About
This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation: black market, war profiteers, cracking open bottles of Champagne while most of the Parisians are almost starving.
Theatrical
Dec 31, 1959
Director
Music
Studio
S.E.P.I.C., Franco London Films, Mondex Films, Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG), Zebra Films, Tempo Film
Original Title
Le Chemin des écoliers
Original Language
French
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Cast
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Bourvil
Charles Michaud, père
A
Alain Delon
Antoine Michaud, fils
L
Lino Ventura
M. Tiercelin, restaurateur et as du marché noir
J
Jean-Claude Brialy
Paul Tiercelin
F
Françoise Arnoul
Yvette Grandmaison
P
Pierre Mondy
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P
Paulette Dubost
Hélène Michaud, mère
S
Sandra Milo
Olga, prostituée
M
Madeleine Lebeau
Flora, peite-amie éconduite de Paul
M
Martine Havet
Pierrette Michaud, sœur d'Antoine
M
Micheline Luccioni
Solange, secrétaire de Michaud et Olivier
C
Christian Lude
M. Olivier, associé de Charles Michaud
J
Jean Brochard
M. Coutelier, voisin d'Yvette, professeur de philosophie en retraite
G
Gaby Basset
Lucette, sœur de Tiercelin père
C
Claude Castaing
Dominique, associé de Tiercelin
M
Marcel Bernier
Un gardien de la paix à vélo (uncredited)
C
Charles Bouillaud
Le client enrhumé (uncredited)
P
Pierre Collet
Un gendarme (uncredited)
H
Henri Coutet
L'homme demandant des volontaires (uncredited)
L
Lucien Desagneaux
Un consommateur chez Tiercelin (uncredited)
