Au Revoir les Enfants
1987 | 105m | French
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Louis Malle |
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| Writer: | Louis Malle |
| Staring: |
| Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 07, 1987 |
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| Director: | Louis Malle |
| Writer: | Louis Malle |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | france, resistance, parent child relationship, vichy regime, holocaust (shoah), deportation, jew persecution, auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp, national socialism, biography, antisemitism, best friend, catholicism, resistance fighter, jewish boy, children in wartime |
| Production Companies | Nouvelles Éditions de Films, MK2 Films, N.E.F. Filmproduktion und Vertriebs (I), Stella Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $4,542,825
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 22, 2025 Entered: Nov 22, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gaspard Manesse | Julien Quentin |
| Raphael Fejtö | Jean Bonnet |
| Francine Racette | Mrs. Quentin |
| Stanislas Carré de Malberg | François Quentin |
| Philippe Morier-Genoud | Father Jean |
| François Berléand | Father Michel |
| François Négret | Joseph |
| Peter Fitz | Muller |
| Pascal Rivet | Boulanger |
| Richard Leboeuf | Sagard |
| Xavier Legrand | Babinot |
| Arnaud Henriet | Negus |
| Jean-Sébastien Chauvin | Laviron |
| Luc Etienne | Moreau |
| Daniel Edinger | Tinchaut |
| Ami Flammer | Florent |
| Irène Jacob | Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher |
| Jean-Paul Dubarry | Father Hippolyte |
| Jacqueline Staup | Infirmière |
| Jacqueline Paris | Mrs. Perrin |
| René Bouloc | Restaurateur |
| Thomas Peter Friedl | |
| Benoît Henriet | Ciron |
| Marcel Bellot | Guibourg |
| Alain Clément | |
| Michael Rottstock | |
| Detlef Gericke | |
| Michael Becker | |
| Christian Sohn | |
| Michel Ginot | |
| Philippe Despaux | |
| Albrecht Burkardt | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Tim Burkert | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Jürgen Ellinghaus | Feldgendarm (uncredited) |
| Sergio Kato | Jean-Pierre (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Louis Malle | Screenplay, Director |
| Yann Gilbert | Assistant Director |
| Jérôme Navarro | Thanks |
| Jeanne-Louise Bulliard | Still Photographer |
| Hélène Robin | Costumer |
| Eva Simonet | Publicist |
| Patrick Cartoux | Second Assistant Director |
| Marie-France Poulizac | Assistant Editor |
| Willy Holt | Production Design |
| Susan Robertson | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Jean-Claude Laureux | Sound |
| Alain Guyard | Location Manager |
| Jean-Pierre Duret | Sound Assistant |
| Jean-Paul Toraille | First Assistant Camera |
| Bernard Le Roux | Sound Mixer |
| Renato Berta | Director of Photography |
| Corinne Jorry | Costume Design |
| Gérald Molto | Production Manager |
| Claude Villand | Sound Mixer |
| Stéphane Cresta | Key Grip |
| Mathieu Amalric | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Jean-Marie Fadier | Second Assistant Camera |
| Christian Ferry | Production Consultant |
| Emmanuelle Castro | Editor |
| Jean-Yves Asselin | Unit Manager |
| Jeanne Biras | Casting |
| Marc Koninckx | Steadicam Operator |
| France Lachapelle | Script Supervisor |
| Sylvie Meyer | Casting Assistant |
| Daniel Couteau | Foley Artist |
| Michel Grimaud | Property Master |
| Iris Carrière | Casting |
| Chantal Desmoulins | Production Secretary |
| Robert Prévost | Electrician |
| Bernadette Zinck | Production Accountant |
| Benoît Clémenceau | Property Master |
| Jérôme Boussier | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis Malle | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 643 | 808 |