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This Special Friendship (1964)

What Was Their Guilt?

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Jean Delannoy

Synopsis

A tale of the tender relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and the fourteen-year-old upperclassman who is the object of his desire, all set within the rigid atmosphere of a Jesuit-run school.

Actors

Francis Lacombrade
Francis Lacombrade
Georges de Sarre
Didier Haudepin
Didier Haudepin
Alexandre Motier
François Leccia
François Leccia
Lucien Rouvière
Dominique Maurin
Dominique Maurin
Marc de Blajean
Louis Seigner
Louis Seigner
Father Lauzon
Michel Bouquet
Michel Bouquet
Father Trennes
Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat
Father Superior
Gérard Chambre
Gérard Chambre
André Ferron
Henri Coutet
Henri Coutet
The employee of the institution
Dominique Diamant
Dominique Diamant
Maurice Motier
Alain-Philippe Malagnac
Alain-Philippe Malagnac
A student
Bernard Musson
Bernard Musson
Father teaching
Colette Régis
Colette Régis
The nun

Crews

Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy
Director
Jean Aurenche
Jean Aurenche
Writer
Pierre Bost
Pierre Bost
Dialogue
Roger Peyrefitte
Roger Peyrefitte
Novel
Christine Gouze-Rénal
Christine Gouze-Rénal
Producer
Jean Prodromidès
Jean Prodromidès
Music
Louisette Hautecoeur
Louisette Hautecoeur
Editor
Christian Matras
Christian Matras
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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