The Little Rebels (1955)
"Chiens perdus sans collier" (original title)

Director:

Jean Delannoy

Writers:

Gilbert Cesbron (story), Jean Aurenche (adaptation),

Stars:

Jean Gabin, Robert Dalban, Jean-Jacques Delbo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Gabin	...	Le juge Julien Lamy
Robert Dalban	...	Joseph, le funambule
Jean-Jacques Delbo	...	Un joueur de belote
Dora Doll	...	Madame Lecarnoy
Jane Marken	...	La déléguée
Claire Olivier	...	Madame Noël, la secrétaire du juge Lamy
Renée Passeur	...	La grand-mère de Francis (as Renée S. Passeur)
Raphaël Patorni	...	Le substitut
Jean d'Yd	...	Le grand-père de Francis (as Jean D'Yd)
Anne Doat	...	Sylvette Villain
Serge Lecointe	...	Francis Lanoux
Jacques Moulières	...	Gérard Lecarnoy (as Jacques Moullieres)
Jimmy Urbain	...	Alain Robert
Georges Aminel	...	L'avocat
Josette Arno	...	La jeune prostituée

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

4 October 1955 (France)

Also Known As:

The Little Rebels

Filming Locations:

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Yvelines, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Franco London Films, Les Films Gibé, Continental Produzione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Optiphone (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa #20535 delivered on 20 December 1955.

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Connections

Referenced in The 400 Blows (1959)

User Reviews

Truffaut hated this movie....

And that's a good reason to watch it.After all,"les 400 coups" was more of the same :it focused on one character (Antoine Doinel) whereas his Bête Noire Jean Delannoy 's film dealt with several "bad" kids' lives .There are great names in the cast and credits :Gilbert Cesbron,a famous writer,Jean Aurenche,Paul Misraki and of course Jean Gabin as the judge with a big heart.

Unlike "les 400 coups" ,"Chiens perdus sans collier" verges on melodrama but Delannoy's sincerity is certainly true and this film does not put a question mark over his competence.

Truffault 's violent review (November the 9th,1955) remained famous but all that he wrote was not the Holy Writ,was it?