The Childhood of a Leader

Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.

Category: Drama
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 2016-05-13
Run time: 116 minute / 1:56
Budget: $3,000,000
Director: Brady Corbet
Writers: Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet.
Production Companies : Bow + Arrow Entertainment, Bron Capital Partners, Scion Pictures, Crystal Wealth, Unanimous Entertainment, MACT Productions, Filmteam, Studio l'Équipe, SCOPE Pictures
Production Countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States of America

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Bérénice Bejo
as The Mother
Liam Cunningham
as The Father
Stacy Martin
as Adelaide / The Teacher
Yolande Moreau
as The Maid
Jacques Boudet
as The Priest
Robert Pattinson
as Charles Marker / The Leader
Tom Sweet
as Prescott, the Boy
Sophie Lane Curtis
as Laura
Rebecca Dayan
as Edith
Michael Epp
as Economist
Pető Kata
as Housemaid
Mark Phelan
as Mr. Advisor
Jeremy Wheeler
as Mr. Deputy
Andrew Osterreicher
as Mr. Secretary
Scott Alexander Young
as Counselor
Roderick Hill
as Older American Gentleman
Owen Good
as Young American Gentleman
Luca Bercovici
as Older Foreign Gentleman
Caroline Boulton
as Mr. Advisors Secretary
Máté Haumann
as Second Clerk
Laurent Winkler
as French Local
Adrien Villiers
as Shepherd 1
Balázs Gálik
as Shepherd 2
Blanka Györfi-Tóth
as Stage Narrator
Irén Bordán
as Guest
Patrick McCullough
as Guest
Zsófia Mihuczka
as Little Girl
Attila Bardóczy
as Parishioner 1
Attila Tóth
as Parishioner 2
Adelaide Fastvold-Corbet
as Baby
Directing
Brady Corbet Director

Production
Rachel Desmarest Casting Consultant
Chris Coen Producer
Brady Corbet Producer
Des Hamilton Casting

Visual Effects
Judith Bruneau Visual Effects Producer

Production
Lara Manwaring Casting Associate

Visual Effects
Carine Gillet Visual Effects Supervisor

Camera
Agatha A. Nitecka Still Photographer

Art
Hedvig Király Assistant Art Director

Costume & Make-Up
Eszter Antal Costume Supervisor

Art
Nora Takacs Ekberg Art Direction

Directing
Dóra Simkó Script Supervisor

Sound
Simon Jamart Sound Recordist

Writing
Mona Fastvold Screenplay

Camera
Lol Crawley Director of Photography

Sound
Emmanuel de Boissieu Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Production
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre Producer

Costume & Make-Up
Andrea Flesch Costume Design
Hildegard Haide Makeup Artist

Sound
David Gérain Sound Recordist
Matthieu Michaux Dialogue Editor

Camera
Márton Miklauzic Camera Operator
Attila Pfeffer Steadicam Operator

Sound
David Vranken Supervising Sound Editor

Costume & Make-Up
Szandra Bíró Key Hair Stylist

Art
Jean-Vincent Puzos Production Design

Production
Helena Danielsson Producer

Sound
Olivier Thys Foley
Scott Walker Original Music Composer

Editing
Dávid Jancsó Editor

Production
Katalin Baranyi Casting

Writing
Brady Corbet Screenplay

Art
Panni Lutter Set Decoration

Directing
Judit Soltész First Assistant Director
Roxana Szarisz Second Assistant Director
Szonja Szekerák Second Assistant Director

Crew
Gáspár Szabó Stunt Coordinator

Art
Yann Deval Title Designer
Boris Wilmot Title Designer
Orosz Tamás Set Dresser
Tokaji Zoltán Set Dresser

Writing
Jean-Paul Sartre Story

Production
Brian Young Executive Producer
Jason Cloth Executive Producer
Aaron L. Gilbert Executive Producer
Patrick Murray Executive Producer
Matthew Perniciaro Executive Producer
Nicolas Ronchi Consulting Producer
Michael Sherman Executive Producer
Lee Stone Executive Producer
Megan Wynn Co-Producer
István Major Producer
Geneviève Lemal Co-Producer
Hanga Kurucz Line Producer
Mona Fastvold Producer
Ron Curtis Producer





















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