

The Childhood of a Leader
"Witness the birth of a terrifying ego."
Overview
The chilling story of a young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. What he witnesses helps to mold his beliefs – and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
Movie Details
Budget
$3.0M
$3,000,000
Languages
English
+2 more
Studio
Bow + Arrow Entertainment
+8 more
Key Crew

Brady Corbet
Director

Brady Corbet
Producer

Mona Fastvold
Screenplay

Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Producer

Helena Danielsson
Producer

Brady Corbet
Screenplay

Jean-Paul Sartre
Story

Jason Cloth
Executive Producer
Cast

Bérénice Bejo
The Mother

Liam Cunningham
The Father

Stacy Martin
Adelaide / The Teacher

Yolande Moreau
The Maid

Jacques Boudet
The Priest

Robert Pattinson
Charles Marker / The Leader

Tom Sweet
Prescott, the Boy

Sophie Lane Curtis
Laura

Rebecca Dayan
Edith

Michael Epp
Economist

Pető Kata
Housemaid

Mark Phelan
Mr. Advisor

Jeremy Wheeler
Mr. Deputy
Andrew Osterreicher
Mr. Secretary

Scott Alexander Young
Counselor

Roderick Hill
Older American Gentleman

Owen Good
Young American Gentleman

Luca Bercovici
Older Foreign Gentleman

Caroline Boulton
Mr. Advisors Secretary

Máté Haumann
Second Clerk