A Child in the Crowd
1976•1h 25m•6.5•Released
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.
Director
Gérard Blain
Writer
Gérard Blain, Michel Pérez
Languages
English, French, German
Studio
Télépresse Films
Cast
Jean François Cimino
Child
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
Production
Company
Télépresse Films
Company
Cinépol
Company
Renn Productions
Company
SFP
Producer
Claude Berri
Producer
Gérard Blain
Producer
Philippe Dussart
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