antoinette is the Queen of France named in the film's title and the central historical subject indicated by it. The supplied synopsis identifies Michèle Morgan as portraying her, but gives no specific events or actions from her story.
A young scullery maid secretly in love with valet Mike O'Brien. She is disguised as her employer's estranged daughter, Pamela Drake, to secure a wealthy marriage for financial relief. Eventually, she clarifies her true feelings and begins a romance with Mike.
Marie-José is a sensitive and intelligent woman whom Pierre marries despite her physical unattractiveness. He treats her cruelly, while they have two children together. After docteur Bosc transforms her appearance, she considers eloping with Gérard Durieu, but ultimately returns to her duties as wife and mother.
Marguerite works in the nightlife world and has been involved with Angelo, though she discovers that her feelings for him are not genuine. After his arrest, she grows close to Georges, imagines him as an ideal lover, and ultimately believes his account of the ring, their shared destiny, and the supernatural truth behind his actions.
A hostess and Jacques Forestier's former love, Claire unexpectedly reunites with him on a flight while searching for Commander Pierre Aubry. Their renewed closeness revives old feelings and painful misunderstandings. She explains that she had imagined a lasting life with Jacques, but ultimately chooses to make Aubry happy and seek a more peaceful future.
Michèle Morgan has 82 screen credits in a career dating back to 1932. Their work is anchored in the A Man and a Woman Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Rencontres, There's Always a Price Tag, Obsession. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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