Cast

Gérard Philipe

1922 – 1959

Active years (films on this site)

1952–1958

Genres

ComedyDramaRomanceFantasyMusical

Schools and movements

French Poetic Realism and Classical CinemaPostwar European Realism

Directors worked with

René Clair2 filmsRené Clément1 filmJacques Becker1 film

Biography

Gérard Philipe was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959 known for his outspoken communist views. He came to prominence during the later period of the poetic realism movement of French Cinema in the late 1940s. His best known credits include Such a Pretty Little Beach (1949), Beauty and the Devil (1950), Fan Fan the Tulip (1953), Montparnasse 19 (1958) and Les liaisons dangereuses (1959).

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Awards and honours

International

• Honorary César 1990

4 films on this site

1. Beauties of the Night 1952 · René Clair · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
2. Monsieur Ripois 1954 · René Clément · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
3. The Grand Maneuver 1955 · René Clair · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
4. Montparnasse 19 1958 · Jacques Becker · IMDb 7.3 · Cast