A Bag of Marbles (1975 film)

A Bag of Marbles (Un sac de billes) is a 1975 French film based on the 1973 autobiographical novel Un sac de billes by Joseph Joffo. Doillon made use of mainly non-professional actors, as also in his next film with children, La Drôlesse (1979).

Among the non-professional actors, the father - who is captured and sent to Auschwitz - is played by Jo Goldenberg, owner of the famous deli at 7, Rue des Rosiers in Paris's Jewish district, which 7 years after the film was the site of the Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant attack.

Cast

 * Richard Constantini : young Joseph
 * Paul-Eric Shulmann : young Maurice
 * Joseph Goldenberg : their father
 * Reine Bartève : their mother
 * Hubert Drac : Henri
 * Gilles Laurent : Albert
 * Michel Robin : Mancelier
 * Dominique Ducros : Françoise
 * Stephan Meldegg : sous-officier salon de coiffure
 * Axel Ganz : officier salon de coiffure
 * Pierre Forget : the teacher
 * Marc Eyraud : priest on train
 * Hélène Calzarelli : young girl on train
 * Yves Wecker : Raymond, le passeur
 * Bernadette Le Saché : la réfugiée
 * Antonino Faa Di Bruno : le vieux beau
 * Antoine Neri : l'Italien de la bargue
 * Max Vialle : le concierge
 * Dominique Besnehard : le moniteur
 * Alain Peysson : Ferdinand
 * Hans Verner : l'officier allemand
 * Dieter Schidor