Way of Youth
Le Chemin des écoliers
Comedy
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.
1959-09-23
fr
Cast
Director
Michel Boisrond
Bourvil as Charles Michaud, père
Alain Delon as Antoine Michaud, fils
Lino Ventura as M. Tiercelin, restaurateur et as du marché noir
Jean-Claude Brialy as Paul Tiercelin
Françoise Arnoul as Yvette Grandmaison
Pierre Mondy as Lulu
Paulette Dubost as Hélène Michaud, mère
Sandra Milo as Olga, prostituée
Madeleine Lebeau as Flora, peite-amie éconduite de Paul
Martine Havet as Pierrette Michaud, sœur d'Antoine
Micheline Luccioni as Solange, secrétaire de Michaud et Olivier
Christian Lude as M. Olivier, associé de Charles Michaud
Jean Brochard as M. Coutelier, voisin d'Yvette, professeur de philosophie en retraite
Gaby Basset as Lucette, sœur de Tiercelin père
Sylviane Rozenberg as « Chou » Grandmaison, fille d'Yvette
Marcel Bernier as Un gardien de la paix à vélo (uncredited)
Charles Bouillaud as Le client enrhumé (uncredited)
Pierre Collet as Un gendarme (uncredited)
Henri Coutet as L'homme demandant des volontaires (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux as Un consommateur chez Tiercelin (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé as Un gardien de la paix (uncredited)
Hans Verner as L'officier allemand chez Tiercelin (uncredited)
Catherine Brieux as (uncredited)
Lise Delamare as (uncredited)