Piaf is a 1974 French musical biographical film directed by Guy Casaril and starring Brigitte Ariel, Pascale Christophe and Guy Tréjan.[1] It is based on the early career of the singer Edith Piaf.
Piaf | |
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Directed by | Guy Casaril |
Written by | Simone Berteaut (biography) Marc Behm Guy Casaril Françoise Ferley |
Produced by | Cy Feuer Léopold Wyler |
Starring | Brigitte Ariel Pascale Christophe Guy Tréjan |
Cinematography | Edmond Séchan |
Edited by | Louisette Hautecoeur Henri Taverna |
Music by | Ralph Burns |
Production companies | Les Films Feuer and Martin |
Distributed by | AMLF |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director François de Lamothe.
Cast
edit- Brigitte Ariel as Edith Gassion, dite Edith Piaf
- Pascale Christophe as Momone
- Guy Tréjan as Louis Leplée
- Pierre Vernier as Raymond Asso
- Jacques Duby as Julien
- Anouk Ferjac as Madeleine
- Sylvie Joly as Lulu
- Yvan Varco as Félix
- Michel Bedetti as Constantini
- François Dyrek as Henri
References
edit- ^ Armstrong & Armstrong p.158
Bibliography
edit- Richard B. Armstrong & Mary Willems Armstrong. Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series. McFarland, 2009.
- David Looseley. Édith Piaf: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press, 2016.
External links
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