My Father Saved My Life (2001)
1h 55m
Running Time
April 25, 2001Release Date
My Father Saved My Life (2001)
1h 55m
Running Time
April 25, 2001Release Date
Plot.
Novelist and filmmaker Jose Giovanni turned to the remarkable true story of how his father helped him escape a date with the guillotine for this drama, which is based closely on events from his own life. During World War II, Manu (Vincent Lecoeur, as a character Giovanni modeled after himself) fought with the French Resistance, but near the end of the war he fell into a life of crime, and in 1947, 22-year-old Manu was arrested for his part in a bungled robbery that left a man dead. While Manu did not pull the fatal trigger, he refuses to say who did, since it would mean implicating his uncle, one of the few members of his family who has stood by him; Manu's brother is dead, and he turned his back on his father Joe (Bruno Cremer) years ago. Manu is sentenced to death, and while he protests his innocence, his attempts to escape from prison do little to convince anyone that he's telling the truth.
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Cast & Crew.
Bruno Cremer
Joe
Vincent Lecœur
Manu
Rufus
Grinval
Michelle Goddet
Emilie
Nicolas Abraham
Maître Hecquet
Maria Pitarresi
Doriane Teneraux
Maria Pitarresi
Doriane Teneraux
Eric Defosse
Manouche
Cédric Chevalme
Barthy
Gabriel Briand
Owner of the bistro
Charlotte Kady
The prostitute
François Perrot
Santos
Philippe Duclos
Cobra Overseer
Philippe Saïd
The liberated
Lucien Abbet
L'Espagnol
José Giovanni
Director / Writer
Bertrand Tavernier
Writer
Christine Gozlan
Executive Producer
Surghjenti
Original Music Composer
Alain Choquart
Director of Photography
Maguy Aimé
Casting
Roland Deville
Production Design
Vincent Grand d'Esnon
Set Decoration
Jacqueline Bouchard
Costume Design
Françoise Chapuis-Asselin
Makeup Artist
Christine Leaustic
Hairstylist
Vincent Arnardi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Details.
Release DateApril 25, 2001
Original NameMon père, il m'a sauvé la vie
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
Genres
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