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Graine d'Ortie

Graine d'Ortie

created by Yves Allégret

1973 1 seasons 26 eps≈ 11h totalEndedORTF TélévisionDramaFamily

In Vendée, a little boy, Paul Guillet, is abandoned by his mother who places him in public assistance. He will go from host family to host family, these various experiences gradually shaping his personality. Graine d'ortie is a French television series in twenty-six thirteen-minute episodes, broadcast from June 1, 1973 on the first ORTF channel. It is also the title of the autobiographical novel by Paul Wagner from which the television series is inspired. In Quebec, it was broadcast from September 1, 1974 on Télévision de Radio-Canada, and rebroadcast from December 14, 1986 on TVJQ.

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Synopsis

In Vendée, a little boy, Paul Guillet, is abandoned by his mother who places him in public assistance. He will go from host family to host family, these various experiences gradually shaping his personality. Graine d'ortie is a French television series in twenty-six thirteen-minute episodes, broadcast from June 1, 1973 on the first ORTF channel. It is also the title of the autobiographical novel by Paul Wagner from which the television series is inspired. In Quebec, it was broadcast from September 1, 1974 on Télévision de Radio-Canada, and rebroadcast from December 14, 1986 on TVJQ.

The vibe

enfantabandonassistance publiquemarais

Cast

Yves CoudrayYves CoudrayPaul
Jean-Pierre CastaldiJean-Pierre Castaldile boucher
Georges ChamaratGeorges ChamaratPere Florentin
Jacques ZanettiBruno
Michèle CordoueMichèle CordoueMme Maillard

Creator

Yves Allégret

Network

ORTF Télévision

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

26

Episode length

26 min

Total runtime

≈ 11h

First aired

1973

Country

France

Genres

DramaFamily

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