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A group of schoolchildren decide to work during their holidays in order to pay for a large glass window they have broken while playing soccer in the schoolyard. But their treasure is under threat. Filmed during the Occupation, this ‘poetic realist’ film extolls the virtues of solidarity and mateship inherited from the Popular Front era.
Credits: Producer, Jean Faurez ; director, Louis Daquin ; writers, Gaston Modot, Maurice Hilero, Marcel Ayme ; photography, Jean Bachelet ; music, Marius-Francois Gaillard ; art direction, Lucien Aguettand ; editor, Suzanne de Troeyes.
Cast: Louise Carletti, Gilbert Gil, Pierre Larquey, Louis Seigner, Andre Brunot, Raymond Bussieres, Emile Genevois, Paul Frankeur.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
X000458
Languages
English
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)