Monsieur Batignole
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In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds him, he feels sorry for the boy and lodges him, hiding Simon from Pierre-Jean and also from his wife. Later, two cousins of Simon meet him in the cellar of the grocery. When Pierre-Jean finds the children, Batignole decides to travel with the children to Switzerland.
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Cast
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Gérard Jugnot
Edmond Batignole
Known for
The Chorus
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Jules Sitruk
Simon Bernstein
Known for
March of the Penguins
I, Cesar
Michèle Garcia
Marguerite Batignole
Known for
Yves Saint Laurent
The Closet
Jean-Paul Rouve
Pierre-Jean Lamour
Known for
The Tuche Family
Those Happy Days
Alexia Portal
Micheline Batignole
Known for
An Autumn Tale
Violette Blanckaert
Sarah Cohen
Known for
The Players
My Guy
Elisabeth Commelin
Irène
Daphné Baiwir
Guila Cohen
Also in
Bluebeard
Abuse of Weakness
Götz Burger
SS Col. Spreich
Known for
Same Old Song
Élisabeth Commelin
Irène
Known for
Chocolat
Through the Fire
Hubert Saint-Macary
Gendarmerie lieutenant
Known for
(Girl)Friend
Ca$h
Daniel Martin
Brigadier Albert
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Three Colors: Blue
Gérard Jugnot Director · Philippe Lopes-Curval Screenplay Khalil Chahine Composer
Worldwide gross $9M · Budget $10M · United States release October 30, 2002
Box office
Budget
$10,400,000
Worldwide gross
$9,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Novo Arturo Films
Production
RF2K Productions
Production
Turkhoise
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · March 6, 2002
Theatrical
France · March 6, 2002
Theatrical
United States · October 30, 2002
Theatrical
Australia
June 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
September 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
December 9, 2005 · TV
France
February 25, 2026 · TV · 6ter
Hungary
September 28, 2004 · TV
Israel
April 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
October 4, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
June 23, 2002 · Premiere · French Film Festival
January 11, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo
Mexico
September 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Norway
October 20, 2002 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
April 21, 2004 · TV
Portugal
October 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 12, 2007 · TV
Switzerland
March 6, 2002 · Theatrical
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