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The Little Thing (1938)

The Little Thing poster
Original title
Le Petit Chose
Directed by
Maurice Cloche
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man struggles through poverty and hardship in 19th century France. The story follows his difficult path from childhood into adulthood.

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What happens

The Little Thing (French: Le petit chose) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Robert Lynen, Arletty and Marcelle Barry. It is based on Alphonse Daudet's 1868 novel Le Petit Chose. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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