Movie · 1945
Children of Paradise
“AT LAST! The Celebrated French Film.”
Released 15 March 1945 190 min Drama / Romance More from 1945 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
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How old were they?
Maurice Schutz
as L'encaisseur agressé par Lacenaire
Pierre Renoir
as Jericho
Léon Larive
as Le concierge des Funambules (uncredited)
Gaston Modot
as Fil de Soie
Marcelle Monthil
as Marie
Jane Marken
as Mme Hermine
Habib Benglia
as L'employé des bains turcs
Louis Florencie
as Le gendarme des 'Adrets'
Marcel Herrand
as Pierre-François Lacenaire
Marcel Pérès
as Le directeur des Funambules
Arletty
as Claire Reine, dite Garance
Etienne Decroux
as Anselme Debureau
Louis Salou
as Édouard comte de Montray
Pierre Brasseur
as Frédérick Lemaître
Fabien Loris
as Avril
Jean-Louis Barrault
as Baptiste Debureau
Jean Lanier
as Iago - dans la représentation d' "Othello" (uncredited)
Michel Vadet
as (uncredited)
Jean Carmet
as Un spectateur au paradis des Funambules (uncredited)
María Casares
as Nathalie
Nicolas Bataille
as Extra (uncredited)
Gérard Blain
as (uncredited)
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The numbers
64years between the oldest and youngest billed
78Maurice Schutz — oldest on the call sheet
14Gérard Blain — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast