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Director:
Writers:
Jean Aurenche (dialogue)
Jean Aurenche (screenplay)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
8 December 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
War...and how it affects the lives of our children
Plot:
A young French girl orphaned in a Nazi air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins more
User Comments:
Why it abruptly ends.. more (47 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Georges Poujouly ... Michel Dolle
Brigitte Fossey ... Paulette
Amédée ... Francis Gouard
Laurence Badie ... Berthe Dolle
Madeleine Barbulée ... Red Cross Nun (end of film)
Suzanne Courtal ... Madame Dolle
Lucien Hubert ... Dolle, the Father
Jacques Marin ... Georges Dolle
Pierre Merovée ... Raymond Dolle
Violette Monnier
Denise Péronne ... Jeanne Gouard (as Denise Perronne)
Fernande Roy
Louis Saintève ... Priest
André Wasley ... Gouard, the Father
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
André Enard ... (uncredited)
Louis Herbert ... (uncredited)
Bernard Musson ... Un gendarme (uncredited)
Annie Ravel ... (uncredited)
Georges Sauval ... (uncredited)
Louis Slover ... (uncredited)
Janine Zorelli ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
René Clément 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jean Aurenche  dialogue
Jean Aurenche  screenplay
Pierre Bost  dialogue
Pierre Bost  screenplay
François Boyer  dialogue
François Boyer  novel "Les Jeux Inconnus"
François Boyer  screenplay
René Clément  writer

Produced by
Robert Dorfmann .... producer
 
Original Music by
Narciso Yepes 
 
Cinematography by
Robert Juillard 
 
Film Editing by
Roger Dwyre 
 
Art Direction by
Paul Bertrand 
 
Costume Design by
Majo Brandley (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Paul Dean .... makeup artist (as P. Dean)
 
Production Management
Paul Joly .... production manager
André Rameau .... assistant unit manager (as A. Rameau)
Georges Testard .... production manager (as G. Testard)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
René Albouze .... assistant exteriors director (as R. Albouze)
Claude Clément .... assistant director
L. Keigel .... second assistant director
Robert Turlure .... exteriors director (as R. Turlure)
Pierre Kast .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
René Albouze .... assistant property master (as R. Albouze)
Clément Hurel .... poster artist
Eugène Roman .... assistant art director (as E. Roman)
Robert Turlure .... property master (as R. Turlure)
 
Sound Department
Jacques Lebreton .... sound
R. Moreau .... assistant sound
P. Rubin .... assistant sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Diot .... camera operator (as D. Diot)
Bob Pater .... camera operator
J. Robin .... camera operator
Robert Tomatis .... still photographer
 
Editorial Department
Françoise Javet .... assistant editor (as F. Javet)
 
Other crew
Yvette Vérité .... script girl (as Y. Vérité)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Forbidden Games (USA)
The Secret Game
Apigorevmena paihnidia (Greece) [el]
Brincadeiras Proibidas (Portugal) (original subtitled version) [pt]
Brinquedo Proibido (Brazil) [pt]
Förbjuden lek (Sweden) [sv]
Forbudte lege (Denmark) [da]
Giochi proibiti (Italy) [it]
Jeux interdits (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Juegos prohibidos (Spain) [es]
Kielletyt leikit (Finland) [fi]
Verboden spelen (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Verbotene Spiele (West Germany) [de]
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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
Language:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Brigitte Fossey's first film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Father Dolle drinks the same glass of wine twice, or does not pour the second glass. The level of wine in the bottle does not appear to change. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Le fils de Gascogne (1995) more

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31 out of 36 people found the following comment useful.
Why it abruptly ends.., 30 May 2003
Author: dbdumonteil

The first thing to bear in mind is that "Jeux interdits" was first a short ,part of a film made up of sketches -two others were to be made.For financial reasons,they were eventually jettisoned ,and "jeux interdits" had to be fleshed out to the proportions of a feature-length film.So additional scenes were shot more than one year after the first ones...and of course the children had grown up! Clement and his team had to make wonders to hide that.And they outdid themselves so brilliantly that nobody saw their "effects".

Now for the ending:Clement wanted a prologue and an epilogue:Fossey and Poujouly would read a book which told the tale of two children (Paulette and Michel).Those short sequences were eventually withdrawn,which explains this unexpected ending which still baffles the audience today.

As for the movie,needless to say it's one of the most important works of the French cinema.Some users did comment it so well I won't add anything except for Brigitte Fossey's performance,which will remain the most powerful one for such a young child.It was not surprising that Fossey enjoyed a brilliant career when she grew up...even if she never found a part so striking afterward.

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