Movie·2002·1h 40m
Monsieur Batignole
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds him, he feels sorry for the boy and lodges him, hiding Simon from Pierre-Jean and also from his wife. Later, two cousins of Simon meet him in the cellar of the grocery. When Pierre-Jean finds the children, Batignole decides to travel with the children to Switzerland.
Written By
Philippe Lopes-Curval
Producer
Gérard Jugnot, Dominique Farrugia
Cinematography
Gérard Simon
Music
Khalil Chahine
Editor
Catherine Kelber
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Gérard Jugnot
Edmond Batignole
Jules Sitruk
Simon Bernstein
Michèle Garcia
Marguerite Batignole
Jean-Paul Rouve
Pierre-Jean Lamour
Alexia Portal
Micheline Batignole
Violette Blanckaert
Sarah Cohen
Daphné Baiwir
Guila Cohen
Götz Burger
SS Col. Spreich
Élisabeth Commelin
Irène
Hubert Saint-Macary
Gendarmerie lieutenant
Daniel Martin
Brigadier Albert
Nadine Spinoza
Rachel Bernstein
Damien Jouillerot
Martin
Philippe du Janerand
René, administrator
Marie-Gaëlle Cals
Edwige
Flannan Obé
Paul
Karine Pinoteau
Nurse on the train
Didier Lafaye
Village informant
// crew
Crew
Gérard Jugnot
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Khalil Chahine
Original Music Composer
Dominique Farrugia
Producer
Catherine Kelber
Editor
Gérard Simon
Director of Photography
Philippe Lopes-Curval
Screenplay
Olivier Granier
Producer
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