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The Grand Highway
The Grand Highway

The Grand Highway

Genres

Drama

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Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

25 March 1987

Country

France

Cast

Anémone

Anémone

Marcelle

Richard Bohringer

Richard Bohringer

Pelo

Antoine Hubert

Antoine Hubert

Louis

Vanessa Guedj

Vanessa Guedj

Martine

Christine Pascal

Christine Pascal

Claire, Louis' mother

Pascale Roberts

Pascale Roberts

Yvonne, Martine's mother

Marie Matheron

Marie Matheron

Solange, Martine's sister

Daniel Rialet

Daniel Rialet

Simon, Solange's fiancé

Jean-François Dérec

Jean-François Dérec

Driver

Raoul Billerey

Raoul Billerey

Priest

André Lacombe

André Lacombe

Hippolyte, gravedigger

Denise Péron

Denise Péron

Marie, aka 'La Grenouille'

Jean Cherlian

Jean Cherlian

'Le Gros'

Eugenie Charpentier

Eugenie Charpentier

'La Lubie'

Thierry Flamand

Thierry Flamand

Doctor Gauthier

Marcelle Lucas

Marcelle Lucas

Poultry plucker

Jeanne Allaire

Jeanne Allaire

Poultry plucker

Christine Hubert

Christine Hubert

Butcher

Robert Averty

Robert Averty

Butcher

Marie-Therese Allairi

Marie-Therese Allairi

Butcher shop customer

Paul Bichon

Paul Bichon

Pelo's boyfriend

Henri Cassard

Henri Cassard

Raymond, postman

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