Movie · 1952
Forbidden Games
“War ... and how it affects the lives of our children”
Released 9 May 1952 87 min Drama / War More from 1952 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
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How old were they?
Louis Saintève
as Le prêtre
Suzanne Courtal
as Madame Dolle
André Wasley
as Gouard - le voisin
Madeleine Barbulée
as Red Cross Nun
Jacques Marin
as Georges Dolle
Denise Péronne
as Jeanne Gouard
Philippe de Chérisey
as Francis Gouard
Bernard Musson
as Le deuxième gendarme (uncredited)
Laurence Badie
as Berthe Dolle
Georges Poujouly
as Michel Dolle
Brigitte Fossey
as Paulette
Lucien Hubert
as Monsieur Dolle
Pierre Merovée
as Raymond Dolle
Violette Monnier
as Renée Dollé
Fernande Roy
as L'autre fille Gouard
Amédée
as Francis Gouard
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The numbers
64years between the oldest and youngest billed
69Louis Saintève — oldest on the call sheet
5Brigitte Fossey — youngest billed
34average age of the credited cast