The story of Django Reinhardt, famous guitarist and composer, and his flight from German-occupied Paris in 1943.
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The people behind it
Reda Kateb
Django Reinhardt
Cécile de France
Louise de Klerk
Bea Palya
Naguine Reinhardt
Bimbam Merstein
Negros Reinhardt
Gabriel Mireté
'La Plume'
Johnny Montreuil
Joseph Reinhardt, aka 'Nin-Nin'
Vincent Frade
Fouad, aka 'Tam Tam '
Raphaël Dever
Louis Vola
Patrick Mille
Charles Delaunay
Xavier Beauvois
STO doctor
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