Drama ·War · France · 1981 · 1h 58m

The Boy Soldier

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Director
Yves Boisset
Cast
Lucas Belvaux as Simon Chalumot Jean Carmet as L'adjudant Chalumot Jean-Pierre Aumont as Commandant Félix Jean-François Stévenin as Sergent Billotet Jacques Denis as Brizoulet Evelyn Cotton as Soeur Béatrice
Crew
Pierre-William Glenn — Director of Photography Albert Jurgenson — Editor Philippe Sarde — Original Music Composer Jacques Kirsner — Screenplay Yves Boisset — Screenplay Yves Gibeau — Novel
Synopsis

In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father, an ex-soldier who has little sympathy for his son's more gentle temperament, or for his interest in films.

Key Collaborators
Yves Boisset Director Pierre-William Glenn Director of Photography Albert Jurgenson Editor Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer Jacques Kirsner Screenplay Yves Boisset Screenplay Yves Gibeau Novel Alain Sarde Producer
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