Les Loups dans la bergerie (1960)
Directed by Hervé Bromberger

Crime / Drama
aka: The Wolves in the Sheepfold

Film Synopsis

When their car break down, a gang of crooks takes refuge in a remote house, which is a rehabilitation establishment for maladjusted children run by Irène and Roger.  As Irène attends to one of the crooks' wounded leg, the boys in her care divide themselves into two opposing factions, led by the good-natured Rouquin and trouble-causing Micou.  When the crooks ask him to help repair their car Micou seizes the opportunity to escape in the car.  The crook Charlot manages to immobilise the vehicle and drags Micou back into the house.  As the waiting game begins, with some of the boys sympathetic to the crooks, Rouquin sees the opportunity he has been waiting for....
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Film Credits

  • Director: Hervé Bromberger
  • Script: Hervé Bromberger, Frédéric Grendel, John Amila (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Jacques Mercanton
  • Music: Serge Gainsbourg, Alain Goraguer
  • Cast: Jean-Marc Bory (Roger), Pascale Roberts (Irène), Jean Babilée (Yasmin), Pierre Mondy (Charlot), Jean-François Poron (Alain), Jacques Moulières (Francis), Guy Deshays (Micou), Jacques Bonnard (Rouquin), Françoise Dorléac (Madeleine)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 80 min
  • Aka: The Wolves in the Sheepfold

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