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The Tender Age

The Tender Age

Genres

Drama

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Twenty-year-old Henri Rebecque wants to make his dream come true: to bring Benjamin Constant's Adolphe to the screen in amateur format. Armed with a sixteen-millimeter camera and a team of friends, Henri embarks on this adventure, playing the role of Adolphe himself. Despite all the warnings, he lived through the passion and ordeal of the novel's hero, right to the end. Different times and circumstances will not change this.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

03 June 1968

Country

Germany

Cast

Jean-Claude Dauphin

Jean-Claude Dauphin

Henri Adolphe

Ulla Jacobsson

Ulla Jacobsson

Hélène

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Pourtalain

Claude Giraud

Claude Giraud

d'Aulnay

Maria Mauban

Maria Mauban

Madame Rebeque

Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

Monsieur Rebeque

Nathalie Nell

Nathalie Nell

Patou

Michel Robert

Michel Robert

Paul

Joseph Falcucci

Joseph Falcucci

Bob

Catherine Rich

Catherine Rich

Jean Riveyre

Jean Riveyre

Jean-Christophe Etienne

Jean-Christophe Etienne

Joseph Falcucci

Joseph Falcucci

Jacques Astoux

Jacques Astoux

May Meeves

May Meeves

Ewa Krasnodębska

Ewa Krasnodębska

Hélène's Cousin

Krzysztof Chamiec

Krzysztof Chamiec

Hélène's Cousin

Leszek Herdegen

Leszek Herdegen

Hélène's Cousin

Janina Ordężanka

Janina Ordężanka

Andrzej Jurczak

Andrzej Jurczak

Jan Rutkiewicz

Jan Rutkiewicz

Hélène's Cousin

Joanna Kasperska

Joanna Kasperska

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