What is the duration of This Special Friendship?

The duration of This Special Friendship is 96 mins.

What is the original language of This Special Friendship?

The original language of This Special Friendship is French.

Who directed This Special Friendship?

This Special Friendship was directed by Jean Delannoy.

Which studio made This Special Friendship?

This Special Friendship was produced by Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France.

This Special Friendship 1964

Q: Does This Special Friendship have end credit scenes?

This Special Friendship does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Romance

Runtime

96 mins

Language

French

The film explores the tender yet conflicted bond between a twelve‑year‑old boy and a fourteen‑year‑old upper‑classman, the object of his longing, set against the austere backdrop of a Jesuit‑run school. Their relationship raises questions of guilt, desire and the constraints of a rigid, religious environment.

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Studio

Jean Delannoy

Director

Does This Special Friendship have end credit scenes?

No!

This Special Friendship does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Didier Haudepin

Alexandre Motier

Michel Bouquet

Father Trennes

Dominique Maurin

Marc de Blajean

Gérard Chambre

André Ferron

Bernard Musson

Father teaching

Louis Seigner

Father Lauzon

Colette Régis

The nun

Lucien Nat

Father Superior

Henri Coutet

The employee of the institution

Dominique Diamant

Maurice Motier

François Leccia

Lucien Rouvière

Francis Lacombrade

Georges de Sarre

Alain-Philippe Malagnac

A student

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