Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (born 8 November 1935) is a
César AwardThe César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma....
-winning French actor. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 he was garnering comparisons to famed French actors such as
Gérard PhilipeGérard Philipe was a prominent French actor, who had appeared in 34 films between 1944 and 1959.-Career:...
and
Jean MaraisJean-Alfred Villain-Marais , was a French actor and director.-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée .In the 1950s, Marais became a star of swashbuckling pictures,...
, as well as American actor
James DeanJames Byron Dean was an American film actor.Dean's status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled high school rebel Jim Stark...
. He was even called the male
Brigitte BardotBrigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is an animal rights activist and a former French actress, fashion model and singer.In her early life Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer. She started her acting career in 1952 and after appearing in 16 films became world-famous due to her role in the controversial film...
. Over the course of his career, Delon has worked with many well-known directors, including
Luchino ViscontiLuchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director and writer, best known for films such as The Leopard and Death in Venice . He died in Rome of a stroke at the age of 69...
,
Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French and Swiss filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague, or "French New Wave"....
,
Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre Melville was a French filmmaker. Born Jean-Pierre Grumbach, he later adopted the pseudonym Melville as a tribute to his favorite American author, Herman Melville.- Biography :...
,
Michelangelo AntonioniMichelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director.-Life:Michelangelo Antonioni was born into a well-to-do family of landowners in Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, in northern Italy. The director explained to Italian film critic Aldo Tassone:While still a child,...
and
Louis MalleLouis Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. His films include Ascenseur pour l'échafaud , Atlantic City , and Au revoir, les enfants .- Early years in France :Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in Thumeries,...
.
Delon acquired Swiss citizenship in 1999 and the company managing products sold under his name is based in
GenevaGeneva, is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie...
.
Delon was born in
SceauxSceaux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.7 km from the center of Paris.-Wealth:Sceaux is famous for the Château of Sceaux, set in its large park , designed by André Le Nôtre, measuring...
, Seine (now
Hauts-de-SeineHauts-de-Seine is a département in France. It is part of the region of Île-de-France region, and covers the near western suburbs of Paris...
),
Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area. Its name literally means "Island of France", maybe from ancient Frankish Liddle Franke, "little France"....
, a suburb of Paris.
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (born 8 November 1935) is a
César AwardThe César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma....
-winning French actor. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 he was garnering comparisons to famed French actors such as
Gérard PhilipeGérard Philipe was a prominent French actor, who had appeared in 34 films between 1944 and 1959.-Career:...
and
Jean MaraisJean-Alfred Villain-Marais , was a French actor and director.-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée .In the 1950s, Marais became a star of swashbuckling pictures,...
, as well as American actor
James DeanJames Byron Dean was an American film actor.Dean's status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled high school rebel Jim Stark...
. He was even called the male
Brigitte BardotBrigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is an animal rights activist and a former French actress, fashion model and singer.In her early life Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer. She started her acting career in 1952 and after appearing in 16 films became world-famous due to her role in the controversial film...
. Over the course of his career, Delon has worked with many well-known directors, including
Luchino ViscontiLuchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director and writer, best known for films such as The Leopard and Death in Venice . He died in Rome of a stroke at the age of 69...
,
Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French and Swiss filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague, or "French New Wave"....
,
Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre Melville was a French filmmaker. Born Jean-Pierre Grumbach, he later adopted the pseudonym Melville as a tribute to his favorite American author, Herman Melville.- Biography :...
,
Michelangelo AntonioniMichelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director.-Life:Michelangelo Antonioni was born into a well-to-do family of landowners in Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, in northern Italy. The director explained to Italian film critic Aldo Tassone:While still a child,...
and
Louis MalleLouis Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. His films include Ascenseur pour l'échafaud , Atlantic City , and Au revoir, les enfants .- Early years in France :Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in Thumeries,...
.
Delon acquired Swiss citizenship in 1999 and the company managing products sold under his name is based in
GenevaGeneva, is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie...
.
Early life
Delon was born in
SceauxSceaux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.7 km from the center of Paris.-Wealth:Sceaux is famous for the Château of Sceaux, set in its large park , designed by André Le Nôtre, measuring...
, Seine (now
Hauts-de-SeineHauts-de-Seine is a département in France. It is part of the region of Île-de-France region, and covers the near western suburbs of Paris...
),
Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area. Its name literally means "Island of France", maybe from ancient Frankish Liddle Franke, "little France"....
, a suburb of Paris. His parents, Édith (
néeA married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
Arnold) and Fabien Delon, divorced when Delon was four. Both remarried, and Delon has a half-sister and two half-brothers. He attended a Roman Catholic boarding school, the first of several schools from which he was expelled because of unruly behavior. Teachers once tried to convince him to enter the priesthood because of his aptitude in religious studies.
At 14, Delon left school, and worked for a brief time at his stepfather's butcher shop. He enlisted in the
French NavyThe French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military...
three years later, and in 1953/54 he served as a
fusilier marin in the
First Indochina WarThe First Indochina War was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union’s French Far East Expeditionary...
. Delon has said that out of his four years of military service he spent 11 months in prison for being "undisciplined". In 1956, after being dishonorably discharged from the military he returned to Paris. He had no money, and got by on whatever employment he could find. He spent time working as a waiter, a porter, and a sales clerk. During this time he became friends with the actress
Brigitte AuberBrigitte Auber is a French actress who has worked extensively on film and TV in Europe, but is little-known in the United States....
, and joined her on a trip to the
Cannes Film FestivalThe Cannes Film Festival , founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious film festivals. The private festival is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France.The 62nd edition started 13 May and ended 24 May 2009...
, where his film career would begin.
Career
At
CannesCannes France, is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. The population was 70,400 as of the 2007 census. Cannes is the home of numerous luxurious houses and mansions as well as many high-end gated communities...
, Delon was seen by a talent scout for
David O. SelznickDavid O. Selznick, born David Selznick , was one of the iconic Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. He is best known for producing the epic blockbuster Gone with the Wind which earned him an Oscar for Best Picture. Not only did Gone with the Wind gross the highest amount of money in the U.S...
. After a successful screen test Selznick offered him a contract, provided he learn
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
. Delon returned to Paris to study English, but when he met French director
Yves AllégretYves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:* The Ball of Count Orgel...
, he was convinced that he should stay in
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
to begin his career. Selznick allowed Delon to cancel his contract, and Allégret gave him his debut in the film
Quand la Femme s'en Mêle (
When the Woman Butts In). Delon then got to show a comedic aspect of himself in the film
Faibles Femmes (
Women Are Weak/
Three Murderesses). This was also the first of his films to be seen in America, where it became a success.
In 1960, Delon appeared in
René ClémentRené Clément March 18, 1913, Bordeaux – March 17, 1996, Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a French film director and screenwriter.Clément studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed his first film, a 20 minute short written and...
's
Purple NoonPurple Noon is a 1960 film directed by René Clément, based on The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, and starring Alain Delon in his first major movie...
, which was based on the
Patricia HighsmithPatricia Highsmith was an American crime writer known for her psychological thrillers, which have led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Strangers on a Train has been adapted for the screen three times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951...
novel
The Talented Mr. RipleyThe Talented Mr. Ripley is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. This novel first introduced the character of Tom Ripley, who would return in the novels Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley and Ripley Under Water, known collectively as the Ripliad.-Plot...
. He played protagonist Tom Ripley to critical acclaim. He then appeared in
Luchino ViscontiLuchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director and writer, best known for films such as The Leopard and Death in Venice . He died in Rome of a stroke at the age of 69...
's
Rocco and His Brothers. Critic
Bosley CrowtherBosley Crowther was a journalist and author who was film critic for The New York Times for 27 years. His reviews and articles helped shape the careers of actors, directors and screenwriters...
of the
New York Times said Delon's work was : "touchingly pliant and expressive." John Beaufort in the
Christian Science Monitor said:
- "Rocco's heartbroken steadfastness furnishes the film with the foremost of its ironic tragedies ... [I]ts believability rests finally on Mr. Delon's compelling performance."
Delon made his stage debut in 1961 in
John FordJohn Ford was an English Jacobean and Caroline playwright and poet born in Ilsington in Devon in 1586.-Life and work:...
’s play, Tis Pity She’s a Whore
alongside Romy SchneiderRomy Schneider was an Austrian-born German film actress who also held French citizenship.- Early life :Schneider was born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach in Nazi-era Vienna, six months after the Anschluss, into a family of actors that included her paternal grandmother Rosa Albach-Retty, her...
in Paris. Visconti directed the production. Delon would work with him again for Il GattopardoThe Leopard is an award-winning 1963 film by Italian director Luchino Visconti, based on Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel of the same name.-Production:...
(The Leopard
). Delon also worked with Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre Melville was a French filmmaker. Born Jean-Pierre Grumbach, he later adopted the pseudonym Melville as a tribute to his favorite American author, Herman Melville.- Biography :...
, who directed him in Un FlicUn flic is a 1972 French film, the last directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It stars Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, and Richard Crenna.-Plot:...
, Le Cercle RougeLe Cercle rouge is a 1970 crime film set in Paris, France. It was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starred Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté and Yves Montand...
, and Le SamouraïLe Samouraï is a 1967 French minimalist crime drama/thriller film directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville. The film's protagonist Jef Costello is played by Alain Delon.- Plot :...
.
In 1964, the Cinémathèque FrançaiseCinémathèque française holds the largest archive of films, movie documents and film-related objects in the world. Located in Paris, the Cinémathèque holds daily screenings of films unrestricted by country of origin....
held a showcase of Delon's films and Delon started a production company, Delbeau Production, with Georges Beaume. They produced a film called L’insoumis
, which had to be re-edited due to legal issues. Delon then started his own production company, Adel, and starred in the company’s first film, Jeff
. Delon followed the success of the film with BorsalinoBorsalino is the name of a hat company known particularly for its fedoras. Established in 1857, Borsalino produces felt from Belgian rabbit fur at its factory in Alessandria, Italy....
, which became one of France’s highest grossing films of the time. In 1973, he made a
duetA duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers. In classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to...
with the French
popPop music is a music genre that developed from the mid-1950s as a softer alternative to rock 'n' roll and later to rock music. It has a focus on commercial recording, often orientated towards a youth market, usually through the medium of relatively short and simple love songs...
singer
DalidaDalida was an Italian Egyptian singer and actor. Dalida was born and raised in Egypt, but she lived most of her adult life in France. She received 55 gold records and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc....
on "Paroles, paroles". He also played
Johnston McCulleyJohnston McCulley , raised in Chillicothe, Illinois, was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro...
's popular masked hero in 1975's
ZorroZorro is a 1975 Italian film based on the character created by Johnston McCulley. Directed by Duccio Tessari, it stars famous French actor Alain Delon as Zorro. The film is the only Zorro film to take place in South America, rather than the traditional California or Mexico...
. In 1976 Delon starred in the César awards (French equivalent of Oscars) - winning
Monsieur KleinMonsieur Klein is a 1976 French film directed by Joseph Losey, with Alain Delon starring in the title role.- Synopsis :It is 1942, the war is in full swing and France is occupied by the Nazis. To Robert Klein, however, these events are of little concern...
, which proved to be an impressively controlled performance and a golden opportunity for Delon to add psychological depth to his acting style.
He was awarded the Best Actor César Award for his role in
Bertrand BlierBertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier.-Filmography:As director :* Hitler, connais pas...
's Notre histoire
(1984), and portrayed the aristocratic dandyA dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self...
Baron de Charlus with a subtly restrained comic touch in Swann in Love in the same year. Then followed a string of box officeA box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall, or at a wicket...
failures in the late 1980s and 1990s, culminating in the failure of Patrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
's Une chance sur deux
. Delon announced his decision to give up acting in 1997, although he still occasionally accepts roles.
In 1990, he worked with auteurThe term auteur is used to describe film directors who are considered to have a distinctive, recognizable style, because they repeatedly return to the same subject matter, habitually address a particular psychological or moral theme, employ a recurring visual and aesthetic style, or ...
Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French and Swiss filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague, or "French New Wave"....
, on Nouvelle vague
, in which he played twins. In 2003, the Walter Reade Theater showed a series of Delon's films under the aegisAegis , from Greek αιγίς, is a large collar or cape worn in ancient times to display the protection provided by a high religious authority or, it is the holder of a protective shield signifying the same, such as a bag-like garment that contained a shield. Sometimes the garment and the shield are...
, Man in the Shadows: The Films of Alain Delon
.
Products
Since the formation of a perfume label in his name, Delon has had a variety of products sold under his name including wristwatches, clothing, eyewear, stationery and cigarettes.
Delon's sunglasses brand became particularly popular in Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
after actor Chow Yun Fat wore them in the 1986 crime film A Better TomorrowA Better Tomorrow is a 1986 Hong Kong action film which had a profound influence on the Hong Kong movie-making industry, and later on an international scale.Directed by John Woo, it stars Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung...
(as well as two sequels). Delon reportedly wrote a letter thanking Chow for helping the sunglasses sell out in the region. The film's director John WooJohn Woo Yu-Sen is a Chinese film director and producer from Hong Kong. Recognized for his stylized films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, Hard Boiled, and...
has acknowledged Delon as one of his idols and wrote a short essay on Le SamouraiLe Samouraï is a 1967 French minimalist crime drama/thriller film directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville. The film's protagonist Jef Costello is played by Alain Delon.- Plot :...
as well as Le Cercle RougeLe Cercle rouge is a 1970 crime film set in Paris, France. It was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starred Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté and Yves Montand...
for the Criterion Collection DVD releases.
Relationships
On 20 March 1959, Delon was engaged to actress Romy SchneiderRomy Schneider was an Austrian-born German film actress who also held French citizenship.- Early life :Schneider was born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach in Nazi-era Vienna, six months after the Anschluss, into a family of actors that included her paternal grandmother Rosa Albach-Retty, her...
, whom he met when they co-starred in the film ChristineChristine is a 1958 film based on the novel Liebelei by Arthur Schnitzler. The film was directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and the title character was played by Romy Schneider...
(1958). During their relationship, it was speculated he had an affair with German actress and singer
NicoNico was a German singer-songwriter, fashion model, actress, and Warhol Superstar...
. On 11 August 1962 Nico gave birth to a son, Ari (Christian Aaron), who she claimed was fathered by Delon. The child was raised mostly by Delon's parents.
In December 1963, Schneider and Delon decided to break the engagement. On 13 August 1964, Delon married
Nathalie BarthélemyNathalie Delon, born Francine Canovas on August 1, 1941, is a French actress, former wife of Alain Delon and mother of Anthony Delon....
. Their son,
Anthony DelonAnthony Delon is a French-American actor, and son of actors Alain Delon and Nathalie Delon .-External links:...
, was born in September. The couple divorced on 14 February 1969.
In 1968, during the shooting of Jeff
, he met French actress Mireille DarcMireille Darc is a French model and actress. She was Alain Delon's longtime co-star and companion. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film Week End.-Biography:...
with whom he had a 15-year relationship until 1982.
In 1987, Delon met DutchThe Dutch people are the dominant ethnic group of the Netherlands.Dutch people, or descendants of Dutch people, are also found in migrant communities world wide, notably in Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and the United States....
model Rosalie van BreemenRosalie van Breemen is a former Dutch model, a presenter and a journalist. She had a relationship with French actor Alain Delon.-Model:...
on the shooting of the video clip for his song "Comme au cinéma" and started a relationship. They had two children: Anouschka (1990) and Alain-Fabien (1994). The relationship ended in October 2002.
Scandal
In 1968, one of Delon’s bodyguards,
Stevan MarkovicStevan Markovic was a bodyguard of moviestar Alain Delon. He was found murdered in 1968.-Early days:...
, was found shot in the head in a dumpster outside Delon’s home. Delon’s friend,
CorsicaCorsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
n gangster
François MarcantoniFrançois Marcantoni is a Corsican gangster, member of French resistance, a bank robber and a writer.-WWII:In 1942, during World War II, Marcantoni participated in a sabotage operation in Toulon. He refused to collaborate with the regime of Vichy France.-1950s bank robberies:In the 1950s he was...
, was charged with accessory to murder. Delon himself was held by police for questioning, despite the fact that the murder took place in Paris, and Delon was filming in St. Tropez. Delon's then-wife, Nathalie, was also questioned.
Honours
- At the 60th Cannes Film Festival, he presented the Best Actress Award to South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...
n actress Jeon Do-yeonJeon Do-yeon is a highly-acclaimed South Korean actress who has won many awards including best actress at Cannes Film Festival in 2007...
for her role in Lee Chang Dong's Secret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by Special Director's Prize and Asian Film Award winner Lee Chang-dong. The story centers around a lady that copes with the death of her husband and child. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served as the film's setting and...
. She became the first South Korean to win a prize at the Cannes Film FestivalThe Cannes Film Festival , founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious film festivals. The private festival is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France.The 62nd edition started 13 May and ended 24 May 2009...
.
- At the 2008 César Awards on February 22, 2008, he presented the César Award for Best Actress
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actress .-Winners and nominees:...
to Marion CotillardMarion Cotillard is a French actress who has appeared in almost 40 film and television productions since 1993.Born into an acting family, Cotillard started on the stage as a child and during her teens progressed from roles in television to cinema...
, who in two days would win the Academy Award for Best ActressPerformance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
for La Vie En Rose"La Vie en rose" was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf....
.
- Delon appears on the cover of the 1986 album The Queen Is Dead
The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by the English rock band The Smiths. It was released on 16 June 1986 in the United Kingdom by Rough Trade Records. Sire Records released the album in the United States on 23 June 1986...
by The SmithsThe Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
.
- He was made Officier (Officer) of the Ordre national du Mérite
The Ordre national du Mérite is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of the French Republic. It was founded on December 3, 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle...
in 1995.
- He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur or Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
on 21 February 1991 . He was promoted to Officier (Officer) in 2005.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2008 |
Asterix at the Olympic GamesAstérix at the Olympic Games is a French movie, adapted from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Astérix comic series. It was filmed essentially in Spain in the course of the year 2006. Its €78 million budget makes it one of the most expensive European movies ever...
|
Jules CésarGaius Julius Caesar , , was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
|
|
| 2006 |
L'Instinct de mort |
|
|
| 2004 |
Frank Riva |
Frank Riva |
TV series, 2nd season |
| 2003 |
Frank Riva |
Frank Riva |
TV series, 1st season |
| 1999 |
Les Acteurs |
Himself |
|
| 1997 |
Une Chance sur deux |
Julien Vignal |
|
| 1996 |
Le Jour et la nuit |
Alexandre |
|
| 1994 |
Les Cent et une nuits |
L'acteur d'un jour |
|
| 1993 |
L'Ours en peluche |
|
| 1992 |
Un Crime |
Maitre Charles Durand |
|
| 1992 |
Le Retour de Casanova The Return of Casanova is a 1992 French comedy film directed by Édouard Niermans. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Alain Delon - Casanova* Fabrice Luchini - Camille* Elsa Lunghini - Marcolina...
|
CasanovaGiacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt was a Venetian adventurer and author. His main book Histoire de ma vie , part autobiography and part memoir, is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century.He was so famous as a...
|
|
| 1990 |
Nouvelle vague |
L'homme |
|
| 1990 |
Dancing machine "Dancing Machine" is a 1973 song recorded by The Jackson 5, released as a single in 1974. The group's first US Top Ten hit since 1972's "Sugar Daddy", "Dancing Machine" reached number two on the Billboard pop music charts and number one on the R&B charts....
|
Alan Wolf |
|
| 1988 |
Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort |
commissaire Eugène Grindel |
|
| 1985 |
Parole de flic |
Daniel Pratt |
|
| 1984 |
Notre histoire |
Robert Avranche |
|
| 1984 |
Le Passage |
Jean Diaz |
|
| 1983 |
Le Battant |
Jacques Darnay |
|
| 1983 |
Swann in Love |
Baron de Charlus |
|
| 1982 |
Le Choc |
Martin Terrier |
|
| 1981 |
Pour la peau d'un flic |
Choucas |
|
| 1980 |
Trois hommes à abattre |
Michel Gerfaut |
|
| 1980 |
Teheran 43. Nid d'espions Teheran 43 is a 1981 USSR-France-Switzerland film made by Mosfilm, Mediterraneo Cine and Pro Dis Film, directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov.The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1981 and had 47.5 million viewers...
|
Foche |
|
| 1979 |
Le Toubib The Medic is a 1979 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, adapted from the novel Harmonie ou les horreurs de la guerre by Jean Freustié.- Plot :...
|
Jean-Marie Desprès |
|
| 1979 |
The Concorde: Airport '79 The Concorde ... Airport '79 is a 1979 American disaster film . The film was the fourth and final installment of the Airport series...
|
Paul Metrand |
|
| 1978 |
Attention, les enfants regardent |
L'homme |
|
| 1977 |
Le Gang |
Robert le Dingue |
|
| 1977 |
Mort d'un pourri Death of a Corrupt Man is a 1977 French crime film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon...
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Xavier Maréchal |
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| 1976 |
Monsieur Klein Monsieur Klein is a 1976 French film directed by Joseph Losey, with Alain Delon starring in the title role.- Synopsis :It is 1942, the war is in full swing and France is occupied by the Nazis. To Robert Klein, however, these events are of little concern...
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Robert Klein |
by Joseph Losey Joseph Losey was an American theater and film director. After studying in Germany with Bertolt Brecht, Losey returned to the United States, eventually making his way to Hollywood....
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| 1976 |
Armaguedon |
Dr. Michel Ambrose |
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| 1976 |
Comme un boomerang |
Jacques Batkin |
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| 1976 |
L'Homme pressé |
Pierre Niox |
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| 1975 |
Flic StoryFlic Story is a French crime thriller released on October 1 1975, based on the autobiography of the same name written by French police detective Roger Borniche. Both film and book portray Borniche's nine year pursuit of French gangster and murderer Emile Buisson, who was executed on February 28 1956...
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Roger Borniche Roger Borniche was a French detective of the Sûreté nationale and author of a number of works. His first set of memoirs, Flic Story, became the basis of a 1975 film featuring Alain Delon as Borniche, and portraying Borniche's real-life pursuit of French gangster Emile Buisson.-Works:* 1975 : Flic...
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| 1975 |
Le Gitan |
Le Gitan |
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| 1975 |
Zorro (1975 film) Zorro is a 1975 Italian film based on the character created by Johnston McCulley. Directed by Duccio Tessari, it stars famous French actor Alain Delon as Zorro. The film is the only Zorro film to take place in South America, rather than the traditional California or Mexico...
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Don Diego de la Vega/ZorroZorro is a fictional character created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. He has been featured in several books, films, television series, and other media....
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| 1974 |
Les Seins de glace |
Marc Rilsen |
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| 1974 |
Borsalino & Co. |
Roch Siffredi |
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| 1973 |
Deux hommes dans la ville Deux hommes dans la ville is a 1973 Franco-Italian film diected by José Giovanni.-Cast and roles:* Jean Gabin - Germain Cazeneuve* Alain Delon - Gino Strabliggi* Mimsy Farmer - Lucie...
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Gino Strabliggi |
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| 1973 |
La Race des seigneurs |
Julien Dandieu |
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| 1973 |
Les Granges brûlées Les Granges brûlées is an album by Jean Michel Jarre, released in 1973 on Eden Roc, in France and Canada. It is the soundtrack to starring Simone Signoret and Alain Delon. In 2003, the album was re-released on CD by Disques Dreyfus...
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Larcher |
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| 1973 |
Scorpio Scorpio is a 1973 spy film directed by Michael Winner. It is about a Central Intelligence Agency agent, named Cross , a successful but retiring assassin, who is training "Scorpio" to replace him. Cross is teaching him as much about protecting himself from his patrons and never trusting anyone, as...
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Jean Laurier, alias Scorpio |
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| 1973 |
Les Grands fusils |
Tony Arzenta |
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| 1972 |
Traitement de choc |
Devillers |
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| 1972 |
Il était une fois un flic |
Man searching Rodriguez |
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| 1972 |
La prima notte di quiete La prima notte di quiete, released in USA as Indian Summer is a 1972 Italian and French drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini. It is starred and produced by Alain Delon. In France it runs less than the Italian cut...
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Daniele Dominici |
by Valerio Zurlini Valerio Zurlini was an Italian film director, stage director and screenwriter.-Biography:During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlini became a member of the Italian Communist Party...
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| 1971 |
Un FlicUn flic is a 1972 French film, the last directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It stars Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, and Richard Crenna.-Plot:...
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Coleman |
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| 1971 |
La Veuve Couderc |
Jean |
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| 1971 |
Soleil Rouge Red Sun is a film in the western genre with an international flavor. It starred the U.S.-born Charles Bronson, the Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune, the French actor Alain Delon and the Swiss actress Ursula Andress. It was filmed in Spain by the British director Terence Young. It was released in...
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Gauche |
by Terence Young |
| 1971 |
Fantasia chez les ploucs |
A caïd |
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| 1971 |
The Assassination of Trotsky The Assassination of Trotsky is a 1972 British film directed by Joseph Losey. It starred Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky, as well as Romy Schneider and Alain Delon.-Plot:...
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Frank Jackson |
by Joseph Losey Joseph Losey was an American theater and film director. After studying in Germany with Bertolt Brecht, Losey returned to the United States, eventually making his way to Hollywood....
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| 1970 |
Le Cercle rouge Le Cercle rouge is a 1970 crime film set in Paris, France. It was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starred Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté and Yves Montand...
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Corey |
by Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Pierre Melville was a French filmmaker. Born Jean-Pierre Grumbach, he later adopted the pseudonym Melville as a tribute to his favorite American author, Herman Melville.- Biography :...
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| 1970 |
Borsalino (film) Borsalino is a 1970 gangster film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Rouvel.In 2009 Empire Magazine named it #19 in a poll of the 20 Greatest Gangster Movies You've Never Seen* - Plot :...
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Rocco Siffredi |
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| 1970 |
Doucement les basses |
Simon |
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| 1969 |
Le Clan des Siciliens The Sicilian Clan is a 1969 drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean Gabin. -Selected Cast:* Jean Gabin - Vittorio Manalese* Alain Delon - Roger Sartet* Lino Ventura - L'inspecteur Le Goff...
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Roger Sartet |
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| 1969 |
Madly |
Julian |
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| 1969 |
Jeff |
Laurent |
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| 1968 |
La Piscine La Piscine is set in a villa with pool in August at the Cote d'Azur. Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet and Jane Birkin get emotionally and erotically entangled. The film is not to be mistaken with another, later film with the same title....
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Jean-Paul |
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| 1968 |
La Motocyclette The Girl on a Motorcycle , also known as Naked Under Leather, is a 1968 British-French film starring Alain Delon, Marianne Faithfull, Roger Mutton, Marius Goring, and Catherine Jourdan. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of...
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Daniel |
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| 1968 |
Adieu l'ami |
Dino Barran |
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| 1968 |
Spirits of the Dead |
William Wilson |
Episode "William Wilson", by Louis MalleLouis Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. His films include Ascenseur pour l'échafaud , Atlantic City , and Au revoir, les enfants .- Early years in France :Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in Thumeries,...
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| 1967 |
Le SamouraïLe Samouraï is a 1967 French minimalist crime drama/thriller film directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville. The film's protagonist Jef Costello is played by Alain Delon.- Plot :...
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Jef Costello |
by Jean Pierre Melville |
| 1967 |
Diaboliquement vôtre |
Pierre |
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| 1966 |
Les Aventuriers |
Manu |
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| 1966 |
Lost Command Lost Command is a 1966 war drama directed by Mark Robson and filmed in Spain. The screenplay was written by Nelson Gidding, based on the 1960 novel The Centurions by Jean Lartéguy...
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Capt. Philippe Esclavier |
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| 1966 |
Texas Across the River Texas Across The River is a 1966 western movie comedy with Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. The film was directed by Michael Gordon. The movie seemed to be a spoof of How the West was Won.-Plot:...
/Texas nous voilà |
Don Andrea |
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| 1965 |
Paris brûle-t-il ? |
Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
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| 1965 |
Once a Thief Once a Thief is a 1965 film directed by Ralph Nelson. It was written by Zekial Marko, based on his novel Scratch A Thief. Nelson won the OCIC award at the 1965 San Sebastián International Film Festival for the film.-Plot:...
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Eddie Pedak |
Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson was an American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor of Norwegian descent. He served in the Army Air Corps alongside future Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling in World War II and continued their friendship until the latter's death...
director, Zekial Marko screenwriterScreenwriters or scenarists or scriptwriters are people in a film crew who write/create the screenplays from which films and television programs are made....
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| 1965 |
The Yellow Rolls-Royce The Yellow Rolls-Royce is a drama film and is also considered an anthology film.Directed by Anthony Asquith, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and written by Terence Rattigan, it tells the story of three very different owners of a yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom II: an English aristocrat, a Chicago...
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Stefano |
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| 1964 |
L'InsoumisL'Insoumis is a 1964 film film noir starring Alain Delon opposite Lea Massari. The film's background is the Algerian War and Alain Delon plays Thomas Vlassenroot, a deserter of the French Foreign Legion in Algeria during the 1961 uprising...
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Thomas |
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| 1963 |
La Tulipe noire |
Count de Saint Preux |
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| 1963 |
The Leopard The Leopard is an award-winning 1963 film by Italian director Luchino Visconti, based on Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel of the same name.-Production:...
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Tancredi |
by Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director and writer, best known for films such as The Leopard and Death in Venice . He died in Rome of a stroke at the age of 69...
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| 1963 |
Mélodie en sous-sol |
Francis |
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| 1963 |
Les Félins |
Marc |
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| 1962 |
Le Diable et les Dix Commandements |
Pierre Messager |
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| 1962 |
Carambolages |
Lambert |
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| 1962 |
L'eclisse L'eclisse is a 1962 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the last part of a trilogy which was preceded by L'avventura and La notte.- Plot :...
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Piero |
by Michelangelo AntonioniMichelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director.-Life:Michelangelo Antonioni was born into a well-to-do family of landowners in Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, in northern Italy. The director explained to Italian film critic Aldo Tassone:While still a child,...
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| 1962 |
L'Amour à la mer |
The film actor |
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| 1961 |
Les Amours celebres |
Prince Albert |
Episode "Agnes Bernauer" |
| 1961 |
Quelle joie de vivre |
Ulysse |
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| 1960 |
Plein Soleil Purple Noon is a 1960 film directed by René Clément, based on The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, and starring Alain Delon in his first major movie...
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Tom Ripley |
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| 1960 |
Rocco and His Brothers Rocco e i suoi fratelli Rocco e i suoi fratelli Rocco e i suoi fratelli ( is a 1960 Italian and French film directed by Luchino Visconti. Set in Milan, it tells the story of an immigrant family from the South and its disintegration in the society of the industrial North. The film stars Alain Delon,...
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Rocco Parondi |
by Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director and writer, best known for films such as The Leopard and Death in Venice . He died in Rome of a stroke at the age of 69...
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| 1959 |
Le chemin des écoliers |
Antoine Michaud |
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| 1959 |
Faibles femmes |
Julien Fenal |
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| 1958 |
Christine Christine is a 1958 film based on the novel Liebelei by Arthur Schnitzler. The film was directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and the title character was played by Romy Schneider...
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Franz Lobheiner |
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| 1957 |
Quand la femme s'en mêle |
Jo |
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| 1957 |
Sois belle et tais-toi |
Loulou |
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