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6.2 1h 30m

Way of Youth

This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation: black market, war profiteers, cracking open bottles of Champagne while most of the Parisians are almost starving.

Top Cast

  • Bourvil

    Bourvil

    Charles Michaud, père

  • Alain Delon

    Alain Delon

    Antoine Michaud, fils

  • Lino Ventura

    Lino Ventura

    M. Tiercelin, restaurateur et as du marché noir

  • Jean-Claude Brialy

    Jean-Claude Brialy

    Paul Tiercelin

  • Françoise Arnoul

    Françoise Arnoul

    Yvette Grandmaison

  • Pierre Mondy

    Pierre Mondy

    Lulu

  • Paulette Dubost

    Paulette Dubost

    Hélène Michaud, mère

  • Sandra Milo

    Sandra Milo

    Olga, prostituée

  • Madeleine Lebeau

    Madeleine Lebeau

    Flora, peite-amie éconduite de Paul

Overview

This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation: black market, war profiteers, cracking open bottles of Champagne while most of the Parisians are almost starving.

Rating

6.2 / 10
22 Reviews
1 Popular

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