The Grand Highway (1987)

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104 min - Drama - 25 March 1987 (France)

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Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Anémone	...	Marcelle
	Richard Bohringer	...	Pelo
	Antoine Hubert	...	Louis
	Vanessa Guedj	...	Martine
	Christine Pascal	...	Claire, la mère de Louis
	Raoul Billerey	...	Le curé
	Pascale Roberts	...	Yvonne
	Marie Matheron	...	Solange
	Daniel Rialet	...	Simon
	Jean-François Dérec	...	Le chauffeur
	André Lacombe	...	Hippolyte
	Denise Péron	...	Marie la Grenouille
	Jean Cherlian	...	Le gros
	Eugenie Charpentier	...	La Lubie
	Thierry Flamand	...	Docteur Gauthier

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Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year-old girl next door, and learns from her about life. Written by Clemens Huwig <cx@cs.uni-sb.de>

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For him it was a time of adventure and awakening... For her it was a time of innocence and discovery See more »

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Drama

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

25 March 1987 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

A nagy út See more »

Filming Locations:

Rouans, Loire-Atlantique, France

Box Office

Gross:

$760,539 (USA)

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Flach Film, Séléna Audiovisuel, TF1 Films Production See more »

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Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

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Remade as Paradise (1991) See more »

The Grand Highway (1987)
Le grand chemin (original title)

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