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The Childhood of a Leader(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-07-22
62%
171 Votes
Time: 1h 56m
Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
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.
Languages: English, French, German.
Countries:
Belgium,
Canada,
France,
Hungary,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Budget: $3,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Bron Capital Partners
Scion Pictures
Crystal Wealth
Unanimous Entertainment
Studio l'Équipe
Movie: The Childhood of a Leader
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bérénice Bejo
The Mother
Liam Cunningham
The Father
Stacy Martin
Adelaide / The Teacher
Yolande Moreau
The Maid
Jacques Boudet
The Priest
Robert Pattinson
Charles Marker / The Leader
Tom Sweet
Prescott, the Boy
Sophie Lane Curtis
Laura
Rebecca Dayan
Edith
Michael Epp
Economist
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