Monsieur Max

Monsieur Max

Monsieur Max

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Monsieur Max

2007

1h 30m

5.6(8 votes)

Drama

History

TV Movie

Overview

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

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ARTE

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Jean-Claude Brialy

Max Jacob

Jean-Claude Brialy

Acting

Dominique Blanc

Alice

Dominique Blanc

Acting

Guillaume Gallienne

Max Jacob jeune

Guillaume Gallienne

Acting

Féodor Atkine

Pablo Picasso

Féodor Atkine

Acting

Éric Naggar

Le Curé

Éric Naggar

Acting

Ilona Bachelier

Alice enfant

Ilona Bachelier

Acting

Alexis Michalik

Jean Marais

Alexis Michalik

Acting

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Jean Cocteau

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Acting

Nâzim Boudjenah

Pablo Picasso jeune

Nâzim Boudjenah

Acting

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Sacha Guitry

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Directing

Emmanuel Leconte

René

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Acting

Sarah Stern

Fernande Olivier

Sarah Stern

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