The Little King (film)

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 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 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

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Little King at IMDb