''The Little Rebels'' (French: ''Chiens perdus sans collier'', Italian: ''Cani perduti senza collare'') is a 1955 French-Italian drama film directed by

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and starring Jean Gabin,

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and Dora Doll. It premiered at the 1955 Venice Film Festival before going on general release. It was one of the most popular films at the French box office that year, drawing over four million spectators.Faulkner p.36 The film was based on the 1954 novel by

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. It was shot at the

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in Paris and on location around and near the city including Conflans and Provins. The film's sets were designed by the

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René Renoux.

Synopsis

Judge Julien Lamy heads a tribunal sentencing juvenile delinquents. Despite his gruff exterior he takes a great interest in the young offenders who pass before him and the attempts to rehabilitate their lives.

Cast

* Jean Gabin as Le juge Julien Lamy *

as Sylvette Villain * Dora Doll as Madame Lecarnoy *

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as Joseph, le funambule * Jean-Jacques Delbo as Un joueur de belote *

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as La déléguée *

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as Madame Noël, la secrétaire du juge Lamy * Renée Passeur as La grand-mère de Francis * Raphaël Patorni as Le substitut *

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as Le grand-père de Francis *

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as Francis Lanoux * Jacques Moulières as Gérard Lecarnoy *

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as Alain Robert * Georges Aminel as L'avocat *

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as La jeune prostituée *

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as Un inspecteur *

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as L'assistante sociale *

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as Un gosse *

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as La Cravate * Guy Henry as Un inspecteur *

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as L'agriculteur voisin demandant l'échelle * Germaine Michel as La postière * Gabriele Tinti as Marcel, le surveillant

References

Bibliography

* Faulkner, Sally (ed.) ''Middlebrow Cinema''. Routledge, 2016. * Harriss, Joseph. ''Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France''. McFarland, 2018.

External links

* 1955 films French drama films 1955 drama films Italian drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Jean Delannoy Films based on French novels 1950s French films 1950s Italian films French-language Italian films Films shot in Paris Films shot at Boulogne Studios Films scored by Paul Misraki {{1950s-France-film-stub