Man and Child (1956)

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Country: France, Italy
Genres: Crime, Drama
Release: 1956-11-28
Director: Raoul André
Writers: Raymond Caillava , Jacques Constant , Orin Jannings
Language: French
Stars: Eddie Constantine , Juliette Gréco , Folco Lulli , Jacqueline Ventura , Grégoire Aslan , Pascale Roberts , Jean d’Yd , Béatrice Altariba , Georges Lannes , Jeff Davis
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Man and Child (United States of America) , L'homme et l'enfant , Kovaa peliä Rivieralla (Finland) , Gangster, Rauschgift und Blondinen , Gangster, Rauschgift und Blondinen (Austria) , Ele e as Mulheres (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Enas andras me pygmi (Greece) , Mężczyzna i dziecko (Poland) , Een kind als Losprijs (Belgium) , L'homme et l'enfant (France, French Republic) , Creature del male (Italy) , O Eddie enantion ton lathremporon (Greece) , Rapto de Mulheres (Brazil) , Op het spoor der verdwenen vrouwen (Netherlands the) , Deuda saldada (Spain) , Kızım İçin (Turkey) , L'Homme et l'Enfant (Belgium) , Högt spel på Rivieran (Sweden) , Smarte piger - skrappe drenge (Denmark) , Hvit slavehandel (Norway)
Plot: The title is a misnomer : there are exactly TWO scenes where the man and the child play together:one at the beginning and one when they meet again for the dramatic finale;besides the soundtrack on the IMDb page reads "the little boy and the old man":in fact,it's a little girl.This title might make you think of a melodrama but it is not:it is a routine thriller which looks like dozens of fifties thrillers ,the only notable difference is that it gets -a rare privilege in the French fifties- a deluxe treatment of color and wide screen ;as it was filmed on the Riviera ,the viewer can Watch heavenly landscapes .Now for the screenplay :it features one of the biggest star of the era,Eddie Constantine ,fighting drug trafficking and white slave trade ,all this done with an incredible lack of imagination.S/M buffs might enjoy the scene when Juliette Greco whips one of her female employees with conviction.
IMDB:tt0050270