D'un Céline l'autre

May 8, 1969

0h 53m

★ 7.0

Overview

Passers-by, those who knew him in his youth, René Barjavel, witness of his beginnings, his wife, his doctor, writers ... By questioning them Michel Polac tries to better understand the troubled personality of Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Notorious anti-Semite and genius writer.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

ORTF

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Cast

Self - Interviewer

Michel Vianey

Self - Interviewer

Michel Polac

Self

Lanza Del Vasto

Self

Pierre Lazareff

Self

René Barjavel

Self

Jacques Perrot

Self

Dominique de Roux

Self

Jean Renoir

Self

Jean Pommery

Self

Gen Paul-artiste

Self

Alphonse Boudard

Self

Michel Audiard

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