Stocky, balding Bernard Blier (1916-1989) was one of France’s most versatile and sought-after character actors. His complete filmography includes 138 titles, both comedies and dramas, in France and in Italy.
French actor and war hero Jean Gabin (1904-1976) was one of the great stars of the European cinema. In the 1930s, he became the personification of the tragic romantic hero of the poetic realist film. Whether he played the legionnaire (Gueule d’amour), the deserter (Le Quai des brumes) or the head gangster (Pépé le Moko), Gabin was impeccable, bringing a tragic humanity to each of his appearances which the public adored. After the war Gabin was reborn as a tough anti-hero, set in his beliefs, feared and respected by all, the Godfather of the French cinema.
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