The Great Meaulnes
Oct 04 2006
•2h 37m
•Drama
A coming-of-age story set in France in the years leading up to World War I. Two teenage boys experience love, loss, anguish and betrayal in a rural setting of great beauty.
Cast
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Jean-Baptiste Maunier
François Seurel
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Augustin Meaulnes
Jean-Pierre Marielle
M. de Galais
Philippe Torreton
M. Seurel
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