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The Boy Soldier

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The Boy Soldier

1981 · 118 min · France · French

The Boy Soldier (1981) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.3/10 on IMDb from 510 votes. Updated

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★ 7.3IMDb · 510

In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father, an ex-soldier who has little sympathy for his son's more gentle temperament, or for his interest in films.

Top cast

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Jean-Pierre Aumont
Commandant Félix
Lucas Belvaux
Simon Chalumot
Jean Carmet
L'adjudant Chalumot
Eve Cotton
Soeur Béatrice
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Capitaine Maryla
Jean-Pol Dubois
Capitaine des Aubelles
Jacques Denis
Brizoulet
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Commandant de la Mazardière
Daniel Mesguich
Capitaine Mourre
Jean-François Stévenin
Sergent Billotet

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Top cast

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JJean-Pierre AumontCommandant FélixLLucas BelvauxSimon ChalumotJJean CarmetL'adjudant ChalumotEEve CottonSoeur BéatriceJJean-Claude DreyfusCapitaine MarylaJJean-Pol DuboisCapitaine des AubellesJJacques DenisBrizouletJJean-Pierre KalfonCommandant de la MazardièreDDaniel MesguichCapitaine MourreJJean-François StéveninSergent Billotet

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