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- Karina Testa was born on 5 August 1981 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress, known for Frontier(s) (2007), Under Paris (2024) and Dolls and Angels (2008).
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
In 1940 Gerard left school and his parents wanted him be a lawyer. But soon his mother noticed that he was only interested in acting, although his father was against the idea. After timely intervention from Marc Allégret, who decided he showed some promise, Gerard's debut was in Claude Dauphin's play "One plain girl". After this, Gerard decided to get into the conservatory. He was wonder even in music. He himself used to find necessary sounds - exact, unexpected, and unforeseen. All this helped him to portray amazing characters. Millions of people were inspired by him.
One day Georges Lacombe offered Philipe a part in his movie Le pays sans étoiles (1946). Critical reaction was very favourable and he became a star, taking on prominent roles in films such as L'idiot (1946), Devil in the Flesh (1947), The Charterhouse of Parma (1948), Such a Pretty Little Beach (1949), Juliette ou La clef des songes (1951), Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), Beauties of the Night (1952), The Red and the Black (1954), La meilleure part (1955) and Le joueur (1958).
In 1951 Gerard Philipe married Annie. He dreamed of his own home and family, children. Their first child, Ann-Marie, was born in 1954, and in 1956 came Olivie. In 1959 Gerard returned to France. He seemed to be very tired. Doctors then gave him the bad news that he had a liver cancer. "He'll live 15 days or 6 months", - they decided. After that Gerard waited for death very calmly. On November 25, 1959 he died.- Actress
- Producer
Nora Hamzawi was born on 29 April 1983 in Cannes, France. She is an actress and producer, known for Non-Fiction (2018), Just Like a Woman (2020) and L'ex de ma vie (2014).- Jean Sobieski was born on 15 November 1937 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is an actor, known for The Aeronauts (1967), Foncouverte (1965) and Last Known Address (1970). He is married to Elizabeth Sobieski. They have two children. He was previously married to Olga Georges-Picot.
- Liliane Brousse was born in 1937 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress, known for Famous Love Affairs (1961), The Parisienne and the Prudes (1964) and Maniac (1963).
- Actress
- Music Artist
Laura Favali was born on 22 June 1962 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress and music artist, known for Jaune revolver (1988), L'étoile du jour (2012) and Iron Horsemen (1994).- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Son of blacklisted screenwriters Ben Barzman and Norma Barzman. Paulo Barzman grew up in France while his parents and siblings were in exile in Europe. Their exile was due to the parents' blacklisting during the McCarthy Era in the US. They returned to the US in the early 70's -- see Norma's autobiography "The Red and the Blacklist" (2004).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Gisèle Pascal was born on 17 September 1921 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She was an actress, known for L'arlésienne (1942), La vie de bohème (1945) and Les J3 (1946). She was married to Raymond Pellegrin. She died on 2 February 2007 in Nîmes, Gard, France.- Yann Collette was born on 14 April 1956 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is an actor, known for Knife + Heart (2018), On Guard (1997) and Immortal (2004).
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Claude Bolling was born on 10 April 1930 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a composer and actor, known for The Holiday (2006), Joker (2019) and He Died with His Eyes Open (1985). He was married to Irène Dervize-Sadyker. He died on 29 December 2020 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Cécilia Cara was born on 5 June 1984 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress, known for Roméo & Juliette: De la haine à l'amour (2002), Droit au coeur (2005) and Le carton (2004).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Yann Cuinet was born on 17 October 1972 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is an assistant director and producer, known for The Ambush (2021), No Man's Land (2020) and Canary Black.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Gilles Cannatella was born on 10 December 1968 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Ben-Hur (2016), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Heart of Stone (2023).- Delphine Depardieu was born on 8 March 1979 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress, known for The Sleeper by the River (2017), Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) and Une affaire d'état (2009).
- Director
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Pierre Jourdan was born on 21 September 1932 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a director and actor, known for La tragédie de Carmen (1983), Norma (1974) and Le petit Jacques (1953). He died on 16 August 2007 in Compiègne, Oise, France.- Actor
Lucien Sénémaud was born in 1927 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was an actor. He died on 30 September 2000 in Le Cannet, France.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Born in Cannes, France in 1976, Emmanuel Gras would later be honored at the famous film festival in his hometown at age 41 when his Makala was chosen as the first documentary in that program's history for its International Critics Week.Gras took a degree in history but then switched to studying cinematography at the Ecole Normale Superieure Louis Lumiere.Work at the French Cultural Center in Beirut, Lebanon led to his spending some time in the Middle East.After shooting a number of shorts and features for other directors, he began to write and film his own work, with a focus on issues of contemporary social concern.- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Jean-Gabriel Albicocco was born on 15 February 1936 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Wanderer (1967), Rat Trap (1963) and The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961). He was married to Marie Laforêt. He died on 9 April 2001 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Producer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
David Dessites was born on 27 January 1973 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is a producer and director, known for Treasure Planet (2002), Once upon a time Michel Legrand (2024) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002).- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Bob Telson was born on 14 May 1949 in Cannes, France. He is a composer, known for Bagdad Cafe (1987), Life According to Muriel (1997) and Fathers' Day (1990).- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Producer
Carlo De Boutiny was born on 5 June 1965 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a writer and producer, known for Code Lyoko (2003), Renegade (2004) and Gisèle Kérozène (1990). He died on 31 December 2017 in Paris, France.- Franck Neel was born on 8 July 1965 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is an actor, known for Transporter 3 (2008), Taken 3 (2014) and Jamais 2 sans toi (1996).
- Bryan Trésor was born on 1 May 1997 in Cannes, France. He is an actor, known for Ma biche (2022), Plus belle la vie (2004) and Blame It on Rousseau (2021).
- Actor
- Writer
Hugh E. Wright was born on 13 April 1879 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was an actor and writer, known for The Silver King (1929), The Old Curiosity Shop (1921) and Carry On (1919). He died on 12 February 1940 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.- Élizabeth Mazev was born on 14 June 1965 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress, known for Gaz de France (2015), Late August, Early September (1998) and Frantz (2016).