Gérard Philipe

Acting

Born December 4, 1922 · Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Died November 25, 1959

Also known as Gérard Albert Philip · ჟერარ ფილიპი · Жерар Филип

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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