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Paris 36

Paris 36

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Paris 36

"Music halls, romance, and danger. This is Paris, 1936."

2008

2h 0m

6.1(143 votes)

Drama

Overview

A star is born in a time of both celebration and instability in this historical drama with music from director Christophe Barratier. In the spring of 1936, Paris is in a state of uncertainty; while the rise of the Third Reich in Germany worries many, a leftist union-oriented candidate, Léon Blum, has been voted into power, and organized labor is feeling its new power by standing up to management.

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Production Companies

Galatée Films

Pathé

France 3 Cinéma

France 2 Cinéma

Constantin Film

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Gérard Jugnot

Gérard Jugnot

Germain Pigoil

Clovis Cornillac

Clovis Cornillac

Émile Leibovich, aka 'Milou'

Kad Merad

Kad Merad

Jacky Jacquet

Nora Arnezeder

Nora Arnezeder

Douce

Pierre Richard

Pierre Richard

Max, aka 'Monsieur TSF'

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Félix Galapiat

Maxence Perrin

Maxence Perrin

Jojo Pigoil

François Morel

François Morel

Célestin

Élisabeth Vitali

Élisabeth Vitali

Viviane, Jojo's mother

Christophe Kourotchkine

Christophe Kourotchkine

Lebeaupin, Viviane's new husband

Creative team

Directed by: Christophe Barratier
Written by: Julien Rappeneau
Christophe Barratier
Produced by: Jacques Perrin
Nicolas Mauvernay

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