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Joseph Kessel, la mallette de l'ogre

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To tell the story of Joseph Kessel is to tell the story of the entire 20th century. He lived a thousand lives in one: reporter, novelist, exile, resistance fighter, screenwriter, adventurer, gambler, poet, alcoholic, cabaret lover, seducer, and inveterate globetrotter. Through archival footage and Kessel's colorful language, this film traces the journey of a man who turned reporting into an epic and reality into the stuff of novels.

Directed byPatrick de Saint-Exupéry

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Released
Language
FR
Released
November 28, 2025
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13 ProdsFrance TélévisionsFondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah

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Directed by
Patrick de Saint-Exupéry
Produced by
Gilles Perez

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