Gérard Blain

Gérard Blain

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Paris, France
October 23, 1930

Biography

Gérard Blain (23 October 1930 – 17 December 2000) was a French actor and film director. Blain appeared in sixty films between 1944 and 2000. He also directed nine films between 1971 and 2000. In 1971, he won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for his film The Friends. Blain married three times, including briefly to Bernadette Lafont. Source: Article "Gérard Blain" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Representative Works

Hatari!
Hatari!
6.8
/ English
The Pelican
The Pelican
7.3
/ French
Utopia
Utopia
8.0
/ French
The Friends
The Friends
6.2
/ French
The Rebel
The Rebel
7.8
/ French
The Cousins
The Cousins
6.8
/ French
Le Beau Serge
Le Beau Serge
6.9
/ French
Michel Tournier
Michel Tournier
No Rating Yet
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Children of Paradise
1945Winner

Best Performance

Children of Paradise

The American Friend
1977Nominee

Best Performance

The American Friend

Hatari!
1962Nominee

Best Performance

Hatari!

Career Highlights

The Pelican
1974Highlight

Best Performance

The Pelican

Utopia
1979Highlight

Best Performance

Utopia

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