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Le chemin des écoliers (1959)

Le chemin des écoliers poster
Original title
Le Chemin des écoliers
Directed by
Michel Boisrond
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

During World War II in occupied France, a young man gets involved in the black market to support his family. The story shows how people survive under occupation through small compromises.

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What happens

Le chemin des écoliers is a 1959 French drama film directed by Michel Boisrond and starring Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Lino Ventura and Alain Delon. It is based on the novel The Transient Hour by Marcel Aymé. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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