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Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
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Title: Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

Release Date: 20 Jan 2010

Runtime: 2h 10m

Genre: Drama

Director: France 2 Cinéma, Studio 37, One World Films, Lilou Film, Focus Features, Canal+, Universal Pictures, Kinology, France Télévisions, La Région Île-de-France

Production Companies: France 2 Cinéma, Studio 37, One World Films, Lilou Film, Focus Features, Canal+, Universal Pictures, Kinology, France Télévisions, La Région Île-de-France

Overview: A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.935 (331 votes)

Cast

  • Serge Gainsbourg: Eric Elmosnino
  • Jane Birkin: Lucy Gordon
  • Brigitte Bardot: Laetitia Casta
  • La gueule: Doug Jones
  • Juliette Greco: Anna Mouglalis
  • Bambou: Mylène Jampanoï
  • France Gall: Sara Forestier
  • Lucien Ginsburg: Kacey Mottet Klein
  • Joseph Gainsburg (le père): Răzvan Vasilescu
  • Olga Gainsburg (la mère): Dinara Drukarova
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