The Little Rebels

The Little Rebels
Directed byJean Delannoy
Written byJean Aurenche
François Boyer
Pierre Bost
Jean Delannoy
Based onChiens perdus sans collier by Gilbert Cesbron
Produced byJoseph Bercholz
Henry Deutschmeister
Edouard Gide
StarringJean Gabin
Anne Doat
Dora Doll
CinematographyPierre Montazel
Edited byBorys Lewin
Music byPaul Misraki
Production
companies
Franco London Films
Les Films Gibé
Continental Produzione
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 10 September 1955 (1955-09-10)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

The Little Rebels (French: Chiens perdus sans collier, Italian: Cani perduti senza collare) is a 1955 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Jean Gabin, Anne Doat and Dora Doll.[1] It premiered at the 1955 Venice Film Festival before going on general release. It was one of the most popular films at the French box office that year, drawing over four million spectators.[2] The film was based on the 1954 novel by Gilbert Cesbron. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location around and near the city including Conflans and Provins. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

Synopsis

Judge Julien Lamy heads a tribunal sentencing juvenile delinquents. Despite his gruff exterior he takes a great interest in the young offenders who pass before him and the attempts to rehabilitate their lives.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Harriss p.174
  2. ^ Faulkner p.36

Bibliography

  • Faulkner, Sally (ed.) Middlebrow Cinema. Routledge, 2016.
  • Harriss, Joseph. Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France. McFarland, 2018.


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