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Way of Youth

Way of Youth

1959•1h 30m•6.2/10
Comedy

Ratings

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6.2/10(22)

This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation: black market, war profiteers, cracking open bottles of Champagne while most of the Parisians are almost starving.

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Production

S.E.P.I.C., Franco London Films, Mondex Films, Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG), Zebra Films, Tempo Film

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

Bourvil

Bourvil

Charles Michaud, père

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Antoine Michaud, fils

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

M. Tiercelin, restaurateur et as du marché noir

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Paul Tiercelin

Françoise Arnoul

Françoise Arnoul

Yvette Grandmaison

Pierre Mondy

Pierre Mondy

Lulu

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Hélène Michaud, mère

Sandra Milo

Sandra Milo

Olga, prostituée

Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine Lebeau

Flora, peite-amie éconduite de Paul

Martine Havet

Martine Havet

Pierrette Michaud, sœur d'Antoine

Micheline Luccioni

Micheline Luccioni

Solange, secrétaire de Michaud et Olivier

Christian Lude

Christian Lude

M. Olivier, associé de Charles Michaud

Jean Brochard

Jean Brochard

M. Coutelier, voisin d'Yvette, professeur de philosophie en retraite

Gaby Basset

Gaby Basset

Lucette, sœur de Tiercelin père

Claude Castaing

Dominique, associé de Tiercelin

Sylviane Rozenberg

Sylviane Rozenberg

« Chou » Grandmaison, fille d'Yvette

Marcel Bernier

Marcel Bernier

Un gardien de la paix à vélo (uncredited)

Charles Bouillaud

Charles Bouillaud

Le client enrhumé (uncredited)

Pierre Collet

Pierre Collet

Un gendarme (uncredited)

Henri Coutet

Henri Coutet

L'homme demandant des volontaires (uncredited)

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