The Children of the Marshland (1999) movie poster

The Children of the Marshland (1999)

Les Enfants du marais
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👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
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Director
Jean Becker
Runtime
1h 55m
Country
France
Language
French
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (192 votes)

Cast

Jacques Villeret as Henri Pignol, aka Riton · 74% avg
Jacques Gamblin as Garriss · 77% avg
André Dussollier as Amédée · 73% avg
Michel Serrault as Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette' · 77% avg
Isabelle Carré as Marie · 73% avg
Éric Cantona as Joseph "Jo" Sardi · 64% avg
Suzanne Flon as Cri-Cri Pignol, aged · 80% avg
Jacques Dufilho as Old man

Is The Children of the Marshland good?

Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 192 TMDB ratings.

Overview

The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics. Wikipedia ↗

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