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The Grand Highway (1987)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Jean-Loup Hubert

Synopsis

Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

Actors

Anémone
Anémone
Marcelle
Richard Bohringer
Richard Bohringer
Pelo
Antoine Hubert
Antoine Hubert
Louis
Vanessa Guedj
Vanessa Guedj
Martine
Christine Pascal
Christine Pascal
Claire, Louis' mother
Pascale Roberts
Pascale Roberts
Yvonne, Martine's mother
Marie Matheron
Marie Matheron
Solange, Martine's sister
Daniel Rialet
Daniel Rialet
Simon, Solange's fiancé
Jean-François Dérec
Jean-François Dérec
Driver
Raoul Billerey
Raoul Billerey
Priest
André Lacombe
André Lacombe
Hippolyte, gravedigger
Denise Péron
Denise Péron
Marie, aka 'La Grenouille'
Jean Cherlian
Jean Cherlian
'Le Gros'
Eugenie Charpentier
Eugenie Charpentier
'La Lubie'
Thierry Flamand
Thierry Flamand
Doctor Gauthier
Marcelle Lucas
Marcelle Lucas
Poultry plucker
Jeanne Allaire
Jeanne Allaire
Poultry plucker
Christine Hubert
Christine Hubert
Butcher
Robert Averty
Robert Averty
Butcher
Marie-Therese Allairi
Marie-Therese Allairi
Butcher shop customer
Paul Bichon
Paul Bichon
Pelo's boyfriend
Henri Cassard
Henri Cassard
Raymond, postman

Crews

Jean-Loup Hubert
Jean-Loup Hubert
Director
Jean-Loup Hubert
Jean-Loup Hubert
Novel
Jean-Loup Hubert
Jean-Loup Hubert
Writer
Farid Chaouche
Farid Chaouche
Producer
Jean-François Lepetit
Jean-François Lepetit
Producer
Georges Granier
Georges Granier
Original Music Composer
Claude Lecomte
Claude Lecomte
Director of Photography
Raymonde Guyot
Raymonde Guyot
Editor
Marie-Christine Lafosse
Marie-Christine Lafosse
Casting
Thierry Flamand
Thierry Flamand
Production Design
Annick François
Annick François
Costume Design
Josseline Blanchet
Josseline Blanchet
Key Makeup Artist
Martine Durand
Martine Durand
First Assistant Director
Olivier Horlait
Olivier Horlait
First Assistant Director
Bernard Aubouy
Bernard Aubouy
Sound

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