The Little Thief
In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in prison—will help her learn from her mistakes.
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Cast
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Charlotte Gainsbourg
Janine Castang
Known for
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Melancholia
Didier Bezace
Michel Davenne
Known for
L.627
The Minister
Simon de La Brosse
Raoul
Known for
Pauline at the Beach
An Impudent Girl
Clotilde de Bayser
Séverine Longuet
Also in
Winter's Child
L'enfance de l'art
Raoul Billerey
L'oncle André Rouleau
Known for
Naked Childhood
Betty Blue
Chantal Banlier
La tante Léa Rouleau
Known for
The Hedgehog
Copacabana
Nathalie Cardone
Mauricette
Known for
Torment
Renée Faure
La Mére Busato
Known for
The President
The Judge and the Assassin
Catherine Arditi
la directrice de l'école
Known for
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Carbone
Pierre Maguelon
M. Fauvel
Known for
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Inquisitor
Marion Grimault
Kebadian
Also in
The French Revolution
Dédé
Claude Miller Director · Annie Miller Screenplay Luc Béraud Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Claude Miller
Screenplay
Annie Miller
Screenplay
Luc Béraud
Story
François Truffaut
Story
Claude de Givray
Cinematographer
Dominique Chapuis
Editor
Albert Jurgenson
Production designer
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
Costume designer
Jacqueline Bouchard
Costume designer
Catherine Bouchard
Worldwide gross $1.1M · United States release December 21, 1988 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,055,416
Production
Orly Films
Production
Miramax
Studio
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Petite Voleuse
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 21, 1988
Theatrical
United States · December 21, 1988
Theatrical
Germany
December 23, 1988 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 28, 1990 · Theatrical
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