The Little Rebels (French: Chiens perdus sans collier, Italian: Cani perduti senza collare) is a 1955 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Jean Gabin, Anne Doat and Dora Doll. It premiered at the 1955 Venice Film Festival before going on general release. It was one of the most popular films at the French box office that year, drawing over four million spectators. The film was based on the 1954 novel by Gilbert Cesbron. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location around and near the city including Conflans and Provins. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
Synopsis
Judge Julien Lamy heads a tribunal sentencing juvenile delinquents. Despite his gruff exterior he takes a great interest in the young offenders who pass before him and the attempts to rehabilitate their lives.
Cast
Jean Gabin as Le juge Julien Lamy
Anne Doat as Sylvette Villain
Dora Doll as Madame Lecarnoy
Robert Dalban as Joseph, le funambule
Jean-Jacques Delbo as Un joueur de belote
Jane Marken as La déléguée
Claire Olivier as Madame Noël, la secrétaire du juge Lamy
Renée Passeur as La grand-mère de Francis
Raphaël Patorni as Le substitut
Jean d'Yd as Le grand-père de Francis
Serge Lecointe as Francis Lanoux
Jacques Moulières as Gérard Lecarnoy
Jimmy Urbain as Alain Robert
Georges Aminel as L'avocat
Josette Arno as La jeune prostituée
Louis Bugette as Un inspecteur
Véronique Deschamps as L'assistante sociale
Gérard Fallec as Un gosse
Jean Hébey as La Cravate
Guy Henry as Un inspecteur
Albert Michel as L'agriculteur voisin demandant l'échelle
Germaine Michel as La postière
Gabriele Tinti as Marcel, le surveillant
References
Bibliography
Faulkner, Sally (ed.) Middlebrow Cinema. Routledge, 2016. Harriss, Joseph. Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France. McFarland, 2018.