Drama ·War ·Comedy · France · 1996 · 1h 47m

A Self-Made Hero

Un héros très discret

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Director
Jacques Audiard
Cast
Mathieu Kassovitz as Albert Dehousse Anouk Grinberg as Servane Sandrine Kiberlain as Yvette Albert Dupontel as Dionnet Jean-Louis Trintignant as Albert Dehousse (old) Nadia Barentin as Madame Louvier / Madame Revuz / The General's Wife
Crew
Jean-Marc Fabre — Director of Photography Juliette Welfling — Editor Alexandre Desplat — Original Music Composer Alain Le Henry — Screenplay Jacques Audiard — Screenplay Jean-François Deniau — Novel
Synopsis

Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.

Key Collaborators
Jacques Audiard Director Jean-Marc Fabre Director of Photography Juliette Welfling Editor Alexandre Desplat Original Music Composer Alain Le Henry Screenplay Jacques Audiard Screenplay Jean-François Deniau Novel Patrick Godeau Producer Michel Vandestien Production Design Caroline de Vivaise Costume Design
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