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Monsieur Batignole (2002)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Gérard Jugnot
Writer : Gérard Jugnot, Philippe Lopes-Curval

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot
Edmond Batignole
Jules Sitruk
Jules Sitruk
Simon Bernstein
Michèle Garcia
Michèle Garcia
Marguerite Batignole
Jean-Paul Rouve
Jean-Paul Rouve
Pierre-Jean Lamour
Alexia Portal
Alexia Portal
Micheline Batignole
Violette Blanckaert
Violette Blanckaert
Sarah Cohen
Daphné Baiwir
Daphné Baiwir
Guila Cohen
Götz Burger
Götz Burger
SS Col. Spreich
Élisabeth Commelin
Élisabeth Commelin
Irène
Hubert Saint-Macary
Hubert Saint-Macary
Gendarmerie lieutenant
Daniel Martin
Daniel Martin
Brigadier Albert
Nadine Spinoza
Nadine Spinoza
Rachel Bernstein
Damien Jouillerot
Damien Jouillerot
Martin
Philippe du Janerand
Philippe du Janerand
Administrateur
Marie-Gaëlle Cals
Marie-Gaëlle Cals
Edwige
Flannan Obé
Flannan Obé
Paul
Karine Pinoteau
Karine Pinoteau
Infirmière du train
Didier Lafaye
Didier Lafaye
Indic village
Christophe Rouzaud
Christophe Rouzaud
Curé village
Sylvie Herbert
Sylvie Herbert
Concierge Montmartre
Roland Marchisio
Roland Marchisio
Gardien dépôt
Arthur Jugnot
Arthur Jugnot
Arthur
Eric Civanyan
Eric Civanyan
Le galériste
Michel Dodane
Michel Dodane
Voisin train
Karina Marimon
Karina Marimon
Voisine train
Ticky Holgado
Ticky Holgado
Lucien Morel
Sam Karmann
Sam Karmann
Max Bernstein
Jean-Marie Winling
Jean-Marie Winling
Sacha Guitry

Crews

Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot
Director
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot
Screenplay
Philippe Lopes-Curval
Philippe Lopes-Curval
Screenplay
Dominique Farrugia
Dominique Farrugia
Producer
Olivier Granier
Olivier Granier
Producer
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot
Producer
Khalil Chahine
Khalil Chahine
Original Music Composer
Gérard Simon
Gérard Simon
Director of Photography
Catherine Kelber
Catherine Kelber
Editor
Jean-Louis Povéda
Jean-Louis Povéda
Production Design

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