The Childhood of a Leader

Brady Corbet
2016-07-22

Witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
6.248
116 min

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.

Cast

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