TOTO LE HÉROS (Original title)TOTO THE HERO (Alternative title)
Date: 1991 (Copyright)Countries: France, Germany, BelgiumDirector: Jaco van Dormael
Synopsis: Now an old man, Thomas grew up convinced that as a baby he was swapped with his wealthy neighbour Alfred during a fire at the maternity hospital. He dreams of wreaking his revenge by becoming a secret agent, Toto the hero, but fails and has to settle for the career of a mathematician.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Childhood, Fantasy
Releases
Date: 1991not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Length: 8206 FeetSubtitles: French
Date: 1991 (Copyright)Countries: France, Germany, BelgiumDirector: Jaco van Dormael
Synopsis: Now an old man, Thomas grew up convinced that as a baby he was swapped with his wealthy neighbour Alfred during a fire at the maternity hospital. He dreams of wreaking his revenge by becoming a secret agent, Toto the hero, but fails and has to settle for the career of a mathematician.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Childhood, Fantasy
Releases
Date: 1991not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Length: 8206 FeetSubtitles: French
Credits
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©/Production Company: Iblis Films, ©/Production Company: Philippe Dussart Productions, Metropolis Filmproduktion, ©/In association with: RTBF (Télévision Belge), ©/In collaboration with: FR3 Films, ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, In association with: Jacquline Pierreux, With the participation of: Canal+, With the collaboration of: Direction de l'Audio-Visuel de la Communauté..., Minister for Culture of the Vlaamse Gem, With financial assistance from: Eurimages Conseil de l'Europe, With the participation of: CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie, CGER-ASLK, Developed with the agreement of: European Script Fund, Entrepreneurs de l'Audiovisuel Européen, An initiative of: MEDIA Programme of the European Union, An initiative of: Frank Daniel, Flemish European Media Institute, Executive Producer: Pierre Drouot, Executive Producer: Dany Geys, Co-producer: Philippe Dussart, Co-producer: Luciano Gloor, Production Executive: Jacqueline Louis, Production Associate (Fidibus Film): Marcia Falkenberg-lerner, Production Manager: Michael Schwarz, Production Co-ordinator (Vega Film): Paul Müller, Production Assistant: Ann Verhayen, Production Assistant: Ulrike Hager, Production Assistant: Philippe Rangoni, Production Assistant: Claudia Bade, Assistant Director: Danilo Catti, Bénédicte Liénard, Casting: Gerda Diddens, Casting: Uschi Drews, Casting (Children): Laurette Vankeerberghen, Casting (Children): Stéphane Oliver, Gerda Diddens, Screenplay: Jaco van Dormael, Script Collaborator: Laurette Vankeerberghen, Script Collaborator: Pascal Lonhay, Script Collaborator: Didier de Neck, Director of Photography: Walther van den Ende, Camera Operator: Luc Drion, Special Effects: Olivier de Lavelaye, Graphics: Corinne Degorre, Editor: Susana Rossberg, Art Director: Hubert Pouillé, Set Designer: Frédéric Huwaert, Set Dresser: André Fonsny, Set Dresser: Ludo Volders, Costumes: Ann d' Huys, Costumes: Anne van Bree, Make-up: Kaatje van Damme, Music: Pierre van Dormael, Music Performed by The: The RTBF Symphony Orchestra, The Dixie Ramblers Marching Band, Sound Recording: Dominique Warnier, Sound Re-recording: Jean-Paul Loublier, Sound Re-recording: Joern Poetzl, Sound Re-recording: Matthias Lampert, Sound Re-recording: André Defossez, Sound Editor: Chantal Hymans, Stunts: Albert Goldberg, Stunts: Léon Dutz
Cast
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Michel Bouquet (old Thomas), Mireille Perrier (adult Evelyne), Sandrine Blancke (Alice), Thomas Godet (young Thomas), Jo de Backer (adult Thomas), Fabienne Loriaux (Thomas' mother), Klaus Schindler (Thomas' father), Hugo Harold Harrisson (young Alfred), Didier Ferney (adult Alfred), Peter Böhlke (old Alfred), Didier de Neck (Monsieur Kant), Pascal Duquenne (adult Célestin), Gisela Uhlen (old Evelyne), Michel Bouquet (voice of adult Thomas), Mireille Perrier (voice of old Evelyne), Michel Robin (voice of old Alfred), Patrick Waleffe (voice of Thomas' father), François Toumarkine (voice of adult Célestin), Karim Moussati (young Célestin), Christine Smeysters (Madame Kant), Roland de Pauw (the inspector), Léopold Verlaine-Corbion (baby Thomas), Françoise Bette (nurse), Maxime Versprecht, Alice Van Dormael (Thomas aged 1), Damien Delaunoy (Thomas aged 3), Mélodie Delvaux, Deborah Gubin (Alice, aged 5), Nicolas Duvauchelle (the chief of Camins), Harry Cleven, Jacques Lefevre, Jean-Henri Compère, Bouli Lanners (the gangster), Alexandre von Sivers (head), Patrick Waleffe, Robert Dubois, Thierry Devillers (official), Harry Cleven (man smoking), Marie-Pierre Meinzel (cashier), Charlie Degotte (bus driver), Herwig Dewert (the shopwalker), Henri Monin, Daniel Dury (the warden), Roger Francel (music shopkeeper), Jo Deseure (singer), Joël Delsaut, Fujio Ishimaru, Marianne Hanse, Jean Debevre (musician), Bernard Yerlès (man in train), Gaston Bertin (Evelyne's husband), Josse De Pauw (pilot)