Bolero (1981)
The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.
Director: Claude Lelouch
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Robert Hossein as Simon Meyer / Robert Prat |
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Nicole Garcia as Anne Meyer |
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Geraldine Chaplin as Suzan / Sara Glenn |
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Daniel Olbrychski as Karl Kremer |
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Jorge Donn as Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro |
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Rita Poelvoorde as Tatiana & Tania Itovitch |
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Macha Méril as Magda Kremer |
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Évelyne Bouix as Evelyne / Edith |
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Francis Huster as Francis |
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Raymond Pellegrin as M. Raymond |
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Paul Préboist as Le grand-père d'Edith |
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Jean-Claude Brialy as Le directeur du Lido |
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Marthe Villalonga as La grand-mère d'Edith |
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Fanny Ardant as Véronique |
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Jean-Claude Bouttier as Philippe Rouget |
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Richard Bohringer as Richard |
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Nicole Croisille as Nicole Croisille |
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Ginette Garcin as Ginette |
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Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Père Antoine |
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Geneviève Mnich as Jeanne |
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Alexandra Stewart as Alexandra |
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Éva Darlan as Eva |
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Manuel Gélin as Patrick Prat |
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Candice Patou as Candice |
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Maïa Simon as Me Isabelle Prat |
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James Caan as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn |
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Sarah Abrell as |
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Féodor Atkine as Alexis |
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Mireille Audibert as |
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Jean-Claude Bourbault as Le garde-barrière |
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Christophe Bourseiller as |
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Jean-Pierre Castaldi as |
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Anne Caudry as La fille d'Eva |
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Louise Chevalier as La bonne du Père Antoine |
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Véronique Coquet as |
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Thérèse Crémieux as |
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Katalin Csarny as |
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Dan Daes as |
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Nicole Daresco as Gina |
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Andrée Delair as |
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Linda Dingwall as |
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Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF) |
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Maxime Dufeu as Le voisin |
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Andy Fenwick as Glenn as a boy |
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Farmer Fuller as |
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Ernie Garrett as Bobby |
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Charles Gérard as Charlot |
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Evelyne Hue as |
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Gérard Ismaël as |
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Philippe Jacques as |
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Lyle Joyce as Mr. Tracy |
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Jacques Villeret as Jacques |
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Valérie Quennessen as Francis's girlfriend |
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Sharon Stone as Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited) |
| Directing | Claude Lelouch | Director |
| Writing | Claude Lelouch | Writer |
| Production | Claude Lelouch | Producer |
| Camera | Jean Boffety | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sophie Bhaud | Editor |
| Editing | Hugues Darmois | Editor |
| Sound | Francis Lai | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
