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The Children's Rebellion

52% | Apr 22, 1992
Drama

In the 19th century, children -- particularly the children of the poor -- were considered to be an exploitable resource of docile and cheap labor. Anyone who had the effrontery to steal so much as a portion of a loaf of bread for any reason would (at the very least) go to prison, regardless of their age. However, people of conscience were beginning to protest against this situation. The story takes place in a prison for children where conditions are particularly harsh. The warden is a thick-headed martinet who demands complete compliance with the rules, or the children will be brutally dealt with. The assistant warden is a more modern man, and is appalled by the whole institution, but seeks to begin by reforming it. To that end, he has invited a journalist to come and see the conditions that prevail there, in the hopes that she will rouse public opinion against at least this one form of injustice.

Top Billed Cast

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Michel Aumont
The uncle
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André Wilms
Mr. Alexis
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Bernard Musson
Mr. Alexis's father
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Clémentine Amouroux
Countess of Ozeray
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Nada Strancar
Mrs. Alexis

Featured Crew

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Raymond Blumenthal
Producer
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Gérard Poitou-Weber
Director
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Philippe Melenec
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Dominique Brenguier
Director of Photography
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Jean-Pierre Segal
Editor
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Claude Lenoir
Production Design
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Delphine Jaffart
Makeup Department Head
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François Groult
Sound
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Gisèle Tanalias
Costume Design
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René Aubry
Original Music Composer
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Laurent Lévy
Foley Artist
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Chantal Rémy
Writer

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