The Childhood of a Leader
Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
2016 | 116m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Brady Corbet |
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| Writer: | Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Jean-Paul Sartre |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 22, 2016 |
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| Director: | Brady Corbet |
| Writer: | Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Jean-Paul Sartre |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | france, fascism, ego, discipline, based on short story, childhood, 1910s, treaty of versailles |
| Production Companies | MACT Productions, SCOPE Pictures, Bow + Arrow Entertainment, Filmteam, Scion Pictures, Unanimous Entertainment, Bron Capital Partners, Crystal Wealth, Studio l'Équipe |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bérénice Bejo | The Mother |
| Liam Cunningham | The Father |
| Stacy Martin | 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 |
| Pető Kata | Housemaid |
| Mark Phelan | Mr. Advisor |
| Jeremy Wheeler | Mr. Deputy |
| Andrew Osterreicher | Mr. Secretary |
| Scott Alexander Young | Counselor |
| Roderick Hill | Older American Gentleman |
| Owen Good | Young American Gentleman |
| Luca Bercovici | Older Foreign Gentleman |
| Caroline Boulton | Mr. Advisors Secretary |
| Máté Haumann | Second Clerk |
| Laurent Winkler | French Local |
| Adrien Villiers | Shepherd 1 |
| Balázs Gálik | Shepherd 2 |
| Blanka Györfi-Tóth | Stage Narrator |
| Irén Bordán | Guest |
| Patrick McCullough | Guest |
| Zsófia Mihuczka | Little Girl |
| Attila Bardóczy | Parishioner 1 |
| Attila Tóth | Parishioner 2 |
| Adelaide Fastvold-Corbet | Baby |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brady Corbet | Screenplay, Director |
| Scott Walker | Original Music Composer |
| Eszter Antal | Costume Supervisor |
| Hildegard Haide | Makeup Artist |
| Szandra Bíró | Key Hair Stylist |
| Olivier Thys | Foley |
| David Vranken | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Judith Bruneau | Visual Effects Producer |
| Carine Gillet | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Matthieu Michaux | Dialogue Editor |
| Dóra Simkó | Script Supervisor |
| David Gérain | Sound Recordist |
| Simon Jamart | Sound Recordist |
| Attila Pfeffer | Steadicam Operator |
| Agatha A. Nitecka | Still Photographer |
| Lol Crawley | Director of Photography |
| Des Hamilton | Casting |
| Katalin Baranyi | Casting |
| Lara Manwaring | Casting Associate |
| Nora Takacs Ekberg | Art Direction |
| Panni Lutter | Set Decoration |
| Mona Fastvold | Screenplay |
| Andrea Flesch | Costume Design |
| Emmanuel de Boissieu | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dávid Jancsó | Editor |
| Márton Miklauzic | Camera Operator |
| Hedvig Király | Assistant Art Director |
| Jean-Vincent Puzos | Production Design |
| Rachel Desmarest | Casting Consultant |
| Jean-Paul Sartre | Author |
| Judit Soltész | First Assistant Director |
| Roxana Szarisz | Second Assistant Director |
| Szonja Szekerák | Second Assistant Director |
| Gáspár Szabó | Stunt Coordinator |
| Yann Deval | Title Designer |
| Boris Wilmot | Title Designer |
| Orosz Tamás | Set Dresser |
| Tokaji Zoltán | Set Dresser |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Chris Coen | Producer |
| Helena Danielsson | Producer |
| Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre | Producer |
| Brady Corbet | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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