Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
2010•12•2h 10m•6.9•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Joann Sfar
Writer
Joann Sfar
Languages
French
Studio
France 2 Cinéma
Cast
Éric Elmosnino
Serge Gainsbourg
Lucy Gordon
Jane Birkin
Laetitia Casta
Brigitte Bardot
Doug Jones
La gueule
Anna Mouglalis
Juliette Greco
Mylène Jampanoï
Bambou
Sara Forestier
France Gall
Kacey Mottet Klein
Lucien Ginsburg
Răzvan Vasilescu
Joseph Gainsburg (le père)
Dinara Drukarova
Olga Gainsburg (la mère)
Philippe Katerine
Boris Vian
Deborah Grall
Elisabeth Levizky
Yolande Moreau
Fréhel
Ophélia Kolb
Le Modèle
Claude Chabrol
Le Producteur Musique de Gainsbourg
Production
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Company
Studio 37
Company
One World Films
Company
Lilou Film
Company
Focus Features
Company
Canal+
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Kinology
Company
France Télévisions
Company
La Région Île-de-France
Producer
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Producer
Didier Lupfer
Producer
Marc du Pontavice
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