War of the Buttons
Synopsis
Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what's happening.
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Edited by Sylvie LandraShot by Julien HirschScored by Klaus BadeltDesigned by Pierre Francois Limbosch
Box Office
2011 · Box office
Grossed $15.0M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$15.0M
Also known as
- Der Krieg der Knöpfede
- War of the Buttonsen
- La guerra de los botoneses
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Cast & Crew
41 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Laetitia Casta
as Simone
Eric Elmosnino
as Maître Merlin
Guillaume Canet
as Paul, L'instituteur (the teacher)
Mathilde Seigner
as La mère de Lebrac
Jean Texier
as Lebrac
Fred Testot
as Le père Simon
Alain Chabat
as Maître Labru
Ilona Bachelier
as Violette
Clement Godefroy
as Petit Gibus
Vincent Bres
as William Lebrac
Salome Lemire
as Lanterne
Theophile Baquet
as Grand Gibus
Supporting cast
8Directors
2Writers
6Producers
3Other crew
13Julie David
Casting Director
Pascale Beraud
Casting Director
Stephane Batut
Casting Director
Valerie Espagne
Casting Director
Jean Poisson
Cinematographer
Julien Hirsch
Cinematographer
Klaus Badelt
Composer
Philippe Rombi
Composer
Anne Sophie Bion
Editor
Sylvie Landra
Editor
Yves Deschamps
Editor
Francois Emmanuelli
Production Designer
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