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The Children Thief (1991)
Directed by Christian de Chalonge
Drama · 1h 50m
Although he was once a colonel in Argentina, the principal character in this film is now a wealthy exile living in Paris with his beloved wife, who has been unable to bear children. To fill this void in their lives, he feeds and clothes abandoned children, raising them in his mansion as if they were his own. As would never be the case in real life today, in this fantasized story set in 1925, no one objects to this behavior, and they live pleasantly and enjoyably together. Things grow considerably more animated when a stage magician places his very attractive daughter in the colonel's household, which stirs a lively romantic interest from his boys and from the great man himself.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Christian de Chalonge
- Writer
- Dominique Garnier
- Novel
- Jules Supervielle
- Director of Photography
- Bernard Zitzermann
- Original Music Composer
- Lluís Llach
- Producer
- Luis Méndez
Details
- Original title
- Le Voleur d'enfants
- Release date
- 1991-09-25
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Lotus Films, Dean Film, Gica
Marcello Mastroianni
Ángela Molina
Michel Piccoli
Virginie Ledoyen
Nada Strancar
Cécile Pallas
Gabriele Tinti
Mathieu Bisson
Massimo Giuliani