When We Were Children
1960, French. Directed by Henry Brandt.
The daily life in the primary school of Taillères, in the La Brévine valley, is filmed over the course of an entire school year, from 1959 to 1960.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 28 December 1960
- Original title
- Quand nous étions petits enfants
- Country
- Switzerland
- Written by
- Henry Brandt, Emile Albert Niklaus, Edmond Pidoux
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When We Were Children runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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When We Were Children isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 December 1960. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed When We Were Children?
When We Were Children (1960) was directed by Henry Brandt.