''Savage Triangle'' (French: ''Le garçon sauvage'') is a 1951 French

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directed by

Jean Delannoy Jean Delannoy (; 12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Pro ...

and starring Madeleine Robinson,

Frank Villard Frank Villard (24 March 1917 – 19 September 1980) was a French film actor.Goble p.121 He was born François Drouineau in Saint-Jean-d'Angély. Selected filmography * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) - Un homme (uncredited) * ''Cartacalha, reine ...

and Henri Vilbert.Goble p.363 The film's sets were designed by the

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René Renoux René Renoux (1904–2000) was a French art director.Buache p.162 Selected filmography * ''The Pure Truth'' (1931) * ''Topaze (1933 French film), Topaze'' (1933) * ''Prince Jean (1934 film), Prince Jean'' (1934) * ''The Lady of the Camellias (193 ...

. It was shot partly on location in

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

where the film is set.

Synopsis

Simon, the twelve-year-old son of Marie, a

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, has been brought up in rural

Provence Provence is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which stretches from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the France–Italy border, Italian border to the east; it is bordered by the Mediterrane ...

in ignorance of his mother's life but now comes to live with her in Marseille. His initial idolisation of her is disillusioned when he discovers the truth, and he hates her lover Paul. Simon comes to dream of going away to sea, and spending time with the sympathetic

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François.

Cast

* Madeleine Robinson as Marie *

as Paul * Henri Vilbert as Capitaine François * Pierre-Michel Beck as Simon - le garcon sauvage * Nicolas Amato as Le complice *

Henri Arius Henri Arius (1897–1968) was a French film and stage actor.Crisp p.176 A character actor he appeared in a large number of films in wartime and post-war France. Selected filmography * '' Don't Shout It from the Rooftops'' (1943) * '' Jeannou'' (1 ...

as Victor - le patron du café * Edmond Beauchamp as Gilles * Dora Doll as La blonde amie de Paul *

Georges Douking Georges Douking (born Georges Ladoubée; 6 August 1902 – 20 October 1987) was a French stage, film, and television actor. He also directed stage plays such as the premier presentation of Jean Giraudoux's ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' at the Théâtr ...

as Le paysan * Albert Duvaleix as Le monsieur du taxi * Fransined asLe coiffeur *

René Génin René Génin (25 January 1890 – 24 October 1967) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''Vertigo'' (1935) * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1936) * '' The Bri ...

as Le premier client de Marie * Janine Miller as Anny Flynn * Raphaël Patorni as Luccioni *

Fernand Sardou Fernand Sardou (18 September 1910 – 31 January 1976La Gloire de Pagnol
p. 235.) was a French singer an ...

as L'inspecteur

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 drama films French drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Jean Delannoy French black-and-white films 1950s French films Pathé films Films set in Marseille Films shot in Marseille Films based on French novels Films scored by Paul Misraki Films with screenplays by Henri Jeanson {{1950s-France-film-stub