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Graine d'Ortie

IMDb 10.0 1973 • 26 min • DramaFamily

Director

Yves Allégret

Country

FR

Plot Summary

In Vendée, a little boy, Paul Guillet, is abandoned by his mother who places him in public assistance. He will go from host family to host family, these various experiences gradually shaping his personality. Graine d'ortie is a French television series in twenty-six thirteen-minute episodes, broadcast from June 1, 1973 on the first ORTF channel. It is also the title of the autobiographical novel by Paul Wagner from which the television series is inspired. In Quebec, it was broadcast from September 1, 1974 on Télévision de Radio-Canada, and rebroadcast from December 14, 1986 on TVJQ.

Top Cast

Yves Coudray
Yves Coudray Paul
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Jean-Pierre Castaldi le boucher
Georges Chamarat
Georges Chamarat Pere Florentin
Jacques Zanetti
Jacques Zanetti Bruno
Michèle Cordoue
Michèle Cordoue Mme Maillard