Summary
A red-haired boy is his mother's punching bag; only his father's presence is a great comfort to him, but this weak man is under the shrew's thumb. His pain is so great he feels suicidal.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 72
Letterboxd · 879 ratings3.7/5
IMDb7.4
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most dramas, −18 min on the typical 109
typical 10991Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1932
November 4, 1932
94 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
and 1 more11 people
- Robert LynenFrançois Lepic
- Harry BaurMr. Lepic
- Catherine FonteneyMrs. Lepic
- CDChristine DorAnnette
- CSColette SegallMathilde
- SASimone AubryErnestine
- Louis GauthierThe Godfather
- MFMax FromiotFélix
- CBClaude BorelliA little boy at the wedding (uncredited)
- CBColette BorelliA little girl at the wedding (uncredited)
- JBJean BorelliA little boy at the wedding (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Julien Duvivier Director, Screenplay
- Gilbert de Kniff Assistant Director
- Ary Sadoul Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Jules Renard Novel
Production · 2
- Marcel Vandal Production Manager
- Charles Delac Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Armand Thirard Director of Photography
- Monniot Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Marthe Poncin Editor
Sound · 4
- Alexander Tansman Original Music Composer
- Roger Desormière Conductor
- Roger Handjian Sound
- Lucy Sarrazin Sound
Art · 2
- Lucien Aguettand Art Direction
- Lucien Carré Art Direction
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