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Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion

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Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion

Nov 8, 2023

2h 18m

★ 6.6

Overview

The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.

Genres

History

Production Companies

WY Productions

SND

France 3 Cinéma

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Cast

Benjamin Lavernhe

Henri Grouès dit l'Abbé Pierre

Benjamin Lavernhe

Emmanuelle Bercot

Lucie Coutaz

Emmanuelle Bercot

Michel Vuillermoz

Georges Legay

Michel Vuillermoz

Antoine Laurent

François Garbit

Antoine Laurent

Alain Sachs

Père supérieur

Alain Sachs

Leïla Muse

Jeune fermière

Leïla Muse

Malik Amraoui

Ahmed

Malik Amraoui

Chloé Stefani

Marlène Porte

Chloé Stefani

Djibril Pavadé

Philibert

Djibril Pavadé

Didier Nobletz

Auguste

Didier Nobletz

Xavier Mathieu

Paul (1)

Xavier Mathieu

Maxime Bailleul

Paul (2)

Maxime Bailleul