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Writers:
Max Kolpé (screenplay)
H.G. Lustig (screenplay)
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Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Danielle Darrieux ... Jeannette
Pierre Mingand ... Henri Pasquier
Raymond Galle ... Jean-la-Cravate
Paul Escoffier ... Le docteur Pasquier
Michel Duran ... Le chef
Jean Wall ... Le zèbre
Marcel Maupi ... L'homme au panama
Paul Velsa ... L'homme aux cacahuètes
Georges Malkine ... Le secrétaire
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Georges Cahuzac ... Le monsieur
Gaby Héritier ... Gaby
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bad Blood
Bad Seed
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Runtime:
86 min | USA:77 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Paris, France

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
First film directed by Billy Wilder. more
Movie Connections:
Version of The First Offence (1936) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
A Great Director Is Born, 29 January 2006
8/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In the 30's, in Paris, the playboy Henri Pasquier (Pierre Mingand) is supported by his father, Dr. Pasquier (Paul Escoffier) with money and a brandy new car. When Dr. Pasquier decides to suspend the allowance and sell the car to force Henri to get a job, he leaves home and associates to a gang of car thieves. Henri falls in love for the thief Jeannette (Danielle Darrieux), and when they are betrayed by their boss, they decide to move to Casablanca and straight their lives.

"Mauvaise Graine" is the magnificent debut of Billy Wilder as director. The attractive story has action, romance, drama, comedy in right doses, and in 2006, there is another great attraction: the wonderful old cars. The planes of shooting are amazing even for the present days. The seventeen years old Danielle Darrieux, in the beginning of career and extremely beautiful, is another attraction. This unknown movie is a gem to be discovered. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Semente do Mal" ("Bad Seed")

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