Wasteland (1960)
On the outskirts of Parisian council housing estates lies a vast wasteland that still retains its mysteries in this day and age, and serves as a refuge for people who, in their spare time, escape or are often ejected from their overcrowded dwellings. They form small, rather harmless bands, share their first secrets, build up their "treasures" and submit to strict rituals. The sanctity of their rebellions is underscored by initiation through blindfolded jumping and a blood test. An impossible love story is born between two members of the same clan, Dan, a beautiful, tomboyish girl, and Lucky, a sweet but feisty boy.
Director: Marcel Carné
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Danièle Gaubert as Dan |
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Roland Lesaffre as Big Chief |
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Maurice Caffarelli as Lucky |
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Constantin Andrieu as Marcel |
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Jean-Louis Bras as Babar |
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Alfonso Mathis as Hans |
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Claudine Auger as Prisunic |
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Georges Wilson as Maître J.Royer |
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Dominique Dieudonné as Le râleur |
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Denise Vernac as Marcel's Mother |
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François Nocher as |
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Pierre Richard as |
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Dominique Davray as Dan's mother |
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Simone Berthier as Babar's mother |
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Pierre Collet as Lucky's father |
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Pierre Parel as |
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Anne Béranger as |
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Gib Grossac as Announcer for the show at the funfair |
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Georgette Peyron as |
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Jacques Berger as |
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Jacques Galland as The manager of Prisunic |
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Jacques Mancier as Babar 's father |
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Charles Bayard as A passerby at Prisunic |
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Louisette Rousseau as A woman at Prisunic |
| Directing | Marcel Carné | Director |
| Writing | Henri-François Rey | Writer |
| Writing | Henri Jeanson | Story |
| Writing | Hal Ellson | Novel |
| Writing | Marcel Carné | Writer |
| Sound | Francis Lemarque | Music |
| Camera | Claude Renoir | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Henri Rust | Editor |
| Editing | Marguerite Renoir | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monique Archambault | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Louis Dolivet | Producer |
| Production | Jean Pieuchot | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Paul Temps | Production Manager |
| Directing | Michel Ayats | Assistant Director |
| Art | Roger Briaucourt | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jacques Carrère | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Gilbert Chain | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Manuel Litrán | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mayo | Costume Supervisor |