Charles, Dead or Alive (1969)
Charles mort ou vif (petite fresque historique) (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 33min
- Drama
- 15 Jan 1970 (France)
- Movie
The portrait of an old man who decides to abandon his comfortable bourgeois way of life and live with a Bohemian couple. There he rediscovers his freedom to think and his joie de vivre.
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François Simon | ... |
Charles Dé
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Marie-Claire Dufour | ... |
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Marcel Robert | ... |
Paul
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Maya Simon | ... |
Marianne Dé, fille de Charles
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André Schmidt | ... |
Pierre Dé, fils de Charles
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Jo Excoffier | ... |
Reporter de TV
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Walter Schochli | ... |
Le détective
(as Walter Schöchli)
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Jean-Pierre Moriaud | ... |
L'avocat
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Janine Christoffe | ... |
La femme de chambre
(as Janine Christophe)
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Michèle Martel | ... |
Germaine Dé, la femme de Charles
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Martine Simon | ... |
Cilette
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Liliane Bovard |
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Le premier ambulancier
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Francis Reusser | ... |
Le second infirmier
(as Françis Reusser)
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Antoine Bordier | ... |
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
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Pierre Verdan | ... |
Le patron de bistrot
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Directed by
| Alain Tanner | ||
Written by
| Alain Tanner | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Alain Tanner | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jacques Guyonnet | ... | (as Jacques Olivier) |
Cinematography by
| Renato Berta | ||
Editing by
| Sylvia Bachmann | ... | (as Sylva Bachmann) |
Editorial Department
| Gabriella Zen | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Michel Bühler | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Eric Noguet | ... | assistant director |
| Florian Rochat | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Paul Girard | ... | sound engineer |
| Luc Yersin | ... | sound assistant |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Giovanni Doffini | ... | gaffer |
| Claude Stebler | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| François Perret | ... | performer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marlène Walthert | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
- Groupe 5
- Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR) (co-production)
Distributors
- Les Films du Camélia (2021) (France) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1972) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitória Filmes (1973) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Étoile Distribution (1970) (France) (theatrical)
- ARTE Mediathek (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE Mediathek (2023) (France) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE (2023) (Germany) (tv) (internet)
- ARTE (2023) (France) (tv) (internet)
- Filmograph / AV Prod. (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Mubi (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- New Yorker Films (1972) (United States) (subtitled)
- New Yorker Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- filmo - Verein CH.Film (2019) (Switzerland) (video)
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Storyline
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On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva, Charles Dé the founder's 50-year-old grandson has had it: he speaks eccentrically to a reporter, recognizing his grandfather as a craftsman and his son as a businessman, but is evasive about himself. He gives his family the slip and moves in with a young couple he meets by chance, doing the cooking, reading, drinking, and engaging in philosophical discussions with them. The young couple comes to love Charles. In secret, he stays in touch with a daughter, and the rest of the family hires a private investigator to find him, setting in motion a business take-over that threatens his Bohemian happiness.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Underwent a 4K restoration in October 2018 by the Cinémathèque Suisse at the L'Immagine Ritrovata lab from the original 16mm reversal film (apart from three missing shots taken from a blown-up 35mm negative) with color timing supervised by original cinematographer Renato Berta. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Freddy Buache, le cinéma (2012). See more » |