A Bag of Marbles
Un sac de billes
“Home Is Where Family Is”
Synopsis
At the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. Happy and tight-knit, she sees her future darken when all members of the family are forced to wear the yellow star. Fearing the worst, the parents organized their family to flee to the free zone in the south of the country. Maurice, twelve years old, and Joseph, ten years old, will therefore leave alone in order to maximize their chances of finding their older brothers already settled in Nice. The brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.
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A Bag of Marbles - Trailer (2017) HDOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2017-06-30
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Dorian Le Clech
Joseph
Batyste Fleurial
Maurice
Patrick Bruel
Roman
Elsa Zylberstein
Anna
Bernard Campan
Ambroise Mancelier
Christian Clavier
Docteur Rosen
Kev Adams
Ferdinand
César Domboy
Henri
Ilian Bergala
Albert
Émile Berling
Raoul Mancelier
Jocelyne Desverchère
Marcelle Mancelier
Coline Leclère
Françoise
Holger Daemgen
Alois Brunner
Fred Epaud
Le curé Buffa
Michaël Erpelding
Raymond
Pierre Kiwitt
SS Allemand
Vincent Nemeth
Le professeur
Luc Palun
L'homme patibulaire
Release History & Theatrical Window
September 1, 2017
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$21.4M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$10.9M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.51x
-$10.5M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Christian Duguay
- Screenplay & Story
- Benoît Guichard, Christian Duguay
- Original Score
- Armand Amar
- Original Title
- Un sac de billes
- Country of Origin
- Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France
- Spoken Languages
- French, Yiddish, Russian, German
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Production Budget
- $21.4M
- Worldwide Gross
- $10.9M
- Production Studios
- TF1 Films Production, Forecast Pictures, Main Journey, Gaumont, Quad Productions, IDL Films, Proximus, Okko Production, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Panache Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Christian Duguay
Benoît Guichard, Christian Duguay, Joseph Joffo, Alexandra Geismar, Jonathan Allouche, Laurent Zeitoun
Armand Amar
Christophe Graillot
Joe Iacono, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun
Department Leadership Roster
Christian Duguay
Director
Benoît Guichard
Screenplay
Christian Duguay
Screenplay
Joe Iacono
Producer
Laurent Zeitoun
Writer
Christophe Graillot
Director of Photography
Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
Producer
Yann Zenou
Producer
Laurent Zeitoun
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.
Tous publics — Universal audience.
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Frequently Asked Questions About A Bag of Marbles
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What is A Bag of Marbles about?
At the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. Happy and tight-knit, she sees her future darken when all members of the family are forced to wear the yellow star. Fearing the worst, the parents organized their family to flee to the free zone in the south of the country. Maurice, twelve years old, and Joseph, ten years old, will therefore leave alone in order to maximize their chances of finding their older brothers already settled in Nice. The brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.
Who directed A Bag of Marbles?
A Bag of Marbles was directed by Christian Duguay.
Who stars in A Bag of Marbles?
The principal cast of A Bag of Marbles includes Dorian Le Clech, Batyste Fleurial, Patrick Bruel, Elsa Zylberstein, Bernard Campan.
When was A Bag of Marbles released and how long is it?
A Bag of Marbles was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 1h 53m.
What was the box office and production budget of A Bag of Marbles?
A Bag of Marbles had a reported production budget of $21.4M and grossed $10.9M at the worldwide box office (0.51 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for A Bag of Marbles?
The original motion picture soundtrack for A Bag of Marbles was composed by Armand Amar.
Is A Bag of Marbles based on a book or true story?
A Bag of Marbles is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Joseph Joffo".
What is the age rating and content advisory for A Bag of Marbles?
A Bag of Marbles holds official age classifications: DE: 12 (FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.); FR: U (Tous publics — Universal audience.).