La Voleuse (1966): Cast & Plot
La Voleuse is a 1966 drama directed by Jean Chapot, starring Michel Piccoli as Werner Kreuz, Romy Schneider and Hans Christian Blech. It runs 1 hour 28 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 28m (88 min)
- Director
- Jean Chapot
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Chronos Media
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is La Voleuse About?
The premise of La Voleuse without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Drama of an unmarried mother who regrets having had her child fostered and fights its foster parents to have it restored to her.
La Voleuse Themes & Keywords
· 42 tags- reference to the vietnam war
- west berlin
- ruhr germany
- settlement
- solution
- harassment
- husband wife relationship
- racist comment
- searching for son
- moral dilemma
- husband wife conflict
- polish man
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- amoral legality
- ultimatum
- public opinion
- mother son reunion
- tv news
- steel worker
- steelworks
- newspaper headline
- adoptive father
- child abduction
- swimming pool
- child given up for adoption
- locked inside apartment
- adoption
- stalker
- toy truck
- missing child
- biological mother
- 6 year old
- motherhood
- mother child separation
- germany
- pet dog
- abandoned child
- dysfunctional couple
- end of love
- 1960s
- woman
- boy
- maternal love
La Voleuse Cast & Characters
Michel Piccoli leads the cast as Werner Kreuz, with Romy Schneider as Julia Kreuz and Hans Christian Blech as Radek Kostrowicz. Directed by Jean Chapot; 5 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jean Chapot
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Michel Piccoli as Werner Kreuz - Romy Schneider as Julia Kreuz
- Hans Christian Blech as Radek Kostrowicz
- Sonja Schwarz as Frau Kostrowicz
Also Starring in La Voleuse
· 1 more- Mario Huth The Boy
More from Jean Chapot
One more film directed by Jean Chapot: The Burned Barns.
La Voleuse Plot Summary
What happens in La Voleuse from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Berlin hosts a quiet, unresolved tension in the life of a childless middle-class couple, Werner Kreuz and Julia Kreuz, whose comfortable routine masks a growing ache for a child. Unable to conceive, Julia clings to the memory of a son she gave up as a teenager, convinced there is both a legal and moral right to raise him herself. The little boy is now six and lives in Essen with a childless working-class couple, a Polish immigrant Radek Kostrowicz and his wife Frau Kostrowicz. The situation becomes a storm of competing claims, loyalties, and emotions that threaten the stability of both families.
Full summary
The whole story of La Voleuse, scene by scene
La Voleuse Trailers & Videos
The trailer of La Voleuse.
How Well Do You Know La Voleuse?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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In which German city do Julia and Werner Kreuz live?
La Voleuse Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Chimney No. 4” and “Schornstein Nr. 4”.
- Also known as
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- Chimney No. 4
- Schornstein Nr. 4
- Воровка
- 小偷
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La Voleuse FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of La Voleuse, each answered in a sentence.
How long is La Voleuse?
La Voleuse runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).
When was La Voleuse released?
La Voleuse was released on August 26, 1966.
Who directed La Voleuse?
La Voleuse was directed by Jean Chapot.
More films by Jean Chapot Who is in the cast of La Voleuse?
La Voleuse stars Michel Piccoli as Werner Kreuz, Romy Schneider as Julia Kreuz and Hans Christian Blech as Radek Kostrowicz, among 5 credited actors.
Does La Voleuse have a post-credit scene?
No. La Voleuse has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is La Voleuse in?
The original language of La Voleuse is French.
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