The Boy Soldier (1981)
Allons z'enfants (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 58min
- Drama, War
- 04 Mar 1981 (France)
- Movie
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Cast
Directed by
| Yves Boisset | ||
Written by
| Yves Boisset | ... | () |
| Yves Gibeau | ... | (novel) |
| Jacques Kirsner | ... | () |
Music by
| Philippe Sarde | ||
Cinematography by
| Pierre-William Glenn | ||
Editing by
| Albert Jurgenson | ||
Editorial Department
| Nelly Meunier | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Gérard Gaultier | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean Achache | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Serge Le Puil | ... | ripper |
Sound Department
| Nadine Muse | ... | sound editor |
Stunts
| Franck Bardy | ... | stunts |
| Daniel Vérité | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Georges Pierre | ... | still photographer |
| Jean-Paul Rosa da Costa | ... | assistant camera / first assistant camera |
Music Department
| William Flageollet | ... | music engineer |
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Distributors
- AMLF (1981) (France) (theatrical)
- Netflix (2021) (Non-US) (video) (VOD) (several territories in Europe)
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Storyline
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This is a coming of age drama adapted from the 1952 Yves Gibeau novel of the same title. A young anti-militarist is forcibly sent to military school by his father. He's a bookish pacifist who endures being bullied by his superiors all throughout school, not out of weakness rather out of strength to deny violence it's coveted reciprocity. On the eve of his much anticipated graduation day, Word War II ensues and swaps out the freedom he earned for the brutality of its first front lines. An original score by French composer Phillipe Sarde with photography directed by Yves Boisset sets the atmosphere of 1932 in France. Written by Jennifer Thornton |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | First film of Didier Agostini. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Yves Boisset: le cinéaste le plus censuré de France (2013). See more » |