Monsieur Batignole

In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds him, he feels sorry for the boy and lodges him, hiding Simon from Pierre-Jean and also from his wife. Later, two cousins of Simon meet him in the cellar of the grocery. When Pierre-Jean finds the children, Batignole decides to travel with the children to Switzerland.

6.959

100 min

Cast

Gérard Jugnot

as Edmond Batignole

Jules Sitruk

as Simon Bernstein

Michèle Garcia

as Marguerite Batignole

Jean-Paul Rouve

as Pierre-Jean Lamour

Alexia Portal

as Micheline Batignole

Violette Blanckaert

as Sarah Cohen

Daphné Baiwir

as Guila Cohen

Götz Burger

as SS Col. Spreich

Élisabeth Commelin

as Irène

Hubert Saint-Macary

as Gendarmerie lieutenant

Daniel Martin

as Brigadier Albert

Nadine Spinoza

as Rachel Bernstein

Damien Jouillerot

as Martin

Philippe du Janerand

as René, administrator

Marie-Gaëlle Cals

as Edwige

Flannan Obé

as Paul

Karine Pinoteau

as Nurse on the train

Didier Lafaye

as Village informant

Christophe Rouzaud

as Village priest

Sylvie Herbert

as Cohens' concierge in Montmartre

Roland Marchisio

as Deposit keeper

Arthur Jugnot

as Arthur

Eric Civanyan

as Gallery owner

Michel Dodane

as Neighbor on the train

Karina Marimon

as Neighbor on the train

Ticky Holgado

as Lucien Morel

Sam Karmann

as Max Bernstein

Jean-Marie Winling

as Sacha Guitry

Yves Lavandier

as Léon Batignole

Till Bahlmann

as Soldier at the Station (uncredited)

Ursula Deuker

as Secretary of Spreich (uncredited)

Thierry Heckendorn

as Commissioner (uncredited)

Marie-Hélène Lentini

as Mrs. Taillepied (uncredited)

Eric Moreau

as Server (uncredited)

Wolfgang Pissors

as Suspicious SS soldier (uncredited)

Jörg Schnass

as SS soldier (uncredited)

Michel Scourneau

as (uncredited)

Director

Gérard Jugnot