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Feature film — 2010

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)

6.92h 10mDrama

A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.

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A high-signal pick with 363 votes.

France 2 Cinéma / Studio 37 / One World Films / Lilou Film / Focus Features / Canal+ / Universal Pictures / Kinology / France Télévisions / La Région Île-de-France

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Director: Joann Sfar

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Cast & crew

Éric Elmosnino as Serge Gainsbourg

Éric Elmosnino

Serge Gainsbourg

Lucy Gordon as Jane Birkin

Lucy Gordon

Jane Birkin

Laetitia Casta as Brigitte Bardot

Laetitia Casta

Brigitte Bardot

Doug Jones as La gueule

Doug Jones

La gueule

Anna Mouglalis as Juliette Greco

Anna Mouglalis

Juliette Greco

Mylène Jampanoï as Bambou

Mylène Jampanoï

Bambou

Sara Forestier as France Gall

Sara Forestier

France Gall

Kacey Mottet Klein as Lucien Ginsburg

Kacey Mottet Klein

Lucien Ginsburg

Răzvan Vasilescu as Joseph Gainsburg (le père)

Răzvan Vasilescu

Joseph Gainsburg (le père)

Dinara Drukarova as Olga Gainsburg (la mère)

Dinara Drukarova

Olga Gainsburg (la mère)

Philippe Katerine as Boris Vian

Philippe Katerine

Boris Vian

Deborah Grall as Elisabeth Levizky

Deborah Grall

Elisabeth Levizky

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