The Boy Soldier (1981)

★ 7.3/10 118 min Drama, War France French

Director: Yves Boisset

Screenplay by: Jacques Kirsner, Yves Boisset
Novel: Yves Gibeau

Streaming: Not available

Description

In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father, an ex-soldier who has little sympathy for his son's more gentle temperament, or for his interest in films.

Top Cast

Lucas Belvaux Simon Chalumot

Jean Carmet L'adjudant Chalumot

Jean-Pierre Aumont Commandant Félix

Jean-François Stévenin Sergent Billotet

Jacques Denis Brizoulet

Evelyn Cotton Soeur Béatrice

Daniel Mesguich Capitaine Mourre

Jean-Pol Dubois Capitaine des Aubelles