The Boy Soldier

Name: The Boy Soldier
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1981
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.474

1981 · 118 min

Drama · War

★ 7.5

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In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father, an ex-soldier who has little sympathy for his son's more gentle temperament, or for his interest in films.

Crew

Director Yves Boisset
Screenplay Jacques Kirsner
Screenplay Yves Boisset
Director of Photography Pierre-William Glenn

Cast

Lucas Belvaux
Simon Chalumot
Jean Carmet
L'adjudant Chalumot
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Commandant Félix
Jean-François Stévenin
Sergent Billotet
Jacques Denis
Brizoulet
E
Evelyn Cotton
Soeur Béatrice
Daniel Mesguich
Capitaine Mourre
Jean-Pol Dubois
Capitaine des Aubelles
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Capitaine Maryla
Jean-Marc Thibault
Pradier
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Commandant de la Mazardière
Serge Moati
Le professeur de français

Crew

Director — Yves Boisset
Screenplay — Jacques Kirsner
Screenplay — Yves Boisset
Director of Photography — Pierre-William Glenn

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