Wasteland
6.7
On the outskirts of Parisian council housing estates lies a vast wasteland that still retains its mysteries in this day and age, and serves as a refuge for people who, in their spare time, escape or are often ejected from their overcrowded dwellings. They form small, rather harmless bands, share their first secrets, build up their "treasures" and submit to strict rituals. The sanctity of their rebellions is underscored by initiation through blindfolded jumping and a blood test. An impossible love story is born between two members of the same clan, Dan, a beautiful, tomboyish girl, and Lucky, a sweet but feisty boy.
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Cast
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Danièle Gaubert
Dan
Also in
Camille 2000
Paris Does Not Exist
Roland Lesaffre
Big Chief
Known for
Atlantic Wall
Thérèse Raquin
Maurice Caffarelli
Lucky
Also in
We Will Go to Deauville
The Little Boy from the Lift
Constantin Andrieu
Marcel
Also in
The Good Lady
Jean-Louis Bras
Babar
Also in
Blood to the Head
Alfonso Mathis
Hans
Also in
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
Green Harvest
Claudine Auger
Prisunic
Known for
Thunderball
A Bay of Blood
Georges Wilson
Maître J.Royer
Known for
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
Dominique Dieudonné
Le râleur
Also in
Soleil éteint
Denise Vernac
Marcel's Mother
Known for
The Lovers of Montparnasse
François Nocher
Known for
The 400 Blows
Pierre Richard
Known for
La Chèvre
The Fugitives
Marcel Carné Director · Henri-François Rey Writer Henri Jeanson Story
First release November 9, 1960 · Produced in France, Italy · Production gray-film, Jolly Film
Production
Films Rive Gauche
Production
gray-film
Production
Jolly Film
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
Terrain vague
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 9, 1960
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No release date listed for United States.
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