The Little Rebels

The Little Rebels

98 mins | Drama | Oct. 21, 1955

Judge Julien Lamy regularly deals with the welfare of children, namely down on their luck delinquents. When an orphan named Alain Robert burns down a barn belonging to his abusive foster family, Judge Lamy has no choice but to send him to a juvenile jail. There he meets an older boy named Francis Lanoux, who is desperate to escape and be reunited with his girlfriend Sylvette. The boys eventually flee the institution, as Francis goes in search of his lost love and Alain continues looking for his parents. Unfortunately, the little rebels run into some big problems once on the outside.

The Little Rebels

98 mins | Drama | Oct. 21, 1955

The Little Rebels
Judge Julien Lamy regularly deals with the welfare of children, namely down on their luck delinquents. When an orphan named Alain Robert burns down a barn belonging to his abusive foster family, Judge Lamy has no choice but to send him to a juvenile jail. There he meets an older boy named Francis Lanoux, who is desperate to escape and be reunited with his girlfriend Sylvette. The boys eventually flee the institution, as Francis goes in search of his lost love and Alain continues looking for his parents. Unfortunately, the little rebels run into some big problems once on the outside.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Franco London Films, Continental Produzione, Les Films Gibé
Original title Chiens perdus sans collier
Directors Jean Delannoy
Writers Gilbert Cesbron, Jean Delannoy, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, François Boyer

Cast

Jean Gabin

as Julien Lamy

Anne Doat

as Sylvette

Serge Lecointe

as Francis Lanoux

Jimmy Urbain

as Alain Robert

Robert Dalban

as Joseph

Jean-Jacques Delbo

as Un joueur de belote

Dora Doll

as Mme Lecarnoy

Jane Marken

as La déléguée aux enfants

Claire Olivier

as Mme Noël, la secrétaire du juge

Renée Passeur

as La grand-mère de Francis

Raphaël Patorni

as Le substitut

Jean d'Yd

as Le grand-père de Francis

Jacques Moulières

as Gérard Lecarnoy

Georges Aminel

as L'avocat

Josette Arno

as La jeune prostituée

Louis Bugette

as Un inspecteur

Véronique Deschamps

as L'assistante sociale

Gérard Fallec

as Un gosse

Jean Hébey

as La Cravate

Guy Henry

as Un inspecteur

Albert Michel

as L'agriculteur voisin demandant l'échelle

Germaine Michel

as La postière

Gabriele Tinti

as Marcel, le surveillant

Georges Bever

as Un client (uncredited)

Charles Bouillaud

as Un agent de police (uncredited)

Germaine de France

as L'assistante (uncredited)

Hélène Tossy

as (uncredited)

Jacky Moulière

as Gérard