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