May 1940, in the French Ardennes. The German Army is getting ready to invade France. Old Gustave lives alone in his village with Camille, his teenage granddaughter and Etienne, his grandson. All the other inhabitants have evacuated the...
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Cast
| Michel Serrault | ... |
Gustave
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| William Nadylam | ... |
Caporal-chef Malick N'Diaye
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| Emma Javaux | ... |
Camille
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| Pascal N'Zonzi | ... |
Baye Dame
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Arthur Chazal | ... |
Etienne
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| Ralph Amoussou | ... |
Bha
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| Jacky Ido | ... |
Lamine
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Cédric Ido | ... |
Soguy
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Allen Parnell | ... |
Massamba
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Maud Rakotondravohitra | ... |
Joséphine Baker
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Manon Grosset | ... |
Une orpheline
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Pascal Tréguy | ... |
Head Animal Trainer
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Directed by
| Pierre Javaux | ||
Written by
| Pierre Chaillan | ... | () |
| Pierre Javaux | ... | () |
| Emmanuel Mauro | ... | () |
Produced by
| Pierre Javaux | ... | producer |
| Alain Sens-Cazenave | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Béatrice Thiriet | ||
Cinematography by
| Gilles Porte | ||
Editing by
| Éric Renault | ... | (as Eric Renault) |
| Catherine Schwartz | ||
Editorial Department
| Frédéric Casnin | ... | color timer |
| Marie Deroudille | ... | assistant editor |
| Muriel Douvry | ... | assistant editor |
| Alain Guarda | ... | color timer |
| Emmanuel Le Ridant | ... | telecine dailies colorist |
| Charlotte Mazzinghi | ... | color timer |
| Agnès Schwab | ... | on-line editor |
Casting By
| Catherine Venturini | ||
Production Design by
| Pierre Queffelean | ... | (as Pierre Quefféléan) |
Set Decoration by
| Valérie Chemain | ||
Costume Design by
| Violaine Gruel De Villeneuve | ||
| Françoise Sauville | ||
Makeup Department
| Marie-Hélène Duguet | ... | key makeup artist |
| Geoffroy Felley | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Alexis Kinebanyan | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Severine Marla Levy | ... | hair stylist (as Marla Levy) |
| Sandrine Masson | ... | hair stylist |
| Jacqueline Stuffel | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Anthony Bouinière | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Gérard Grevery | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Alexandre Isidoro | ... | post-production manager |
| Christine Janeau | ... | unit manager |
| Clovis Libert | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Rémi Orain | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Alain Sens-Cazenave | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mathilde Cukierman | ... | first assistant director |
| Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux | ... | second assistant director (as Jean Baptiste Pouilloux) |
| Lucie Wagner | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Dominique Antraygues | ... | head painter |
| Gilles Baillot | ... | carpenter |
| Valérie Chemain | ... | set decorator |
| Tranquillo Cimenti | ... | carpenter |
| Daniel Clerici | ... | carpenter |
| Serge Delli-Zotti | ... | carpenter |
| Hélène Faivre | ... | painter |
| Olivier Foucher | ... | head carpenter |
| Cyrille Havez | ... | carpenter |
| Gilles Laboulandine | ... | construction manager |
| Hervé Lagile | ... | carpenter |
| Najat Lemhaieb | ... | painter |
| Hélène Maroutian | ... | props buyer |
| Corinne Martin | ... | painter |
| Bruno Peschard | ... | props |
| Maxime Rebière | ... | storyboard artist |
| Jean-Luc Schwarz | ... | painter |
| Richard Urbinati | ... | painter |
| Audrey Vuong | ... | painter |
Sound Department
| Benjamin Bober | ... | sound |
| Nicolas Bredin | ... | sound assistant |
| Gurwal Coïc-Gallas | ... | sound editor |
| Xavier Griette | ... | additional sound |
| Jean-Pierre Laforce | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jean-Louis Lebras | ... | boom operator |
| François Lepeuple | ... | foley artist |
| Gael Nicolas | ... | supervising sound editor |
| André Rigaut | ... | sound mixer / sound |
| Benjamin Viau | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| Philippe Alleton | ... | special effects |
| Mehdi Benlagha | ... | special effects assistant |
| Hervé Dajon | ... | special effects assistant |
| Jean-Christophe David | ... | special effects assistant |
| Fathi Ezzeribi | ... | special effects assistant |
| Pascal Laurent | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Romain Patrier | ... | special effects assistant |
Visual Effects by
| Roxane Fechner | ... | visual effects set supervisor |
| Émilie Feret | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Jérémy Justice | ... | flame artist |
| Marc Latil | ... | digital effects artist |
| Stéphane Morali | ... | flame artist |
Stunts
| Rémi Canaple | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Malik Diouf | ... | stunt double |
| Cyrille Hertel | ... | stunt double: Gustave |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Grégory Bar | ... | electrician |
| Laurent Bessou | ... | grip |
| Nicolas Boucart | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / key grip |
| Mourad Bouhdiba | ... | grip |
| Grégory Brer | ... | electrician |
| Mathieu Brémond | ... | electrician |
| Frédéric Béalet | ... | electrician |
| Géraud De Tournemire | ... | electrician |
| Marie Decourt | ... | second assistant camera |
| Pamela Duhesme | ... | still photographer |
| Cyrille Girard | ... | gaffer |
| Philip Lozano | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Olivier Merckx | ... | steadicam operator |
| Lara Pugh | ... | second assistant camera |
| Yann Sibiril | ... | key grip |
| Rodolphe Soucaret | ... | first assistant camera |
| Hatuey Suarez | ... | grip (as Hatuey Suarez-Piedra) |
| Nicolas Testas | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Catherine Maneaud | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Vera Boussincot | ... | wardrobe |
| Laëtitia Carré | ... | wardrobe (as Laetitia Carré) |
| Françoise Dubois | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Jérome Gomez | ... | location assistant |
| Rémi Orain | ... | location assistant |
| Matthieu Ploteau | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Rémi Clément | ... | music editor |
| John Timperley | ... | music mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Barbara Constantine | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Frédéric Cauvy | ... | weapons advisor |
| Benjamin Charles | ... | talent agent (as Benjamin Lemaire) |
| Monique Eydan | ... | production administrator |
| Claude Fenioux | ... | chief financial officer |
| Astrid Gavard | ... | press attache |
| Kamel Griette | ... | groupman |
| Jacky Henser | ... | talent agent |
| Rebecca Jouaud | ... | production accountant |
| Nathaly Normand | ... | production secretary |
| Nathalie Patron | ... | production assistant (as Nathalie Patron de Santis) |
| Dominique Segall | ... | press attache |
Production Companies
- Pierre Javaux Productions
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- Bac Films (co-production)
- TPS Star (participation)
- La Région Île-de-France (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (participation)
- Angoa-Agicoa (participation)
- Banque Populaire Images 6 (participation)
Distributors
- Bac Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
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May 1940, in the French Ardennes. The German Army is getting ready to invade France. Old Gustave lives alone in his village with Camille, his teenage granddaughter and Etienne, his grandson. All the other inhabitants have evacuated the village, which makes Gustave very happy as he is the sole master there. Etienne, does not care because he is too young but Camille is beginning to suffer from her solitude and finds it hard to put up with her granddad's selfishness and bossiness. One day a patrol of African-born soldiers ("Tirailleurs Sénégalais") comes to the deserted village... Written by Guy Bellinger |
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