82 reviews
Drama/Music
3h 4m
1981
The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines...

The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.
- DirectorClaude Lelouch
- Release27 May 1981
- Genre
- Duration3h 4m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate82 reviews
- Productions
Les Films 13
Cast

Robert Hossein
Simon Meyer / Robert Prat

Nicole Garcia
Anne Meyer

Geraldine Chaplin
Suzan / Sara Glenn

Daniel Olbrychski
Karl Kremer

Macha Méril
Magda Kremer

Évelyne Bouix
Evelyne / Edith

Francis Huster
Francis

Raymond Pellegrin
M. Raymond

Paul Préboist
Le grand-père d'Edith

Jean-Claude Brialy
Le directeur du Lido

Marthe Villalonga
La grand-mère d'Edith

Fanny Ardant
Véronique

Jean-Claude Bouttier
Philippe Rouget

Richard Bohringer
Richard

Nicole Croisille
Nicole Croisille

Ginette Garcin
Ginette

Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Père Antoine

Geneviève Mnich
Jeanne

Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra

Éva Darlan
Eva

Manuel Gélin
Patrick Prat

Candice Patou
Candice

Maïa Simon
Me Isabelle Prat

James Caan
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn

Sarah Abrell

Féodor Atkine
Alexis

Mireille Audibert

Jean-Claude Bourbault
Le garde-barrière

Christophe Bourseiller

Jean-Pierre Castaldi

Anne Caudry
La fille d'Eva

Louise Chevalier
La bonne du Père Antoine

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)

Charles Gérard
Charlot

Gérard Ismaël

Jacques Villeret
Jacques

Valérie Quennessen
Francis's girlfriend

Sharon Stone
Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited)
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