A Bag of Marbles (2017)
Un sac de billes (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 50min
- Biography, Drama
- 23 Mar 2018 (USA)
- Movie
In occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.
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- 3 wins.
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Cast
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Dorian Le Clech | ... |
Joseph Joffo
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Batyste Fleurial | ... |
Maurice Joffo
(as Batyste Fleurial Palmieri)
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| Patrick Bruel | ... |
Roman Joffo
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| Elsa Zylberstein | ... |
Anna Joffo
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| Bernard Campan | ... |
Amboise Mancelier
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| Kev Adams | ... |
Ferdinand
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| Christian Clavier | ... |
Docteur Rosen
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| César Domboy | ... |
Henri Joffo
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| Ilian Bergala | ... |
Albert Joffo
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Emile Berling | ... |
Raoul Mancelier
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| Jocelyne Desverchère | ... |
Marcelle Mancelier
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Coline Leclère | ... |
Françoise
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| Éric Bougnon | ... |
Subinagué
(as Eric Bougnon)
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Joël Dupuch | ... |
Julien, le boulanger
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| Holger Daemgen | ... |
Alois Brunner
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| Michaël Erpelding | ... |
Raymond
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Eva Leimbergerová | ... |
Madame Besançon
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Michael Smadja | ... |
Simon
(as Mica Smadja)
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| Marek Vasut | ... |
Patron de l'Hôtel du commerce
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| Martin Hub | ... |
Gunther
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| Romain Paul | ... |
Gérard
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Julien Bruant | ... |
Soldat SS
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| Etienne Chicot | ... |
Le curé
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| Fred Epaud | ... |
Le curé Buffa
(as Frédéric Epaud)
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Max Clavelly | ... |
Ange Testi
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Marius Matty | ... |
Daniel
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| Paul Scarfoglio | ... |
Masso
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Merlin Delarivière | ... |
Zeratti
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| Petr Hanak | ... |
Monsieur Paul
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Daniel Koenigsberg | ... |
Saul Levine
(as Daniel Kenigsberg)
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Roby Joffo | ... |
Moishe Cohen
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| Jana Altmanová | ... |
La mémé
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| Pierre Kiwitt | ... |
Officier SS 1
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Zbysek Humpolek | ... |
Officier SS 2
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Jirí Wohanka | ... |
Monsieur Lévy
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Meir Berkowitz | ... |
Monsieur Tannenbaum 1
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Petr Jan Vins | ... |
Monsieur Tannenbaum 2
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Jana Radojcicová | ... |
Polonaise 1
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Michaela Svedova | ... |
Polonaise 2
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| Vincent Nemeth | ... |
Le professeur
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| Lucas Prisor | ... |
Le contrôleur allemand
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Candide Sanchez | ... |
Le fermier Cochon
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| Gérard Dubouche | ... |
Le camionneur
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Anouk Biard | ... |
La maîtresse d'école à Nice
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| Joseph Malerba | ... |
Marcello
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| Louis-Emmanuel Blanc | ... |
Policier niçois
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Zdenek Pecha | ... |
Sous-officier SS
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| Jirí Cerný | ... |
Garde allemand
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Gérard Robert Gratadour | ... |
Cuisinier Excelsior
(as Gérard Gratadour)
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Marketa Potuzakova | ... |
Maryse
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Jean-Michel Fête | ... |
Monsieur Jean
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Luc Palun | ... |
L'homme patibulaire
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Lenka Burianová |
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| Vít Rolecek |
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Aurelie Zerah |
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Joseph Joffo | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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Maurice Joffo | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Isabelle Ziental | ... |
Ménagère (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Christian Duguay | ||
Written by
| Joseph Joffo | ... | (book "Un sac de billes") |
| Alexandra Geismar | ... | (original screenplay) & |
| Jonathan Allouche | ... | (original screenplay) |
| Benoît Guichard | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Christian Duguay | ... | (screenplay) |
| Benoît Guichard | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Christian Duguay | ... | (adaptation) |
| Benoît Guichard | ... | (dialogue) & |
| Christian Duguay | ... | (dialogue) |
| Laurent Zeitoun | ... | (collaboration) |
Produced by
| Gaëtan David | ... | co-producer |
| Tanguy Dekeyser | ... | co-producer |
| Nicolas Duval Adassovsky | ... | producer |
| Joe Iacono | ... | producer |
| Marc Jenny | ... | co-producer |
| Lyse Lafontaine | ... | co-producer |
| Jean-Charles Levy | ... | co-producer |
| André Logie | ... | co-producer |
| Laurent Zeitoun | ... | producer |
| Yann Zenou | ... | producer |
Music by
| Armand Amar | ||
Cinematography by
| Christophe Graillot | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Olivier Gajan | ||
Editorial Department
| Isabelle Bassaglia | ... | first assistant editor |
| Julien Bodart | ... | colorist |
| Tom Doumaux | ... | data manager |
| Maeva Drouin | ... | assistant colorist |
| Karim El Katari | ... | colorist |
| Géraldine Gacon | ... | assistant editor |
| Etienne Glaudeix | ... | data manager |
| Julien Perrin | ... | additional editor |
| Anne-Sophie Queneuille | ... | colorist: dailies |
| John Sanz y Bueno | ... | assistant editor |
| Damien Ulmer | ... | assistant colorist |
Casting By
| Valerie Espagne | ... | (casting children) |
| Marie-France Michel | ||
| Juliette Ménager | ||
Production Design by
| Franck Schwarz | ||
Art Direction by
| Stephanie Bertrand Carussi | ... | (as Stéphanie Bertrand) |
| Cécile Arlet Colin | ||
| Frantisek Weber | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jimena Esteve | ||
| Hélène Maroutian | ||
Costume Design by
| Pierre-Jean Larroque | ||
Makeup Department
| Paul de Fisser | ... | key hair stylist (as Paul de Fissier) |
| Karine Foret | ... | hair stylist |
| Simon Livet | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Vanessa Loggia | ... | hair stylist |
| Laure Malterre | ... | makeup artist |
| Magdaléna Mazalová | ... | hair stylist |
| Cécile Pellerin | ... | key makeup artist |
| Linda Schwach | ... | hair stylist |
| Rene Stejskal | ... | prosthetics & special effects makeup |
Production Management
| Mathieu Cauvin | ... | unit manager |
| Laure Cérène | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Guillaume de Bollivier | ... | assistant production manager |
| Clément Desramée | ... | extra assistant unit manager |
| Karim Djerbi | ... | unit manager: CZ |
| Manon Guichard | ... | extra assistant unit manager |
| Varujan Gumusel | ... | post-production manager |
| Alexandre Houllier | ... | unit production manager |
| Blandine Lecointre | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Samuel Lumbroso | ... | rushman |
| Michal Prikryl | ... | production manager |
| Laurent Sivot | ... | production manager |
| Sidonie Waserman | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Robin Welch | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Candice Alpaerts | ... | assistant to director |
| Clémence Bénard | ... | third assistant director |
| Frederic Dagmey | ... | crowd assistant director |
| Adina Dulcu | ... | assistant to director |
| Florence Gatineau-Saillant | ... | second assistant director |
| Mathieu Hiltzer | ... | second assistant director |
| Tom Kan | ... | second unit director |
| Kristyna Klozarova | ... | second assistant director on set |
| Marketa Magerova | ... | second assistant director |
| Chloé Mery | ... | Assistant to director |
| Laure Prévost | ... | first assistant director |
| Amour Rawyler | ... | child coach |
| Michal Tesar | ... | additional assistant director |
| Zuzana Tomcalova | ... | second assistant director on the set |
| Paul Vallespi | ... | crowd assistant director |
| Sara Valova | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Florian Augis | ... | production buyer |
| Stéphane Cabrera | ... | props |
| Bernard Chedin | ... | production buyer |
| Pascal Chevé | ... | supervising plasterer |
| Margaux Coste | ... | third assistant decorator |
| Roberto DiCamillo | ... | construction buyer |
| Léo Faure | ... | set designer |
| David Gospodarczyk | ... | props |
| Georges Kafian | ... | graphic designer |
| Robert Kamaryt | ... | set dresser |
| Radan Kapinos | ... | vehicle coordinator |
| Tomas Kratochvila | ... | set designer |
| Lukas Lehoucka | ... | property master |
| Julia Luci | ... | assistant greenman |
| Navarro Matthias | ... | carpenter |
| Johanick Penot | ... | set dresser |
| Thierry Poulet | ... | assistant art director |
| Jirí Prchal | ... | props |
| Xavière Protat | ... | props buyer |
| Henri-Gabriel Robert | ... | assistant property master |
| Michel Rollant | ... | property buyer |
| Frank Rouches | ... | production buyer (as Rouches Frank) |
| Mark Schons | ... | roughman |
| Barthelemy Thomas | ... | carpenter |
| Jana Vlasáková | ... | set dec assistant |
| Guillaume Watrinet | ... | property master |
| Tomas Zika | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Adrien Arnaud | ... | adr supervisor |
| Eric Bizet | ... | adr sync |
| Michel B. Bordeleau | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Ophélie Boully | ... | additional sound |
| Nicolas Favre | ... | boom operator |
| Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher | ... | foley mixer |
| Emmanuel Hachette | ... | sound |
| François-Joseph Hors | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Pierre-Jean Labrusse | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Laurent Ouellette | ... | assistant foley |
| Jean-Philippe Savard | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Miroslav Precechtel | ... | special effects technician |
| Jan Rejnus | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Jonathan Asselin | ... | visual effects artist |
| Bruno Blain | ... | visual effects artist |
| Francois Couette | ... | compositor |
| Chloé Coutou | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Eric Desaulniers | ... | visual effects artist |
| Théophile Dhuicque | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Mailys Garcia | ... | matte painter (as Maïlys Garcia) |
| Vincent Glaize | ... | td matte painting |
| Jeanlin Guillaume | ... | compositor |
| Yamil Hossman | ... | compositor |
| Gabrielle Jochym | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Philippe Langlois | ... | matte painter |
| Stephane Mailet | ... | tracking layout supervisor |
| Marc Massicotte | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Benoit Pelchat | ... | matte painting supervisor |
| Sebastien Racine | ... | visual effects producer |
| Benoit Revilliod | ... | visual effects artist |
| Isabelle Riva | ... | visual effects producer |
| Paul Saint-Hilaire | ... | compositor |
| Mauricio Salas | ... | compositor |
| Josianne Tremblay | ... | visual effects artist |
| Conal Wenn | ... | visual effects artist |
Stunts
| Jan Arnost | ... | stunts |
| Sarah Belala | ... | stunts |
| David Bilek | ... | stunts |
| Jan Brichcin | ... | stunts (as Jan Brichcin Jr.) |
| Marek Brichcin | ... | stunts |
| Matous Brichcin | ... | stunt double: César Domboy / stunts |
| Julien Bruant | ... | stunts |
| Viktor Cervenka | ... | stunts |
| Jindrich Dudek | ... | stunts |
| Philippe Guégan | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Martin Hub | ... | stunts |
| Pavel Hulinko | ... | stunts |
| Milos Kulhavy | ... | stunts |
| Robert Lahoda | ... | stunt coordinator (as Robin Lahoda) |
| David Matousek | ... | stunts |
| Vaclav Pacal | ... | stunts |
| Tomas Peterac | ... | stunts |
| Julie Pinault | ... | stunts |
| Monika Podzimkova | ... | stunts |
| Dominik Sourek | ... | stunt performer |
| Martin Spur | ... | stunts |
| Zdenek Stadtherr | ... | stunts |
| Patrik Surowka | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Anaïs Andreassian | ... | second assistant camera |
| Johan Bors | ... | electrician |
| Franck Bouchoucha | ... | grip |
| Boris Bourgois | ... | key grip |
| Jonathan Cathala | ... | aerial camera technician |
| Jean Christophe Delinaoumis | ... | best boy grip |
| Remy Freess | ... | grip: unit paris |
| Camille Garbarini | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Thibault Grabherr | ... | poster photographer / still photographer |
| Adrien Guillaume | ... | second assistant camera: steadicam assistant: Paris unit |
| François Guillotin | ... | electrician |
| Petr Hons | ... | best boy electric |
| Amnon Israeli | ... | camera operator |
| Petr Jiracek | ... | gaffer |
| Pavel Kapicka | ... | second assistant camera: b camera (as Pavel-Kapicka) |
| Mikulas Krepelka | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Stepan Krizek | ... | best boy grip |
| Sophie Lemaire | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Martin Maryska | ... | b camera focus puller |
| Laure Ménégale | ... | video operator: paris unit |
| Pietro Rosso | ... | electrician |
| Michel Sabourdy | ... | gaffer |
| Jan Sankot | ... | electrician |
| Didier Schokkaert | ... | first assistant camera |
| Petr Stuna | ... | still photographer |
| Hervé Traini | ... | groupman |
| Jan Vagner | ... | second assistant camera: steadicam assistant |
| Michaël Wallet | ... | electrician (as Michel Wallet) |
Casting Department
| Winifrey Bandera-Guzman | ... | casting assistant: Casting Sauvage |
| Marie-Sylvie Caillierez | ... | casting |
| Diane Capo | ... | extras casting |
| Clémentine Fritsch | ... | casting assistant |
| Maeva Gauthier | ... | casting assistant: children |
| Daniel Henriot | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Jirí Hrstka | ... | extras casting |
| Samantha Marques | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Marie-France Michel | ... | extras casting |
| Annette Trumel | ... | casting associate |
| Emilie Watrin | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Sydney Wattiez | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Pierre-Adrien Gassot | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Kabesová Hana | ... | costumer: extras |
| Jan Sotola | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Corinne Dacomo | ... | location scout |
| Daniel Dacomo | ... | location manager: nice |
| Pierre Durand | ... | location assistant |
| Zdenek Fiala | ... | location manager |
| David Koranda | ... | location manager |
| Stéphane Martel | ... | assistant location manager |
| Clémentine Vanier | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Quentin Boniface | ... | head of music |
| Philippe Briand | ... | composer: trailer music |
| Jérémy Gaucher | ... | music recording assistant (as Jeremy Gaucher) |
| Hugo Gonzalez-Pioli | ... | additional music / arranger / conductor |
| Vitek Kral | ... | music recording assistant |
| Guy-Paul Romby | ... | music copyist |
| Gabriel Saban | ... | composer: trailer music |
| Steven A. Saltzman | ... | music editor |
| Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen | ... | arranger: additional music |
Script and Continuity Department
| Estelle Bonnet-Gérard | ... | assistant script supervisor (as Estelle Gérard) / second unit script supervisor (as Estelle Gérard) |
| Josiane Morand | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Dina Arbib | ... | production admin |
| Eliott Brunet | ... | business affairs |
| Fabrice Caccamo | ... | miscellanious crew |
| Marie-France Calif | ... | production coordinator |
| Claire Chevalier | ... | digital marketing |
| Pauline Ducoulombier | ... | coordination supervisor: children |
| Juliette Guilloteau | ... | digital marketing |
| Aurélie Guénault | ... | assistant in development |
| Helene Karson | ... | assistant to producers |
| Jirí Kasan | ... | 2nd Asst Accountant |
| Jérôme Lament | ... | digital marketing |
| Florian Lapôtre | ... | digital marketing |
| Lanny Nenicka | ... | accountant |
| Morgane Paul | ... | digital marketing |
| Camille Paulmier | ... | digital marketing |
| Myriam Rak | ... | legal clearance supervisor |
| Florian Rubeli | ... | assistant manager |
| Dorothée Santucci | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Mirka Valova | ... | production coordinator |
| Alexis Zárubová | ... | Set Medic |
Thanks
| Joseph Joffo | ... | special thanks |
| Maurice Joffo | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Quad
- Main Journey
- Gaumont (co-production)
- TF1 Films Production (co-production)
- Forecast Pictures (co-production)
- IDL Films (co-production)
- La Compagnie Cinématographique (co-production)
- Panache Productions (co-production)
- Proximus (co-production)
- Okko Productions (co-production)
- Cinémage 9 Développement (developed with the support of)
- Indéfilms Initiative (developed with the support of)
- Apidev 3 (developed with the support of)
- Canal+ (participation)
- Ciné+ (participation)
- TF1 (participation)
- Téléfilm Canada (participation)
- Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC) (participation)
- Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (support)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (in partnership with)
- Angoa-Agicoa (support)
- Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah (support)
- Okko Productions
Distributors
- Cinéart (2017) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Gaumont (2017) (France) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2017) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Weltkino Filmverleih (2017) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2016) (Switzerland)
- Film Movement (2017) (United States)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2017) (Portugal)
- Omnibus (2023) (United States) (DVD)
- Passion River Films (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2017) (Australia)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2018) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
- Weltkino Filmverleih (2018) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aerial Camera Systems (ACS) (aerial filming services)
- EXTRAfilms S.r.o. (extras casting)
- Ernst Leitz Wetzlar (manufacturer: Leitz SUMMILUX-C lenses)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In occupied Paris, Jewish barber Roman Joffo can't keep up life with Nazi clients, ultimately deciding his family must flee. He, wife Anna and elder sons Henri and Albert go straight to Nice. Kid sons Maurice and Joseph 'Jo', the youngest, are sent separately through Vicy France by train, but the adventure goes pear-shaped, so they enroll in a Catholic school, until the Nazi Jew hunters start checking false identities. They escape to Nice, join their family for a while, remain after another raid chases the elder kin, taking jobs and Maurice even contacts the resistance. Jo misses the first bus back to liberated Paris to save the daughter of the avid collaborator who employed him, then rejoins his bothers, only father was killed in a concentration camp. Written by KGF Vissers |
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Box Office
| Budget | $21,400,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Kev Adams and Christian Clavier previously starred in Les Profs 2. See more » |
| Goofs | A sequence show a truck carrying a SS detail as their uniforms indicate it, the truck has clearly visible a license plate referring to Wehrmacht WH. It should have a plate indicating SS. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in ACS France (2018). See more » |