Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

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A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.

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Eric Elmosnino
Eric Elmosnino
Serge Gainsbourg
Lucy Gordon
Lucy Gordon
Jane Birkin
Laetitia Casta
Laetitia Casta
Brigitte Bardot
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
La gueule
Anna Mouglalis
Anna Mouglalis
Juliette Greco
Mylène Jampanoï
Mylène Jampanoï
Bambou
Sara Forestier
Sara Forestier
France Gall
Kacey Mottet Klein
Kacey Mottet Klein
Lucien Ginsburg
Răzvan Vasilescu
Razvan Vasilescu
Joseph Gainsburg (le père)
Dinara Drukarova
Динара Друкарова
Olga Gainsburg (la mère)
Philippe Katerine
Philippe Katerine
Boris Vian
Deborah Grall
Deborah Grall
Elisabeth Levizky
Yolande Moreau
Yolande Moreau
Fréhel
Ophélia Kolb
Ophélia Kolb
Le Modèle
François Morel
François Morel
Le Directeur de l'Internat

DirectorClaude Chabrol

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Release dateJan 20 2010

Runtime2 hours 10 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageFrench

Production companiesFrance 2 Cinéma, Studio 37, One World Films, Lilou Film, Focus Features, Canal+, Universal Pictures, Kinology, France Télévisions, La Région Île-de-France

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