Monsieur Batignole
2002, French. Directed by Gérard Jugnot.
In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds him, he feels sorry for the boy and lodges him, hiding Simon from Pierre-Jean and also from his wife. Later, two cousins of Simon meet him in the cellar of the grocery. When Pierre-Jean finds the children, Batignole decides to travel with the children to Switzerland.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Gérard JugnotDirector
- Gérard JugnotEdmond Batignole
- Jules SitrukSimon Bernstein
- Michèle GarciaMarguerite Batignole
- Jean-Paul RouvePierre-Jean Lamour
- Alexia PortalMicheline Batignole
- Violette BlanckaertSarah Cohen
- Daphné BaiwirGuila Cohen
- Götz BurgerSS Col. Spreich
- Élisabeth CommelinIrène
- Hubert Saint-MacaryGendarmerie lieutenant
- Daniel MartinBrigadier Albert
- Nadine SpinozaRachel Bernstein
Details
- Released
- 6 March 2002
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Gérard Jugnot, Philippe Lopes-Curval
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Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.0/10 from 255 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is Monsieur Batignole?
Monsieur Batignole runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Monsieur Batignole isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 March 2002. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Monsieur Batignole?
Monsieur Batignole (2002) was directed by Gérard Jugnot and stars Gérard Jugnot, Jules Sitruk, Michèle Garcia.