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On Life On-screen: Miseries and Splendour of a Monarch
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Documentary
Overview
A documentary on the collaboration of filmmaker Sacha Guitry and actor Michel Simon focusing on the film "La Poison" (1951).
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Runtime
61 min
Release Date
2010-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
French
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jean Becker
Self - Interviewee
Alain Decaux
Self - Interviewee
Claude Gauteur
Self - Interviewee
Henry Gidel
Self - Interviewee
Raoul Sangla
Self - Interviewee
Quentin Becker
Self - Interviewee
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