The Little Thief (1988)

La petite voleuse (original title)

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R
1h 49min
Comedy, Drama
Sep 1989 (USA)
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In a small town in post-World-War-II France, an unhappy sixteen-year-old (Janine Castang) tries to escape her dreary situation by any means at her disposal. Three successive friends (Michel Davenne, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief;... See more »

Director:

Claude Miller

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Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations.
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Still of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Simon de La Brosse in The Little Thief (1988)

Still of Charlotte Gainsbourg in The Little Thief (1988)

Charlotte Gainsbourg in The Little Thief (1988)

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	Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Janine Castang
	Didier Bezace	...	Michel Davenne
	Simon de La Brosse	...	Raoul
	Clotilde de Bayser	...	Séverine Longuet
	Raoul Billerey	...	Rouleau
	Chantal Banlier	...	Léa
	Nathalie Cardone	...	Mauricette
	Renée Faure	...	La Mère Busato
	Catherine Arditi	...	La directrice école
	Gilbert Bahon	...	Le brigadier
	Clothilde Baudon	...	Bonnin
	Joëlle Bruyas	...	Soeur Marie-Odile
	Denise Chiabaut	...	Le doctresse
	Philippe Deplanche	...	Jacques Longuet
	Erick Deshors	...	Raymond
	Florent Gibassier	...	Le menuisier
	Marion Grimault	...	Kebadian
	Claude Guymont	...	Le jeune curé
	Jacques Herlin	...	Le sacristain
	Rémy Kirch	...	Pascouette
	Annie Legrand	...	La réceptionniste hôtel
	Pierre Maguelon	...	Monsieur Fauvel
	Jacky Nercessian	...	Le directeur Folies de Paris
	Chantal Neuwirth	...	La fermière
	Marie-Thérèse Orain	...	La directrice Pigier
	Shérif Scouri	...	Cohen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Dominique Besnehard	...	(uncredited)
	Winston Churchill	...	Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	Charles de Gaulle	...	Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	Aurélie Guichard	...	(uncredited)
	Prince Aly Khan	...	Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	Franklin D. Roosevelt	...	Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
	Joseph Stalin	...	Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Claude Miller

Written by

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François Truffaut	...	(story) &
Claude de Givray	...	(story) (as Claude De Givray)

Claude Miller	...	(written by) &
Luc Béraud	...	(written by) &
Annie Miller	...	(written by)

Produced by

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Claude Berri	...	producer
Jean-Louis Livi	...	producer
Jean-José Richer	...	line producer
Alain Vannier	...	producer

Music by

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Alain Jomy

Cinematography by

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Dominique Chapuis

Editing by

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Albert Jurgenson

Editorial Department

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Jean-Pierre Besnard	...	assistant editor
Camille Bordes-Resnais	...	trainee editor
Olivier Fontenay	...	color timer

Production Design by

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Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko

Costume Design by

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Catherine Bouchard
Jacqueline Bouchard

Makeup Department

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Joël Lavau	...	makeup artist
Susan Robertson	...	hair stylist

Production Management

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Daniel Chevalier	...	production manager
Yves Hersen	...	assistant manager: Provence
Jean-Michel Hullsert	...	unit manager
Juny Monoz	...	assistant manager: Paris

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Nathan Miller	...	second assistant director
Valérie Othnin-Girard	...	assistant director
Shérif Scouri	...	trainee assistant director
Nathalie Serrault	...	trainee assistant director

Art Department

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Philippe Auclaire	...	construction manager
Gabriel Jamet	...	props
Alain Mac Keldey	...	property master
Vincent Mateu-Ferreur	...	set designer
Jimmy Vansteenkiste	...	set designer
Luc Vellatta	...	property master
Alain Veyssier	...	assistant art director

Sound Department

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Martine Fleury	...	assistant sound editor
Paul Lainé	...	sound
Gérard Lamps	...	re-recording mixer
Jean-Pierre Lelong	...	foley artist
Gérard Manneveau	...	sound assistant
Mario Melchiorri	...	foley artist: assistant
Nadine Muse	...	sound editor
Michel Villain	...	sound assistant

Special Effects by

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Jean-François Cousson	...	special effects
Guy Trielli	...	special effects

Stunts

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Nella Barbier	...	stunts
Fabrice Pinot	...	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Valérie Blier	...	still photographer
Franck Bonomi	...	grip
Patrick Christin	...	key grip
Pierre Coquet	...	chief electrician
Serge Croisy	...	electrician (as Serge-Antoine Croisy) / gaffer
Philippe Deneau	...	electrician
Nathalie Eno	...	still photographer
Vincent Gouriat	...	grip
Thierry Jault	...	camera operator
Jean-Luc Rigaut	...	first assistant camera: second unit
Guillaume Schiffman	...	first assistant camera: second unit
Jean-Pierre Voisin	...	electrician
Eric Wiser	...	first assistant camera

Casting Department

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Gérard Noyer	...	extras casting
Valérie Reux	...	extras casting

Music Department

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Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-Télé Luxembourg	...	orchestra (as Orchestre Symphonique RTL)
César Geoffray	...	additional music: "Chantons dans le Vent"
Bernard Gérard	...	conductor
Raphaël Passaquet	...	additional music: "Dans la Troupe" (as R. Passaquet)

Script and Continuity Department

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Annie Miller

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Catherine Martin	...	canteen
Isabelle Sauvanon	...	assistant publicist
Joseph Schillinger	...	canteen
Dominique Segall	...	publicist

Production Companies

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Orly Films (presents)
Orly Films (co-production)
Renn Productions (co-production)
Ciné Cinq (co-production)
Les Films du Carrosse (co-production)
Societé d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films (SEDIF) (co-production)
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (particiapation)

Distributors

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AMLF (1988) (France) (theatrical)
Concorde Film (1990) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Herald Ace (1990) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Miramax (1989) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Palace Entertainment Corporation (1990) (Australia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Sandrews (1989) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Transmundo Films (1991) (Argentina) (theatrical)
AVU-Video-Vertriebs-GmbH (Germany) (VHS)
Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Albatros Film (2011) (Japan) (DVD) (HD re-master)
Christal Films (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Germany) (VHS)
Culture Publishers (CP) (1990) (Japan) (DVD) (PAL master)
HBO Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
Image Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
La Cinq (1991) (France) (tv)
Malo Video (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
Proserpine (1990) (France) (VHS)
Roadshow Home Video (1990) (Australia) (VHS) (under Palace Entertainment Corporation label) (subtitled)
Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1992) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Editions Le Lièvre de Mars (music edition)
Tri-Track Sync (post-synchronisation)
Sygma (still photography)
Bijoux Charles Garnier, Les (thanks)
Les Films Michel François (titles and opticals)
Paris-Studios-Billancourt (post-production)
Societé Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) (support)
Éclair (laboratory)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	In a small town in post-World-War-II France, an unhappy sixteen-year-old (Janine Castang) tries to escape her dreary situation by any means at her disposal. Three successive friends (Michel Davenne, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette Dargelos, a photographer and fellow prisoner) help her learn from her mistakes. Written by English Showalter Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	woman-wears-only-a-man's-shirt reference-to-victor-hugo reference-to-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame reference-to-les-miserables year-1950 See All (93) »
Taglines	A Deliciously Sexy Tale Of Love And Larceny. See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:M Finland:K-14 France:Tous publics Germany:12 Iceland:12 Portugal:M/16 South Korea:15 (theatrical rating) South Korea:18 (video rating) Sweden:11 United Kingdom:15 United States:R

Additional Details

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Also Known As	La Petite Voleuse (Canada, English title) The Little Thief (United States) La Petite Voleuse (Philippines, English title) The Little Thief (Singapore, English title) La pequeña ladrona (Spain) See more »
Runtime	109 min
Country	France
Language	French Spanish
Color	Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Barneville-Carteret, Manche, France See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	François Truffaut's script positioned the lead character Janine Castang as a female counterpart of Antoine Doinel in The 400 Blows (1959). In fact, Truffaut's original vision for that film was to tell the parallel stories of Antoine and Janine. See more »
Goofs	At the end of the movie, before the credits, a commentary comes up about Janine's pregnancy. It says: "Grâce à un miroir, elle put voir la forme de son bébé dans son ventre..." which, for those who don't speak French, tanslates as: "Using a mirror she was able to see the shape of the baby in her womb..." Whoever wrote this, doesn't seem to know much about women's anatomy as this is not possible. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Package/Wired/Cookie/Little Monsters/The Little Thief (1989). See more »
Soundtracks	Dans la Troupe See more »

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