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title: 'The Little Thief (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Miller'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-little-thief-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098087/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Little Thief (1988)

1988 · 109 min · Drama, Comedy · France

Original title: La Petite Voleuse

## Synopsis

The Little Thief is a 1988 French drama directed by Claude Miller. It is based upon an unfinished script by François Truffaut. Truffaut died before being able to direct the film himself. The film had 1,834,940 admissions in France. Set in the French countryside after the end of World War II, it tells the story of a 15-year-old girl abandoned by her parents, who is looking for love and independence but succumbs to stealing and sleeping with men.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-miller)
- **Screenplay:** [Claude Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-miller), [François Truffaut](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-truffaut), [Claude de Givray](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-de-givray), [Luc Béraud](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-beraud)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alain Jomy](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-jomy)
- **Producer:** [Claude Berri](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-berri)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dominique Chapuis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-chapuis)
- **Editor:** [Albert Jurgenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-jurgenson)

## Cast

- [Charlotte Gainsbourg](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-gainsbourg)
- [Clotilde de Bayser](https://cinepixo.com/people/clotilde-de-bayser)
- [Pierre Maguelon](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-maguelon)
- [Catherine Arditi](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-arditi)
- [Chantal Banlier](https://cinepixo.com/people/chantal-banlier)
- [Didier Bezace](https://cinepixo.com/people/didier-bezace)
- [Simon de La Brosse](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-de-la-brosse)
- [Nathalie Cardone](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathalie-cardone)
- [Raoul Billerey](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-billerey)
- [Renée Faure](https://cinepixo.com/people/renee-faure)

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