The Little Thief (1988)
La petite voleuse (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 49min
- Comedy, Drama
- Sep 1989 (USA)
- Movie
In a small town in post-World-War-II France, an unhappy sixteen-year-old (Janine Castang) tries to escape her dreary situation by any means at her disposal. Three successive friends (Michel Davenne, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief;...
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Charlotte Gainsbourg | ... |
Janine Castang
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Didier Bezace | ... |
Michel Davenne
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Simon de La Brosse | ... |
Raoul
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Clotilde de Bayser | ... |
Séverine Longuet
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Raoul Billerey | ... |
Rouleau
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Chantal Banlier | ... |
Léa
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Nathalie Cardone | ... |
Mauricette
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Renée Faure | ... |
La Mère Busato
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Catherine Arditi | ... |
La directrice école
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Gilbert Bahon | ... |
Le brigadier
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Clothilde Baudon | ... |
Bonnin
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Joëlle Bruyas | ... |
Soeur Marie-Odile
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Denise Chiabaut | ... |
Le doctresse
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Philippe Deplanche | ... |
Jacques Longuet
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Erick Deshors | ... |
Raymond
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Florent Gibassier | ... |
Le menuisier
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Marion Grimault | ... |
Kebadian
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Claude Guymont | ... |
Le jeune curé
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Jacques Herlin | ... |
Le sacristain
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Rémy Kirch | ... |
Pascouette
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Annie Legrand | ... |
La réceptionniste hôtel
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Pierre Maguelon | ... |
Monsieur Fauvel
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Jacky Nercessian | ... |
Le directeur Folies de Paris
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Chantal Neuwirth | ... |
La fermière
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Marie-Thérèse Orain | ... |
La directrice Pigier
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Shérif Scouri | ... |
Cohen
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Dominique Besnehard | ... |
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Winston Churchill | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Charles de Gaulle | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Aurélie Guichard | ... |
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Prince Aly Khan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Joseph Stalin | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Claude Miller |
Written by
François Truffaut | ... | (story) & |
Claude de Givray | ... | (story) (as Claude De Givray) |
Claude Miller | ... | (written by) & |
Luc Béraud | ... | (written by) & |
Annie Miller | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Claude Berri | ... | producer |
Jean-Louis Livi | ... | producer |
Jean-José Richer | ... | line producer |
Alain Vannier | ... | producer |
Music by
Alain Jomy |
Cinematography by
Dominique Chapuis |
Editing by
Albert Jurgenson |
Editorial Department
Jean-Pierre Besnard | ... | assistant editor |
Camille Bordes-Resnais | ... | trainee editor |
Olivier Fontenay | ... | color timer |
Production Design by
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko |
Costume Design by
Catherine Bouchard | ||
Jacqueline Bouchard |
Makeup Department
Joël Lavau | ... | makeup artist |
Susan Robertson | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Daniel Chevalier | ... | production manager |
Yves Hersen | ... | assistant manager: Provence |
Jean-Michel Hullsert | ... | unit manager |
Juny Monoz | ... | assistant manager: Paris |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nathan Miller | ... | second assistant director |
Valérie Othnin-Girard | ... | assistant director |
Shérif Scouri | ... | trainee assistant director |
Nathalie Serrault | ... | trainee assistant director |
Art Department
Philippe Auclaire | ... | construction manager |
Gabriel Jamet | ... | props |
Alain Mac Keldey | ... | property master |
Vincent Mateu-Ferreur | ... | set designer |
Jimmy Vansteenkiste | ... | set designer |
Luc Vellatta | ... | property master |
Alain Veyssier | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
Martine Fleury | ... | assistant sound editor |
Paul Lainé | ... | sound |
Gérard Lamps | ... | re-recording mixer |
Jean-Pierre Lelong | ... | foley artist |
Gérard Manneveau | ... | sound assistant |
Mario Melchiorri | ... | foley artist: assistant |
Nadine Muse | ... | sound editor |
Michel Villain | ... | sound assistant |
Special Effects by
Jean-François Cousson | ... | special effects |
Guy Trielli | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Nella Barbier | ... | stunts |
Fabrice Pinot | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Valérie Blier | ... | still photographer |
Franck Bonomi | ... | grip |
Patrick Christin | ... | key grip |
Pierre Coquet | ... | chief electrician |
Serge Croisy | ... | electrician (as Serge-Antoine Croisy) / gaffer |
Philippe Deneau | ... | electrician |
Nathalie Eno | ... | still photographer |
Vincent Gouriat | ... | grip |
Thierry Jault | ... | camera operator |
Jean-Luc Rigaut | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
Guillaume Schiffman | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
Jean-Pierre Voisin | ... | electrician |
Eric Wiser | ... | first assistant camera |
Casting Department
Gérard Noyer | ... | extras casting |
Valérie Reux | ... | extras casting |
Music Department
Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-Télé Luxembourg | ... | orchestra (as Orchestre Symphonique RTL) |
César Geoffray | ... | additional music: "Chantons dans le Vent" |
Bernard Gérard | ... | conductor |
Raphaël Passaquet | ... | additional music: "Dans la Troupe" (as R. Passaquet) |
Script and Continuity Department
Annie Miller | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Catherine Martin | ... | canteen |
Isabelle Sauvanon | ... | assistant publicist |
Joseph Schillinger | ... | canteen |
Dominique Segall | ... | publicist |
Production Companies
- Orly Films (presents)
- Orly Films (co-production)
- Renn Productions (co-production)
- Ciné Cinq (co-production)
- Les Films du Carrosse (co-production)
- Societé d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films (SEDIF) (co-production)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (particiapation)
Distributors
- AMLF (1988) (France) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1990) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Herald Ace (1990) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Miramax (1989) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sandrews (1989) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Transmundo Films (1991) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- AVU-Video-Vertriebs-GmbH (Germany) (VHS)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Albatros Film (2011) (Japan) (DVD) (HD re-master)
- Christal Films (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Germany) (VHS)
- Culture Publishers (CP) (1990) (Japan) (DVD) (PAL master)
- HBO Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- La Cinq (1991) (France) (tv)
- Malo Video (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
- Proserpine (1990) (France) (VHS)
- Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1992) (Argentina) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Editions Le Lièvre de Mars (music edition)
- Tri-Track Sync (post-synchronisation)
- Sygma (still photography)
- Bijoux Charles Garnier, Les (thanks)
- Les Films Michel François (titles and opticals)
- Paris-Studios-Billancourt (post-production)
- Societé Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) (support)
- Éclair (laboratory)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In a small town in post-World-War-II France, an unhappy sixteen-year-old (Janine Castang) tries to escape her dreary situation by any means at her disposal. Three successive friends (Michel Davenne, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette Dargelos, a photographer and fellow prisoner) help her learn from her mistakes.
Written by English Showalter |
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Taglines | A Deliciously Sexy Tale Of Love And Larceny. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | François Truffaut's script positioned the lead character Janine Castang as a female counterpart of Antoine Doinel in The 400 Blows (1959). In fact, Truffaut's original vision for that film was to tell the parallel stories of Antoine and Janine. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Package/Wired/Cookie/Little Monsters/The Little Thief (1989). See more » |
Soundtracks | Dans la Troupe See more » |