Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersSundance Film FestivalIndependent Spirit AwardsBlack History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Forbidden Games

Original title: Jeux interdits
  • 19521952
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
13K
YOUR RATING
Brigitte Fossey and Georges Poujouly in Forbidden Games (1952)
Trailer for Forbidden Games
Play trailer2:14
2 Videos
18 Photos
ComedyDramaWar
A young French girl orphaned in a Nazi air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.A young French girl orphaned in a Nazi air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.A young French girl orphaned in a Nazi air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
13K
YOUR RATING
    • René Clément
  • Writers
    • François Boyer(novel)
    • Jean Aurenche(screen adaptation)
    • Pierre Bost(screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Georges Poujouly
    • Brigitte Fossey
    • Amédée
    • René Clément
  • Writers
    • François Boyer(novel)
    • Jean Aurenche(screen adaptation)
    • Pierre Bost(screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Georges Poujouly
    • Brigitte Fossey
    • Amédée
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 79User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

    Videos2

    Forbidden Games
    Trailer 2:14
    Watch Forbidden Games
    Forbidden Games - Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:13
    Watch Forbidden Games - Theatrical Trailer

    Photos18

    Brigitte Fossey and Georges Poujouly in Forbidden Games (1952)
    Suzanne Courtal, Brigitte Fossey, Lucien Hubert, Marcel Mérovée, Violette Monnier, and Georges Poujouly in Forbidden Games (1952)
    Georges Poujouly in Forbidden Games (1952)
    Brigitte Fossey in Forbidden Games (1952)
    Suzanne Courtal, André Enard, Brigitte Fossey, Lucien Hubert, Marcel Mérovée, and Bernard Musson in Forbidden Games (1952)
    Georges Poujouly in Forbidden Games (1952)
    Brigitte Fossey and Georges Poujouly in Forbidden Games (1952)
    Amédée and André Wasley in Forbidden Games (1952)
    Forbidden Games (1952)
    Forbidden Games (1952)
    Forbidden Games (1952)
    Forbidden Games (1952)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Georges Poujouly
    Georges Poujouly
    • Michel Dollé
    Brigitte Fossey
    Brigitte Fossey
    • Paulette
    Amédée
    • Francis Gouard
    Laurence Badie
    Laurence Badie
    • Berthe Dollé
    Madeleine Barbulée
    • Une soeur de la Croix-Rouge
    Suzanne Courtal
    • Madame Dollé - la mère
    Lucien Hubert
    • Joseph Dollé - le père
    Jacques Marin
    Jacques Marin
    • Georges Dollé
    Marcel Mérovée
    • Raymond Dollé
    • (as Pierre Merovée)
    Violette Monnier
    • Renée Dollé
    Denise Péronne
    • Jeanne Gouard
    • (as Denise Perronne)
    Fernande Roy
    • L'autre fille Gouard
    Louis Saintève
    • Le prêtre
    André Wasley
    André Wasley
    • Gouard - le voisin
    André Enard
    • Le premier gendarme
    • (uncredited)
    Marcelle Feuillade
    • La mère de Paulette
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Fossey
    • Le père de Paulette
    • (uncredited)
    Louis Herbert
    • Petit rôle
    • (uncredited)
      • René Clément
    • Writers
      • François Boyer(novel) (dialogue)
      • Jean Aurenche(screen adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Pierre Bost(screen adaptation) (dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Umberto D.
    8.2
    Umberto D.
    La bataille du rail
    7.0
    La bataille du rail
    Gervaise
    7.4
    Gervaise
    Le jour se lève
    7.7
    Le jour se lève
    Diary of a Country Priest
    7.8
    Diary of a Country Priest
    The Life of Oharu
    8.1
    The Life of Oharu
    The Raven
    7.8
    The Raven
    Children of Paradise
    8.3
    Children of Paradise
    The Earrings of Madame De...
    7.9
    The Earrings of Madame De...
    The Shop on Main Street
    8.2
    The Shop on Main Street
    Touchez pas au grisbi
    7.7
    Touchez pas au grisbi
    Casque D'Or
    7.6
    Casque D'Or

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      In a television interview ("Vivement Dimanche Prochain", France 2, 17 April 2005) Brigitte Fossey, who played the little Paulette, revealed that the film had originally been shot as a short, and then it was later decided to extend it into a feature film. Unfortunately she had lost her milk teeth and Georges Poujouly (who plays the boy Michel) had had his hair cut to play in Nous sommes tous des assassins (1952). So, in many scenes of the movie Paulette has false teeth and Michel is wearing a wig.
    • Goofs
      The poor parents are killed by a Focke-Wulf 190. This kind of plane didn't exist at the moment of the "battle of France" in May and June 1940.
    • Crazy credits
      There are two alternate opening credits:The main credit starts with a story book and a female hand opens the book to reveal the credits. The alternate still has the same book but this time we are introduced to the two main characters who are sitting by a lake. In this version, Michel's hand is turning the page and in between the scenes he tells Paulette that he's going to tell a story.
    • Connections
      Featured in Le ciné-club de Radio-Canada: Film présenté: Jeux interdits (1959)

    User reviews79

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    Adorably Good
    I just saw a crappy copy of this movie, and it was still amazing despite the scratchy, shakiness of the screen. This director certainly possesses the ability to see directly from a child's perspective. The two children in this movie, Michel and little Paulette, couldn't give a s**t about anything outside their own realm. Michel lives to impress Paulette, and Paulette lives to make her dead dog less lonely. One-track minds? Yes, because this movie is about two children and their friendship. Never do Michel and Paulette submit to the pressures of responsibility or authority. The pet cemetery they slowly build throughout the movie is their passion, and no adult is going to get in their way. Anyways, my point is, this movie commits itself to portraying children in their true form. 10/10 baby.
    helpful•28
    10
    • wildstrawberry
    • Sep 19, 2004

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • May 9, 1952 (France)
      • France
      • French
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edouard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
    • Production companies
      • Filmax
      • Silver Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • 1 hour 26 minutes
      • Black and White

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Brigitte Fossey and Georges Poujouly in Forbidden Games (1952)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Forbidden Games (1952) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.