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A Child in the Crowd
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Gérard Blain, Michel Pérez
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:Télépresse Films, Cinépol, Renn Productions, SFP
Cast
Gérard Blain
Director
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
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