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Forbidden Games

Original title: Jeux interdits
  • 1952
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
14K
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Amédée, Brigitte Fossey, and Georges Poujouly in Forbidden Games (1952)
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A young French girl orphaned in a German air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.A young French girl orphaned in a German air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.A young French girl orphaned in a German air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.

  • Director
    • René Clément
  • Writers
    • François Boyer
    • Jean Aurenche
    • Pierre Bost
  • Stars
    • Georges Poujouly
    • Brigitte Fossey
    • Amédée
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • René Clément
    • Writers
      • François Boyer
      • Jean Aurenche
      • Pierre Bost
    • Stars
      • Georges Poujouly
      • Brigitte Fossey
      • Amédée
    • 85User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Photos27

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    Top Cast24

    Georges Poujouly
    Georges Poujouly
    • Michel Dollé
    Brigitte Fossey
    Brigitte Fossey
    • Paulette
    Amédée
    • Francis Gouard
    Laurence Badie
    Laurence Badie
    • Berthe Dollé
    Madeleine Barbulée
    • Une soeur de la Croix-Rouge
    Suzanne Courtal
    • Madame Dollé - la mère
    Lucien Hubert
    • Joseph Dollé - le père
    Jacques Marin
    Jacques Marin
    • Georges Dollé
    Marcel Mérovée
    • Raymond Dollé
    • (as Pierre Merovée)
    Violette Monnier
    • Renée Dollé
    Denise Péronne
    • Jeanne Gouard
    • (as Denise Perronne)
    Fernande Roy
    • L'autre fille Gouard
    Louis Saintève
    • Le prêtre
    André Wasley
    André Wasley
    • Gouard - le voisin
    Marie-Pierre Casey
    • Infirmière
    • (uncredited)
    André Enard
    • Le premier gendarme
    • (uncredited)
    Marcelle Feuillade
    • La mère de Paulette
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Fossey
    • Le père de Paulette
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • René Clément
    • Writers
      • François Boyer
      • Jean Aurenche
      • Pierre Bost
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews85

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In a television interview ("Vivement Dimanche Prochain", France 2, 17 April 2005) Brigitte Fossey, who played the little Paulette, revealed that the film had originally been shot as a short, and then it was later decided to extend it into a feature film. Unfortunately she had lost her milk teeth and Georges Poujouly (who plays the boy Michel) had had his hair cut to play in We Are All Murderers (1952). So, in many scenes of the movie Paulette has false teeth and Michel is wearing a wig.
    • Goofs
      The poor parents are killed by a Focke-Wulf 190. This kind of plane didn't exist at the moment of the "battle of France" in May and June 1940.
    • Crazy credits
      There are two alternate opening credits:The main credit starts with a story book and a female hand opens the book to reveal the credits. The alternate still has the same book but this time we are introduced to the two main characters who are sitting by a lake. In this version, Michel's hand is turning the page and in between the scenes he tells Paulette that he's going to tell a story.
    • Connections
      Featured in Le ciné-club de Radio-Canada: Film présenté: Jeux interdits (1959)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 8, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • StudioCanal International (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Zabranjene igre
    • Filming locations
      • Ancien Pont Romain, Aiguines, Var, France(now under dam lake waters)
    • Production companies
      • Silver Films
      • Filmax
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,284
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,316
      • Apr 26, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,897
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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