The Common Man (film)
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The Common Man is a 1975 French drama film
directed by Yves Boisset
. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival
, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Yves Boisset
Yves Boisset
Yves Boisset is a French film director and scriptwriter.French director Yves Boisset began his career as an assistant director. After working with such directors as Hossein, Cioampi and Clement, he began directing short films until the late 1960s when he made his feature film debut...
. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival
25th Berlin International Film Festival
The 25th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 27 to July 8, 1975.-Jury:* Sylvia Syms * Ottokar Runze* Henry Chapier* Else Goelz* Albert Johnson* Rostislav Yurenev* Carlo Martins* S...
, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize
Jury Grand Prix
The Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...
.
Cast
- Jean CarmetJean CarmetJean Carmet, born July 25, 1920 in Bourgueil, Indre-et-Loire, France; died April 20, 1994 in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, was a French actor.-Biography:...
- Georges Lajoie - Pierre TornadePierre TornadePierre Tornade is a French actor. He appeared in 128 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.-Selected filmography:* Les Truands * Comme un cheveu sur la soupe * Les Veinards...
- Colin - Jean BouiseJean BouiseJean Bouise was a French actor. In the 1950s he helped to found Théâtre de la Cité, and was a player in the company. He entered films in the 1960s, and played a supporting roles in The Shameless Old Lady, Z, L'Aveu, Out 1 and The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Section spéciale...
- Inspecteur Boulard - Michel Peyrelon - Albert Schumacher
- Ginette GarcinGinette GarcinGinette Garcin was a French actress of stage, film and television.-Biography:Ginette Garcin made her musical debut with Jacques Hélian and his orchestra in 1946. She then worked with Loulou Gasté and went on to appear in Strélesky's absurdist theatre revues in Rouen...
- Ginette Lajoie - Pascale Roberts - Madame Colin
- Jean-Pierre MarielleJean-Pierre MarielleJean-Pierre Marielle is a French actor. He has played in more than a hundred movies in which he brought life to a very large diversity of roles, from the banal citizen , to the serial killer , to the World War II hero , to the compromised spy , to the has-been actor Jean-Pierre Marielle (born...
- Léo Tartaffione - Robert Castel - Loulou
- Pino Caruso - Vigorelli
- Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertIsabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in over 90 film and television productions since 1971. She has had 14 films in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Best Actress Award twice, for Violette Nozière and La pianiste . She is also the most...
- Brigitte Colin - Jacques Chailleux - Léon Lajoie
- Henri Garcin - Le haut fonctionnaire
- Odile Poisson - Mme Schumacher
- Victor LanouxVictor Lanoux-Career:He started out in cabaret, where he collaborated with Pierre Richard. He made one of his earliest film appearances in The Shameless Old Lady. He received two César nominations in 1976, for his roles in Cousin, cousine and Adieu poulet...
- Le costaud / Strong man - Mohamed Zinet - Le frère de Saïd