Édith et Marcel
Édith et Marcel is a 1983 French biographical film directed by Claude Lelouch. The film depicts the passionate romance between singer Édith Piaf and boxer Marcel Cerdan in the late 1940s.
Plot
In 1947, the singer Édith Piaf and the boxer Marcel Cerdan are both at the peak of their respective careers. Their encounter gives birth to a passionate love affair lasting some two years, cut short by Cerdan's death in an air crash. The film presents this historical romance alongside a parallel fictional love story between characters Jacques Barbier and Margot de Villedieu.
Cast
- Alain Maline
- Beata Tyszkiewicz
- Candice Patou
- Charles Aznavour
- Charles Gérard
- Charlotte de Turckheim
- Évelyne Bouix
- Francis Huster
- Francis Lai
- François Bernheim
- Georges Lycan
- Ginette Garcin
- Jacques Villeret
- Jean Bouise
- Jean-Claude Bourbault
- Jean-Claude Brialy
- Jean-Pierre Bacri
- Jean Rougerie
- Louise Chevalier
- Marc Berman
- Marcel Cerdan Jr
- Maurice Garrel
- Micky Sébastian
- Mireille Audibert
- Philippe Khorsand
- Pierre Aknine
- Pierre Semmler
- Robert Lombard
- Stéphane Ferrara
- Tanya Lopert
- Yveline Ailhaud
More details
| author | Claude Lelouch |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | France |
| director | Claude Lelouch |
| editor | Hugues Darmois |
| genre | romance |
| keywords | édith piaf historical romance love affair love story marcel cerdan |
| musicBy | Francis Lai |
| producer | Tania Zazulinsky |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | biographical |