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The Boy Soldier

Original title: Allons z'enfants
  • 1981
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
267
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The Boy Soldier (1981)
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This is a coming of age drama adapted from the 1952 Yves Gibeau novel of the same title. A young anti-militarist is forcibly sent to military school by his father. He's a bookish pacifist wh... Read allThis is a coming of age drama adapted from the 1952 Yves Gibeau novel of the same title. A young anti-militarist is forcibly sent to military school by his father. He's a bookish pacifist who endures being bullied by his superiors all throughout school, not out of weakness rather... Read allThis is a coming of age drama adapted from the 1952 Yves Gibeau novel of the same title. A young anti-militarist is forcibly sent to military school by his father. He's a bookish pacifist who endures being bullied by his superiors all throughout school, not out of weakness rather out of strength to deny violence it's coveted reciprocity. On the eve of his much anticip... Read all

  • Director
    • Yves Boisset
  • Writers
    • Yves Boisset
    • Yves Gibeau
    • Jacques Kirsner
  • Stars
    • Lucas Belvaux
    • Jean Carmet
    • Jean-Pierre Aumont
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    267
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    • Director
      • Yves Boisset
    • Writers
      • Yves Boisset
      • Yves Gibeau
      • Jacques Kirsner
    • Stars
      • Lucas Belvaux
      • Jean Carmet
      • Jean-Pierre Aumont
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Lucas Belvaux
    Lucas Belvaux
    • Simon Chalumot
    Jean Carmet
    Jean Carmet
    • L'adjudant Chalumot
    Jean-Pierre Aumont
    Jean-Pierre Aumont
    • Commandant Félix
    Jean-François Stévenin
    • Sergent Billotet
    Jacques Denis
    • Brizoulet
    Eve Cotton
    • Soeur Béatrice
    Daniel Mesguich
    Daniel Mesguich
    • Capitaine Mourre
    Jean-Pol Dubois
    • Capitaine des Aubelles
    Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    • Capitaine Maryla
    Jean-Marc Thibault
    Jean-Marc Thibault
    • Pradier
    Jean-Pierre Kalfon
    Jean-Pierre Kalfon
    • Commandant de la Mazardière
    Serge Moati
    • Le professeur de français
    Jacques Zanetti
    • Lieutenant Bargueloni
    Jacques Debary
    Jacques Debary
    • Camparois
    Roger Riffard
    • Oncle Claudius
    Henri Poirier
    Henri Poirier
    • Le député
    Bernard Bloch
    • Adjudant Viellard
    Roger Ibáñez
    • Fernand
    • Director
      • Yves Boisset
    • Writers
      • Yves Boisset
      • Yves Gibeau
      • Jacques Kirsner
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    • Trivia
      First film of Didier Agostini.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Parole de cinéaste: Yves Boisset: le cinéaste le plus censuré de France (2013)

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1981 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Kinder für das Vaterland
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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