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The Childhood of a Leader

  • 2015
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
7.7K
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The Childhood of a Leader (2015)
This fable about the rise of fascism in the 20th Century tells the story of a young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. What he witnesses helps to mould his beliefs - and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
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A chronicle of the childhood of a post-World War I leader.A chronicle of the childhood of a post-World War I leader.A chronicle of the childhood of a post-World War I leader.

  • Director
    • Brady Corbet
  • Writers
    • Brady Corbet
    • Mona Fastvold
    • Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Stars
    • Bérénice Bejo
    • Liam Cunningham
    • Stacy Martin
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    7.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brady Corbet
    • Writers
      • Brady Corbet
      • Mona Fastvold
      • Jean-Paul Sartre
    • Stars
      • Bérénice Bejo
      • Liam Cunningham
      • Stacy Martin
    • 48User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Top Cast20

    Bérénice Bejo
    Bérénice Bejo
    • The Mother
    Liam Cunningham
    Liam Cunningham
    • The Father
    Stacy Martin
    Stacy Martin
    • The Teacher
    Yolande Moreau
    Yolande Moreau
    • Mona
    Jacques Boudet
    Jacques Boudet
    • The Priest
    Robert Pattinson
    Robert Pattinson
    • Charles…
    Tom Sweet
    Tom Sweet
    • Prescott, the Boy
    Sophie Lane Curtis
    Sophie Lane Curtis
    • Laura
    • (as Sophie Curtis)
    Rebecca Dayan
    Rebecca Dayan
    • Edith
    Michael Epp
    Michael Epp
    • Economist
    Kata Petõ
    • Housemaid
    Mark C. Phelan
    • Mr. Advisor
    • (as Mark Phelan)
    Jeremy Wheeler
    Jeremy Wheeler
    • Mr. Deputy
    Andrew Osterreicher
    • Mr. Secretary
    Scott Alexander Young
    Scott Alexander Young
    • Counselor
    • (as Scott A Young)
    Luca Bercovici
    Luca Bercovici
    • Older Foreign Gentleman
    Caroline Boulton
    Caroline Boulton
    • Mr. Advisor's Secretary
    Roderick Hill
    Roderick Hill
    • Older American Gentleman
    • Director
      • Brady Corbet
    • Writers
      • Brady Corbet
      • Mona Fastvold
      • Jean-Paul Sartre
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews48

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    • Trivia
      For the final shot of the film, the camera was given to the crowd and (safely) thrown around between the many extras.
    • Goofs
      Prescott's mother writes the French address on an envelope with a modern five-digit postcode. But France has had postcodes only since 1964, and the current five-digit ones only since 1972.
    • Quotes
      • Charles: The tragedy is not only that Pontius Pilate betrayed his self but that hundreds in the crowd before him did betray their selves. And that's what I wrote was the tragedy of war. Not that one man has the courage to be evil but that so many have not the courage to be good.
    • Soundtracks
      Oui, Oui, Marie
      (uncredited)
      Written by Fred Fisher, Al Bryan, Joseph McCarthy
      Performed by Arthur Fields

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 22, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Hungary
      • Belgium
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • La niñez de un líder
    • Filming locations
      • Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Scion Pictures
      • Bow and Arrow Entertainment
      • Bron Capital Partners
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $245,546
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 55m(115 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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