When the Child Appears
1956, French. Directed by Michel Boisrond.
Charles Fouquet, the Minister of Family Affairs, is having a hard time. His wife Olympe, although not that young, is expecting a baby. His daughter Annie, as for her, is pregnant by her fiance. And let's not forget Georges, Fouquet's son, who has seduced Natacha, his close (too close!) collaborator. As if that were not enough, a former mistress of Charles' comes and reveals to him the existence of a son he knew nothing about. But Charles is a man of action and he is not so easily deterred: he WILL take action against this abundance of offspring.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Michel BoisrondDirector
- Gaby MorlayOlympe Fouquet
- Béatrice AltaribaNatacha
- André LuguetMinister Charles Fouquet
- Suzy PrimMadeleine Lonant
- Jean LagacheJacques
- Jean OzenneGaston, maître d'hôtel
- Jacques CharbyCast
- Jacques de FéraudyThe grandfather
- Armande NavarreThérèse
- Brigitte AuberCast
- Guy BertilCast
- Gaston OrbalCast
Details
- Released
- 5 October 1956
- Original title
- Lorsque l'enfant paraît
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Frédéric Grendel, André Roussin, Shervan Sidery
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When the Child Appears runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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When the Child Appears isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 October 1956. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed When the Child Appears?
When the Child Appears (1956) was directed by Michel Boisrond and stars Gaby Morlay, Béatrice Altariba, André Luguet.