The Childhood of a Leader (2016)
Overview
The chilling story of a young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. What he witnesses helps to mold his beliefs – and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.223 |
Directed By
Brady Corbet
Crew
Brady Corbet
Rachel Desmarest
Chris Coen
Brady Corbet
Des Hamilton
Judith Bruneau
Lara Manwaring
Carine Gillet
Agatha A. Nitecka
Hedvig Király
Eszter Antal
Nora Takacs Ekberg
Dóra Simkó
Simon Jamart
Mona Fastvold
Lol Crawley
Emmanuel de Boissieu
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Andrea Flesch
Hildegard Haide
David Gérain
Matthieu Michaux
Márton Miklauzic
Attila Pfeffer
David Vranken
Szandra Bíró
Jean-Vincent Puzos
Helena Danielsson
Olivier Thys
Scott Walker
Dávid Jancsó
Katalin Baranyi
Brady Corbet
Panni Lutter
TOP CAST
Bérénice Bejo
The Mother
Liam Cunningham
The Father
Robert Pattinson
Charles Marker / The Leader
Stacy Martin
The Teacher
Yolande Moreau
The Maid
Sophie Lane Curtis
Laura
Rebecca Dayan
Edith
Caroline Boulton
Mr. Advisors Secretary
Tom Sweet
Prescott, the Boy
Roderick Hill
Older American Gentleman
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