A Child in the Crowd
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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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Cast
18 people
Jean François Cimino
Child
César Chauveau
Paul (Teenager)
Also in
The Pelican
Second Wind
Claude Berri
Known for
The Truth
Happily Ever After
Emmanuel Machuel
Gérard Blain
Known for
The American Friend
The Mischief Makers
Annie Kovaks
Mother of Paul
Marie-Aimée Debril
Michel Pérez
Cécile Cousseau
Micheline, enfant
No other roles listed
Jean Schwarz
Claude Treille
Micheline, adolescente
No other roles listed
Jean Bertal
Father of Paul
Gérard Blain Director · Michel Pérez Writer Emmanuel Machuel Cinematographer
First release June 4, 1976 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, German
Production
Télépresse Films
Production
Cinépol
Production
Renn Productions
Production
SFP
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP)
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Un enfant dans la foule
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
France · June 4, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Portugal
December 14, 1977 · Porto Cineclube do Norte
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