Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975)
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- PG
- 1h 38min
- Drama, Music
- 27 Jan 1975 (Canada)
- Movie
Three attendees at a puppet theater don various roles in order to sing a variety of songs by Jacques Brel, all while hippies and other eccentrics cavort about them.
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Cast
Elly Stone | ... |
Lady With Shopping Bag
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Mort Shuman | ... |
Taxi Driver
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Joe Masiell | ... |
Marine
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Jacques Brel | ... |
Self
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Annick Berger |
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Moni Yakim |
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Bernard Lafontaine |
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France Lombard |
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Sophie Héroux |
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Nico Sirakos |
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Jean Schianno |
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René Quivrin |
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Paule Tanneur |
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Martial |
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Jean Nény | ... |
(as Jean Meny)
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René de Castello | ... |
(as De Castillo)
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Michel Anthiome |
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Gonzague Claudet-Zeno |
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Mina Yakim |
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Rosaline Lequime |
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Claire Van Der Borght |
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Tina Costa |
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James Shuman |
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Raoul Yanes |
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Giannin Lorengett |
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Michel Herval |
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Jean Costa |
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Françoise Simon |
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Joseph Neil | ... |
Voices for 'Madeleine' (voice)
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Annette Perrone | ... |
Voices for 'Madeleine' (voice)
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Judy Lander | ... |
Voices for 'Madeleine' (voice)
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Shawn Elliott | ... |
Voices for 'Madeleine' (voice)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Charles A. Lindbergh | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Joseph Stalin | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as Iosif Stalin)
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Directed by
Denis Héroux |
Written by
Eric Blau | ... | (screenplay) |
Eric Blau | ... | (play) & |
Mort Shuman | ... | (play) (as Mortimer Shuman) & |
Jacques Brel | ... | (play) |
Produced by
Claude Héroux | ... | executive producer |
Eugène Lépicier | ... | associate producer: France (as Eugene Lepicier) |
Paul Marshall | ... | producer: Cinévidéo |
Cinematography by
René Verzier |
Editing by
Yves Langlois |
Editorial Department
Mélanie Gelman | ... | assistant editor |
Set Decoration by
Fernand Bernardi | ||
Claude Moesching | ... | decorator (as Claude Moeching) |
Costume Design by
Jeanne Vergne | ... | (as Jeannine Vergne) |
Makeup Department
Annie Coppini | ... | hair stylist |
Marcel Occelli | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Clo D'Olban | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Justice Bouchard | ... | assistant director |
Mishka Cheyko | ... | second assistant director (as Michel Cheyko) |
Art Department
Jean André | ... | set designer |
Claude Aude | ... | props |
Jean Vergne | ... | props |
Maurice Zisswiller | ... | props |
Sound Department
Adrian Croll | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
Stephen Dalby | ... | re-recording mixer |
Marcel Pothier | ... | sound editor |
Patrick Rousseau | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Pascal Gennesseaux | ... | assistant camera |
Yves Manciet | ... | still photographer |
Michel Thiriet | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Raymonde Ventura | ... | assistant costume designer |
Music Department
Jacques Brel | ... | music by |
Jean Cortinovis | ... | composer: song "Les Bourgeois" (as Cortinovis) |
François Rauber | ... | conductor / musical director / orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
Sonia Salvy-Matossian | ... | script girl |
Additional Crew
Sydney Banks | ... | international coordinator |
Charley Marouani | ... | international coordinator (as Charlie Marouani) |
Germaine Torta | ... | production secretary |
Moni Yakim | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
- The American Film Theatre
- Cinévidéo
- The Ely Landau Organization Inc.
- Cinévision Ltée
- Filmel
- Films Félix Méric
- V.M. Productions
Distributors
- The American Film Theatre (1975) (United States) (theatrical) (as AFT Distributing Corporation)
- Roadshow Films (1976) (Australia) (theatrical)
- 3DD Entertainment (2000) (United Kingdom)
- Kino Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- inD DVD (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Suevia Films (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Atlantic Records (soundtrack)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Jacques Brel Is Alive, etc. once toured American and European theatres. The show is comprised of 35 songs written by the famous travelling troubedor Jacques Brell (who also stars in the film version). The film centers on various aspects of life (love, marriage, death, war, etc.).
Written by T.P. Addams |
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Box Office
Budget | CAD850,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | That Jacques Brel knew he was dying is pure fantasy, not to say other words that might easily be deemed offensive. Brel died in 1978 of pneumonia while he was cured for a recurrence of his lung cancer. Between 1974 and 1978, after he had surgery on his left lung, he and his woman alone embarked on a round-the-world tour by boat which eventually led them to Hiva Oa in the Marquis Islands where they settled down. In the years that they spent there, he used his private airplane to help the isolated community bringing them goods from the main island, carrying people to hospital visits, and so on. He also managed with his French filmmaker friends to open up an open-air cinema theatre. Not really the moribund life-style. See more » |
Movie Connections | Version of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1971). See more » |
Soundtracks | Madeleine See more » |