Movie: The Grand Highway

Top 10 Billed Cast

Anémone
Anémone

Marcelle

Richard Bohringer
Richard Bohringer

Pelo

Antoine Hubert
Antoine Hubert

Louis

Vanessa Guedj
Vanessa Guedj

Martine

Christine Pascal
Christine Pascal

Claire, Louis' mother

Pascale Roberts
Pascale Roberts

Yvonne, Martine's mother

Marie Matheron
Marie Matheron

Solange, Martine's sister

Daniel Rialet
Daniel Rialet

Simon, Solange's fiancé

Jean-François Dérec
Jean-François Dérec

Driver

Raoul Billerey
Raoul Billerey

Priest

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    Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

  • Release Date

    1987-03-25

  • Average

    7.308

  • Rating:

    3.7 starts
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    Français
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