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Toto the Hero

Original title: Toto le héros
  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
6.6K
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Thomas Godet in Toto the Hero (1991)
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Thomas believed he was switched at birth with Alfred. Feeling cheated, Thomas spent his life plotting revenge against Alfred, his perceived lifelong adversary who he felt stole the privilege... Read allThomas believed he was switched at birth with Alfred. Feeling cheated, Thomas spent his life plotting revenge against Alfred, his perceived lifelong adversary who he felt stole the privileged life that should have been his.Thomas believed he was switched at birth with Alfred. Feeling cheated, Thomas spent his life plotting revenge against Alfred, his perceived lifelong adversary who he felt stole the privileged life that should have been his.

  • Director
    • Jaco Van Dormael
  • Writers
    • Didier De Neck
    • Pascal Lonhay
    • Jaco Van Dormael
  • Stars
    • Michel Bouquet
    • Mireille Perrier
    • Jo De Backer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    6.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jaco Van Dormael
    • Writers
      • Didier De Neck
      • Pascal Lonhay
      • Jaco Van Dormael
    • Stars
      • Michel Bouquet
      • Mireille Perrier
      • Jo De Backer
    • 34User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 17 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Michel Bouquet
    Michel Bouquet
    • Old Thomas…
    Mireille Perrier
    Mireille Perrier
    • Voice of old Evelyne…
    Jo De Backer
    • Adult Thomas
    Thomas Godet
    • Child Thomas
    Gisela Uhlen
    Gisela Uhlen
    • Old Evelyne
    Sandrine Blancke
    • Alice
    Peter Böhlke
    • Old Alfred
    Michel Robin
    Michel Robin
    • Old Alfred
    • (voice)
    Didier Ferney
    • Adult Alfred
    Hugo Harold-Harrison
    Hugo Harold-Harrison
    • Child Alfred
    Fabienne Loriaux
    • Thomas' Mother
    Klaus Schindler
    • Thomas' Father
    Patrick Waleffe
    • Voice of Thomas' Father…
    Pascal Duquenne
    Pascal Duquenne
    • Adult Cèlestin
    François Toumarkine
    • Adult Cèlestin
    • (voice)
    Karim Moussati
    • Child Cèlestin
    Didier De Neck
    • Mr. Kant
    Christine Smeysters
    • Mrs. Kant
    • Director
      • Jaco Van Dormael
    • Writers
      • Didier De Neck
      • Pascal Lonhay
      • Jaco Van Dormael
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Many of the railway scenes in the movie were shot on a preserved railway line between Dendermonde and Puurs, Belgium.
    • Connections
      Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #10.2 (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Boum
      Music by Charles Trenet

      Lyrics by Charles Trenet

      Performed by Charles Trenet

      Societe EMI France

      (c) Edition Vianelly

    User reviews34

    Featured review
    8/10

    Grass is always greener at the neighbor's house

    The first movie from Belgium director Jaco Van Dormael is pure magic. It's what cinema should always be.

    I've just seen the movie, for the third time, on TV past midnight yesterday and I couldn't close my eyes. Why ? Because Van Dormael knows how to tell a story. Also, you become very attached to all the character, bad and good one.

    The cinematography give you the impression that you are dreaming. The camera is so light and the colors are so bright so you know that the imagination of Thomas, the "Toto" from the title, is working very hard to remember exactly what happened in his childhood.

    If you love a good story with a very interesting plot, this is the one.
    • Cinemaquebecois
    • Dec 7, 1998
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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1991 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • France
      • Germany
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Toto, el héroe
    • Filming locations
      • Baasrode, Dendermonde, Flanders, Belgium(railway crossing, with barriers)
    • Production companies
      • Iblis Films
      • Metropolis Filmproduction
      • Philippe Dussart
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,228,153
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,228,153
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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