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Le chemin des écoliers is a 1959 French drama film directed by Michel Boisrond and starring Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Lino Ventura and Alain Delon. It is based on the novel The Transient Hour by Marcel Aymé.

Le chemin des écoliers
Directed by	Michel Boisrond
Written by	Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost (Adaptation et Dialogue)
Based on	D'apres le roman de by Marcel Aymé Librairie Gallimard
Starring	Françoise Arnoul Bourvil Lino Ventura Alain Delon
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Edited by	Louisette Hautecoeur
Music by	Paul Misraki
Color process	Black and white
Production companies	Société de Productions Cinématographiques Européennes Franco London Films Mondex Films Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gamount Tempo Film Zebra Films
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	23 September 1959 (1959-09-23)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	2,516,405 admissions (France)[1]

Plot

To accommodate his mistress, Yvette, 17 year-old Antoine Michaud involves himself in black market activities with his friend, Paul Tiercelin.

Cast

• Françoise Arnoul as Yvette Grandmaison
• Bourvil as Charles Michaud
• Lino Ventura as Tiercelin
• Alain Delon as Antoine Michaud
• Jean-Claude Brialy as Paul Tiercelin
• Pierre Mondy as Lulu
• Paulette Dubost as Hélène Michaud
• Micheline Luccioni as Solange, la secrétaire de Charles Michaud
• Christian Lude as Lollivier
• Jean Brochard as Monsieur Coutelier
• Gaby Basset as Lucette, la soeur de Tiercelin
• Claude Castaing as Dominique
• Martine Havet as Pierrette Michaud, la petite soeur d'Antoine
• Sylviane Rozenberg as Chou, la fille d'Yvette (as Sylviane Rozemberg)
• Madeleine Lebeau as Flora
• Sandra Milo as Olga, la poule

See also

• List of French films of 1959