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The Childhood of a Leader
Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
6.1(192)20161h 56m
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.
- Director
- Brady Corbet
- Created by
- Brian Young,Jason Cloth,Aaron L. Gilbert,Patrick Murray
- Writers
- Brady Corbet,Mona Fastvold
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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

Caroline Boulton
Mr. Advisors Secretary

Máté Haumann
Second Clerk

Laurent Winkler
French Local
Adrien Villiers
Shepherd 1
Balázs Gálik
Shepherd 2

Blanka Györfi-Tóth
Stage Narrator
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Crew
Directing
- Brady CorbetDirector
- Dóra SimkóScript Supervisor
- Judit SoltészFirst Assistant Director
- Roxana SzariszSecond Assistant Director
- Szonja SzekerákSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Brady CorbetScreenplay
- Mona FastvoldScreenplay
- Jean-Paul SartreShort Story
Production
- Rachel DesmarestCasting Consultant
- Helena DanielssonProducer
- Lara ManwaringCasting Associate
- Brady CorbetProducer
- Antoine de Clermont-TonnerreProducer
- Katalin BaranyiCasting
- Chris CoenProducer
- Des HamiltonCasting
- Brian YoungExecutive Producer
- Jason ClothExecutive Producer
- Aaron L. GilbertExecutive Producer
- Patrick MurrayExecutive Producer
Camera
- Attila PfefferSteadicam Operator
- Agatha A. NiteckaStill Photographer
- Lol CrawleyDirector of Photography
- Márton MiklauzicCamera Operator
Editing
- Dávid JancsóEditor
Sound
- Olivier ThysFoley
- Simon JamartSound Recordist
- Scott WalkerOriginal Music Composer
- David GérainSound Recordist
- Emmanuel de BoissieuSound Re-Recording Mixer
- David VrankenSupervising Sound Editor
- Matthieu MichauxDialogue Editor
Art
- Panni LutterSet Decoration
- Jean-Vincent PuzosProduction Design
- Nora Takacs EkbergArt Direction
- Hedvig KirályAssistant Art Director
- Yann DevalTitle Designer
- Boris WilmotTitle Designer
- Orosz TamásSet Dresser
- Tokaji ZoltánSet Dresser
Costume & Make-Up
- Szandra BíróKey Hair Stylist
- Eszter AntalCostume Supervisor
- Andrea FleschCostume Design
- Hildegard HaideMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Judith BruneauVisual Effects Producer
- Carine GilletVisual Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Gáspár SzabóStunt Coordinator