Portrait of Innocence

Portrait of Innocence
Portrait of Innocence
Directed by	Louis Daquin
Written by	Louis Daquin ; Marcel Aymé ; Maurice Hiléro ; Gaston Modot
Based on	Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner
Produced by	Adrien Remaugé
Starring	Louise Carletti ; Gilbert Gil ; André Brunot
Cinematography	Jean Bachelet
Edited by	Suzanne de Troeye
Music by	Marius-François Gaillard
Production; company	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	2 December 1941;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Portrait of Innocence (French: Nous les gosses) is a 1941 French comedy drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Louise Carletti, Gilbert Gil and André Brunot.^[1] ^[2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris during the German occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It is also known by the alternative title Us Kids, and drew uncredited inspiration from Erich Kästner's novel Emil and the Detectives.^[3] In 1948 Cecil Day-Lewis based his book The Otterbury Incident on the film's screenplay.

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v t e Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner
Book sequel	Emil and the Three Twins
Films	Emil and the Detectives (1931) Emil and the Detectives (1935) Portrait of Innocence (1941) Emil and the Detectives (1954) Emil and the Detectives (1964) Vidhyarthikale Ithile Ithile (1972) Emiler Goenda Bahini (1980) Emil and the Detectives (2001)