Cast
Michel Simon Roger Carel Paul Préboist Luce Fabiole Aline Bertrand Sylvine Delannoy
Credits
Written by: 
Claude Berri
Plot
During the German occupation, a Jewish boy is sent to live in the countryside with an old, anti-Semitic Catholic man who does not know the boy is Jewish, and the two become friends.
Sinekatalog’s take
A warm, funny and moving film with Michel Simon.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (2,734 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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