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Edith and Marcel ()

Édith et Marcel (original title)
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The world's most popular entertainer and Europe's greatest boxer: the film puts the love affair of these two national heroes against a backdrop of the end of World War II, hotel suites in New York, transatlantic plane flights, Cerdan's... See more »

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Evelyne Bouix ...
Edith Piaf / Margot de Villedieu
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Jacques Barbier
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Francis Roman
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Loulou Barrier
Marcel Cerdan Jr. ...
Marcel Cerdan
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Lucien Roupp
Charles Gérard ...
Charlot
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Ginou
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Marinette Cerdan
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Margot's Father
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Guite
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Jo Longman
Jany Gastaldi ...
Momone
Candice Patou ...
Margot's Sister
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English Teacher
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Theater Director
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Margot's Mother
Fouad Sakete ...
Boxer
Stéphane Ferrara ...
Boxer
Dominique Benkouai ...
Boxer
Michel Chapier ...
Boxer
Yveline Ailhaud
Pierre Aknine
Mireille Audibert
Marc Berman
François Bernheim
Corine Blue
Jean-Claude Bourbault
Carol
Josine Comellas
Jean Cruz
Christine Haydar ...
(as Christine Davray)
Christian Gaubert
Chantal Guiod
Béatrice Halimi
Elie Lauer
Robert Lombard
Gaetan Micaleff
Gilles Pernet
Salvino Di Pietra
Maurice Rouff
Sidney Smadja
Pierre Semmler
Sheldon Silverstein
Pierre Slimane
Jo Tafanelli
Jean-Louis Vitrac
Allan Wenger
Tina Werner
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Marcel Cerdan / Tirs d'essai (uncredited)

Directed by

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Claude Lelouch

Written by

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Claude Lelouch ... (writer) and
Pierre Uytterhoeven ... (writer) &
Gilles Durieux ... (writer)

Produced by

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Claude Lelouch ... producer
Tania Zazulinsky ... delegate producer

Music by

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Francis Lai

Cinematography by

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Jean Boffety

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Hugues Darmois
Sandrine Péry

Casting By

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Arlette Gordon

Production Design by

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Jacques Bufnoir

Costume Design by

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Catherine Leterrier

Makeup Department

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Dominique Colladant ... makeup artist
Joëlle Dominique ... key hair stylist
Yvette Giraudean ... hair stylist
Jacques Giraudeau ... key hair stylist
Reiko Kruk ... chief makeup

Production Management

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Eugène Bellin ... production manager
Dominique Lallier ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Alain Maline ... first assistant director
Christine Raspillère ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Jacques Brizzio ... assistant decorator
Michel Grimaud ... property master
Claude Suné ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Paul Bertault ... sound mixer
Jean Duguet ... foley engineer
Jean-Pierre Lacroix ... cable person
Jean-Pierre Lelong ... foley artist
Harald Maury ... sound engineer
Mario Melchiorri ... foley assistant
Michel Reiss ... assistant sound engineer
David Watts ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby

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Henri Cayrol ... key grip
Michel Conche ... grip
Eugène Delsuc ... grip
Egon Endrényi ... still photographer
Patrick Fabry ... second assistant camera
Alain Fillon ... electrician
Jean-Pierre Fizet ... still photographer
Christian Hereau ... gaffer
Jean-Yves Le Mener ... first assistant camera
Théo Louis Jean ... grip (as Théo Louisjean)
Robert Prévost ... electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eric Guérin ... costumer
Suzette Monlouis ... costumer
Jean-Daniel Sammut ... costumer

Location Management

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Tony Egry ... location manager

Music Department

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Christian Gaubert ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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Sylvie Koechlin ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Moulay A. Badry ... team: Morrocca
Souheil Ben-Barka ... team: Morrocca
Chantal Bégasse ... production secretary
Bernard Cassus-Soulanis ... associate manager
Frédéric Danos ... apprentice manager
Adolphe Dhrey ... newscast reporting
Régis Ribes ... apprentice director
Géza Varga ... caterer
Michèle Yvars ... production accountant
Hans-Michael Henke ... production staff (uncredited)
Mickey Lee Jones ... production staff (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

The world's most popular entertainer and Europe's greatest boxer: the film puts the love affair of these two national heroes against a backdrop of the end of World War II, hotel suites in New York, transatlantic plane flights, Cerdan's loss of the world middleweight title to Jake Lamotta, and Piaf's gift for tragic love songs. Written by

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Also Known As
  • Edith and Marcel (United States)
  • Edith and Marcel (United Kingdom)
  • Edith et Marcel (Spain)
  • Edith und Marcel (West Germany)
  • Edith e Marcel (Brazil)
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  • 162 min
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Trivia Dedicated to Patrick Dewaere, who committed suicide in the beginning of the shooting. He was replaced by 'Marcel Cerdan Jr'. who plays the role of his own father, the boxer Marcel Cerdan. See more »
Soundtracks Un Chant d'Amour See more »

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