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1933 French film

The Little King

Directed by	Julien Duvivier
Written by	André Lichtenberger (novel) Julien Duvivier
Produced by	Charles Delac Marcel Vandal
Starring	Robert Lynen Arlette Marchal Béatrice Bretty
Cinematography	Joseph Barth Armand Thirard
Edited by	Marthe Poncin
Music by	Tibor Harsanyi
Production companies	Pathé Consortium Cinéma Société Générale de Cinématographie
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	21 November 1933 (1933-11-21)
Country	France
Language	French

The Little King (French: Le petit roi) is a 1933 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Robert Lynen, Arlette Marchal and Béatrice Bretty.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris with location filming in various places, including the resort town of Saint-Tropez.

It was made as a follow-up to Duvivier's 1932 hit The Red Head, which also starred Robert Lynen in the title role.

Synopsis

A boy inherits the throne of a fictional European country. The young Michel VIII is surrounded by untrustworthy advisors and threatened by revolutionaries. He goes to the French Riviera to recover his health, but then returns to his homeland.

Cast

Robert Lynen as Michel VIII
Arlette Marchal as La comtesse Slasko
Béatrice Bretty as Barbara
Jean Toulout as Le comte Marski
Marcel Vallée as Storeck
Georgé as Le chambellan
Hubert Prélier as Pierre Zoltyk
Paule Andral as La régente
Julien Clément as Le professeur Bonnard
Camille Bert as Le professeur d'histoire
Robert Le Vigan as Le fou
Charles Camus as Le docteur Jacklow
Jeanne Méa as Madame de Stenne
Marcel Carpentier as Le régent Paul
Louis Vasseur as Le colonel Kremof
Maurice Schutz as Métropolitain
Patricia Windrow as Lillie

References

McCann p.68

Bibliography

McCann, Ben. Julien Duvivier. Oxford University Press, 2017.

External links

The Little King at IMDb

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Filmography
The Agony of the Eagles (1922) The Hurricane on the Mountain (1922) The Abbot Constantine (1925) The Red Head (1925) The Man with the Hispano (1926) The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans (1927) The Maelstrom of Paris (1928) The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower (1928) The Divine Voyage (1929) La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin (1930) David Golder (1931) Moon Over Morocco (1931) Here's Berlin (1932) The Five Accursed Gentlemen (1932) The Red Head (1932) A Man's Neck (1933) The Little King (1933) Maria Chapdelaine (1934) Golgotha (1935) La Bandera (1935) Le Golem (1936) They Were Five (1936) The Man of the Hour (1937) Pépé le Moko (1937) Life Dances On (1937) The Great Waltz (1938) The End of the Day (1939) The Phantom Carriage (1939) Lydia (1941) Tales of Manhattan (1942) The Heart of a Nation (1943) Flesh and Fantasy (1943) The Impostor (1944) Panique (1946) Anna Karenina (1948) The Sinners (1949) Black Jack (1950) Under the Sky of Paris (1951) Little World of Don Camillo (1952) Holiday for Henrietta (1952) The Return of Don Camillo (1953) On Trial (1954) Marianne of My Youth (1955) Deadlier Than the Male (1956) The Man in the Raincoat (1957) Lovers of Paris (1957) The Female (1959) Marie-Octobre (1959) The High Life (1960) Boulevard (1960) The Burning Court (1962) The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) Highway Pick-Up (1963) Diabolically Yours (1967)

Films directed by Julien Duvivier

Filmography

The Agony of the Eagles (1922)
The Hurricane on the Mountain (1922)
The Abbot Constantine (1925)
The Red Head (1925)
The Man with the Hispano (1926)
The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans (1927)
The Maelstrom of Paris (1928)
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower (1928)
The Divine Voyage (1929)
La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin (1930)
David Golder (1931)
Moon Over Morocco (1931)
Here's Berlin (1932)
The Five Accursed Gentlemen (1932)
The Red Head (1932)
A Man's Neck (1933)
The Little King (1933)
Maria Chapdelaine (1934)
Golgotha (1935)
La Bandera (1935)
Le Golem (1936)
They Were Five (1936)
The Man of the Hour (1937)
Pépé le Moko (1937)
Life Dances On (1937)
The Great Waltz (1938)
The End of the Day (1939)
The Phantom Carriage (1939)
Lydia (1941)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
The Heart of a Nation (1943)
Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
The Impostor (1944)
Panique (1946)
Anna Karenina (1948)
The Sinners (1949)
Black Jack (1950)
Under the Sky of Paris (1951)
Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Holiday for Henrietta (1952)
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
On Trial (1954)
Marianne of My Youth (1955)
Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
The Man in the Raincoat (1957)
Lovers of Paris (1957)
The Female (1959)
Marie-Octobre (1959)
The High Life (1960)
Boulevard (1960)
The Burning Court (1962)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
Highway Pick-Up (1963)
Diabolically Yours (1967)

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