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A Child in the Crowd

A Child in the Crowd

★ 6.5/10•1976•1h 25m•Drama

Deserted by his father, and dislocated by the Second World War, Paul is a boy who wants affection and attention and cannot find it at home. For a while, he becomes the pet of some German soldiers, running errands for them. Later, he helps the Resistance, and when the Americans come to stay, he is really in his element with them.

Gérard Blain · Director

Gérard Blain · Writer

Michel Pérez · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageFR
Release DateJun 4, 1976

Actors

Jean François Cimino

Child

César Chauveau

César Chauveau

Paul (Teenager)

Annie Kovaks

Mother of Paul

Cécile Cousseau

Micheline, enfant

Claude Treille

Micheline, adolescente

Jean Bertal

Father of Paul

Gabrielle Sassoum

La grand-mère

Raymonde Badé-Mauffroy

La maîtresse (as Raymonde Mauffroy)

Jacques Benoît-Lévy

School Director

Claude Cernay

Gilles

Jurgens Doeres

Laurent

Bernard Soufflet

Jacques

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