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Her voice was his calling. - Diva
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Title: Diva

Release Date: 11 Mar 1981

Runtime: 1h 57m

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Director: France 2, Greenwich Film Production, Les Films Galaxie

Production Companies: France 2, Greenwich Film Production, Les Films Galaxie

Overview: Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises. The following day, Jules runs into a woman who is being pursued by armed thugs. Before she is killed, the woman slips an audio cassette into his mail bag...

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (234 votes)

Cast

  • Jules: Frédéric Andréi
  • Gorodish: Richard Bohringer
  • Weinstadt: Roland Bertin
  • Cynthia Hawkins: Wilhelmenia Fernandez
  • Alba: Thuy An Luu
  • Nadia: Chantal Deruaz
  • Paula: Anny Romand
  • Le curé: Dominique Pinon
  • La fille dont la jupe s'envole: Brigitte Lahaie
  • L'Antillais: Gérard Darmon
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