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Monsieur Max

Monsieur Max

2007•1h 30m•5.6/10
DramaHistoryTV Movie

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5.6/10(8)

Portrait of a homosexual bohemian who converted from Judaism to Catholicism and was captured by the Gestapo in the 1940s.

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Production

ARTE

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Max Jacob

Dominique Blanc

Dominique Blanc

Alice

Guillaume Gallienne

Guillaume Gallienne

Max Jacob jeune

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Pablo Picasso

Éric Naggar

Éric Naggar

Le Curé

Ilona Bachelier

Ilona Bachelier

Alice enfant

Alexis Michalik

Alexis Michalik

Jean Marais

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Jean Cocteau

Nâzim Boudjenah

Nâzim Boudjenah

Pablo Picasso jeune

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Sacha Guitry

Emmanuel Leconte

René

Sarah Stern

Sarah Stern

Fernande Olivier

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