Little Red Riding Hood
1930 · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama
This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever. She still has to go through the forest and she once again comes up against a wolf. This time around the big bad wolf has become a lecherous tramp who keeps stalking the girl trying to wolf her down ... in his own way of course.
Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti · Written by Jean Renoir
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Catherine Hessling Le petit chaperon rouge -
Jean Renoir Compère le Loup - P Paul Quevedo Le jeune premier
- M Marcel La Montagne Le fermier
- A André Cerf The Notary
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