''A Bag of Marbles'' (french: Un sac de billes) is a 1975 French film based on the 1973 autobiographical novel ''

Un sac de billes ''A Bag of Marbles'' (french: Un sac de billes) is a Second World War autobiographical novel by the French Jewish author Joseph Joffo. It tells the story of his flight, as a small boy, with his brother Maurice to escape from Nazi occupied Franc ...

'' by

Joseph Joffo Joseph Joffo (2 April 1931 – 6 December 2018) was a French author. A noted autobiographer, Joffo was perhaps best known for his memoir ''Un sac de billes'' ('' A Bag of Marbles''), which has been translated into eighteen languages. Early ...

.Annette Insdorf, ''Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust'', 2003, , p. 370: "A Bag of Marbles (Un sac de billes, 1975), on the other hand, is the story of two Jewish children who must move from Paris to southern France. Directed by Jacques Doillon, it is really the story of Joseph (Richard Constantini), tracing his development from incapacitating fear to first love and courageous action." Doillon made use of mainly non-professional actors, as also in his next film with children, '' La Drôlesse'' (1979). Among the non-professional actors, the father - who is captured and sent to Auschwitz - is played by Jo Goldenberg, owner of the famous deli at 7,

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in Paris's Jewish district, which 7 years after the film was the site of the

Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant attack The Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant attack was a bombing and shooting attack on a Jewish restaurant in the Parisien district of Marais on 9 August 1982 carried out by the Palestinian militant Abu Nidal Organization, a group that splintered fro ...

Cast

* Richard Constantini : young Joseph * Paul-Eric Shulmann : young Maurice * Joseph Goldenberg : their father * Reine Bartève : their mother * Hubert Drac : Henri * Gilles Laurent : Albert *

Michel Robin Michel Robin (13 November 1930 – 18 November 2020) was a French film, stage, and television actor. A Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française since 1996, he also appeared in 120 films from 1966 to 201 ...

: Mancelier * Dominique Ducros : Françoise * Stephan Meldegg : sous-officier salon de coiffure * Axel Ganz : officier salon de coiffure * Pierre Forget : the teacher *

Marc Eyraud Marc Eyraud (1 March 1924 – 15 February 2005) was a French film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1956 and 1995. Partial filmography * ''Plucking the Daisy'' (1956) - Un photographe (uncredited) * ''The Man in the Raincoat'' (1957) ...

: priest on train * Hélène Calzarelli : young girl on train * Yves Wecker : Raymond, le passeur * Bernadette Le Saché : la réfugiée *

Antonino Faa Di Bruno Antonino may refer to: * Antonino (name), a given name and a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Antonino, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, United States See also * Antoniano (disambiguation) * Antoñi ...

: le vieux beau * Antoine Neri : l'Italien de la bargue * Max Vialle : le concierge *

Dominique Besnehard Dominique Besnehard (; born 5 February 1954) is a French actor, film producer, casting director, writer and talent manager. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1975. He starred in the 1983 film '' À nos amours'', wh ...

: le moniteur * Alain Peysson : Ferdinand * Hans Verner : l'officier allemand *

Dieter Schidor Dieter Schidor (6 March 1948 – 17 September 1987) was a German actor, perhaps best known for his work in Sam Peckinpah's ''Cross of Iron'', and Rainer Werner Fassbinder's ''Querelle''. Dieter Schidor was born on 6 March 1948 in Bienrode, today ...

References

1975 films Films directed by Jacques Doillon Films scored by Philippe Sarde French drama films 1970s French-language films 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub