The Childhood of a Leader
2016
Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
Directed by Brady Corbet
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The chilling story of a young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. What he witnesses helps to mold his beliefs – and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
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- Director
- Brady Corbet
- Written by
- Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Jean-Paul Sartre
- Produced by
- Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Brady Corbet, Chris Coen
- Composer
- Scott Walker
- Cinematographer
- Lol Crawley
- Editor
- Dávid Jancsó
- Origin country
- United States
- Production countries
- Belgium, Canada, France, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 6.1/10 (188 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 90% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 68/100
- IMDb
- 6.2/10 (7,559 votes)
Cast
Bérénice Bejo
The Mother
Liam Cunningham
The Father
Stacy Martin
Adelaide / The Teacher
Yolande Moreau
The Maid
Jacques Boudet
The Priest
Robert Pattinson
Charles Marker / The Leader
Tom Sweet
Prescott, the Boy
Sophie Lane Curtis
Laura
Rebecca Dayan
Edith
Michael Epp
Economist
Pető Kata
Housemaid
Mark Phelan
Mr. Advisor
Jeremy Wheeler
Mr. Deputy
Andrew Osterreicher
Mr. Secretary
Scott Alexander Young
Counselor
Roderick Hill
Older American Gentleman
Owen Good
Young American Gentleman
Luca Bercovici
Older Foreign Gentleman
Crew
Brady Corbet
Director
Mona Fastvold
Screenplay
Jean-Paul Sartre
Story
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Producer
Chris Coen
Producer
Helena Danielsson
Producer
István Major
Producer
Ron Curtis
Producer
Scott Walker
Original Music Composer
Lol Crawley
Director of Photography
Dávid Jancsó
Editor
Jean-Vincent Puzos
Production Design
