The Little Rebels

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| name = The Little Rebels

| image = File:The Little Rebels.jpg

| caption =

| director = Jean Delannoy

| producer = Joseph Bercholz
Henry Deutschmeister
Edouard Gide

| writer = Jean Aurenche
François Boyer
Pierre Bost
Jean Delannoy

|based_on = Chiens perdus sans collier by Gilbert Cesbron

| narrator =

| starring = Jean Gabin
Anne Doat
Dora Doll

| music = Paul Misraki

| cinematography = Pierre Montazel

| editing = Borys Lewin

| studio = Franco London Films
Les Films Gibé
Continental Produzione

| distributor = Cocinor

| released = {{Film date|1955|09|10|df=yes}}

| runtime = 93 minutes

| country = France
Italy

| language = French

| budget =

| gross =

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The Little Rebels (French: Chiens perdus sans collier, Italian: Cani perduti senza collare) is a 1955 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Jean Gabin, Anne Doat and Dora Doll.Harriss p.174 It premiered at the 1955 Venice Film Festival before going on general release. It was one of the most popular films at the French box office that year, drawing over four million spectators.Faulkner p.36 The film was based on the 1954 novel by Gilbert Cesbron. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location around and near the city including Conflans and Provins. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

Synopsis

Judge Julien Lamy heads a tribunal sentencing juvenile delinquents. Despite his gruff exterior he takes a great interest in the young offenders who pass before him and the attempts to rehabilitate their lives.