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7.8/10   3,283 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jean Aurenche (dialogue)
Jean Aurenche (screenplay)
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Release Date:
8 December 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
War...and how it affects the lives of our children
Plot:
A young French girl orphaned in a Nazi air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins more
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Beautiful performances by the children more (47 total)

Cast

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Georges Poujouly ... Michel Dolle
Brigitte Fossey ... Paulette
Amédée ... Francis Gouard
Laurence Badie ... Berthe Dolle
Madeleine Barbulée ... Red Cross Nun (end of film)
Suzanne Courtal ... Madame Dolle
Lucien Hubert ... Dolle, the Father
Jacques Marin ... Georges Dolle
Pierre Merovée ... Raymond Dolle
Violette Monnier
Denise Péronne ... Jeanne Gouard (as Denise Perronne)
Fernande Roy
Louis Saintève ... Priest
André Wasley ... Gouard, the Father
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Forbidden Games (USA)
The Secret Game
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Runtime:
86 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The bridge seen in the first scenes is an old roman bridge that crossed the Verdon river near Aiguines (Var - France). This place is now unfortunately submerged by the waters of the Sainte-Croix lake. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Father Dolle drinks the same glass of wine twice, or does not pour the second glass. The level of wine in the bottle does not appear to change. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Le fils de Gascogne (1995) more

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Beautiful performances by the children, 18 September 2000
10/10
Author: overseer-3 from Florida

A classic French foreign film, one of the best. A necessity for every foreign film lover's video library, along with Cinema Paradiso and Life Is Beautiful. This film haunts you and stays with you long after the film flashes its "finis". Part of this is due to the musical soundtrack, with its romantic guitar melodies, part of it has to do with the sadness of the storyline....the little girl's losing her parents and beloved dog early in the picture, but mostly the film lingers in your heart because of the outstanding performances by the child actors in this film, Georges Poujouly who plays Michel, and especially Brigitte Fossey as Paulette. Her little innocent face expresses all the horrors and trauma of war, what all the millions of children must have felt who were caught up in the barbarism of World War Two, when the security of a loving home was pulled out from under them. Never has the agony of a human being's suffering been so well captured on film, and I think Brigitte was all of six years old when she performed in this movie. A remarkable feat.

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