My Father the Hero

My Father the Hero

My Father the Hero

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My Father the Hero

1991

1h 45m

5.6(136 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Veronique, living with her divorced mother, is going on holiday to Mauritius with her father. To impress a local boy, Benjamin, she manages to complicate the situation by making up stories about her father. She presents him as her lover, a mercenary and even a secret agent which gets her into trouble and then her father has to start playing along...

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TF1 Films Production

Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Gérard Depardieu

André Arnel

Gérard Depardieu

Acting

Marie Gillain

Véronique "Véro" Arnel

Marie Gillain

Acting

Catherine Jacob

Christelle

Catherine Jacob

Acting

Charlotte de Turckheim

Irina

Charlotte de Turckheim

Acting

Gérard Hérold

Patrick

Gérard Hérold

Acting

Patrick Mille

Benjamin

Patrick Mille

Acting

Benoît Allemane

Notable

Benoît Allemane

Acting

Harriet Batchelor

Benjamin's girlfriend

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Sultan Beeharry

Unknown Role

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Éric Berger

Julien

Éric Berger

Acting

Franck-Olivier Bonnet

The bartender

Franck-Olivier Bonnet

Acting

Yan Brian

Benjamin's father

Yan Brian

Acting

François Bruhat

Unknown Role

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Koomaren Chetty

Karim

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Thierry Der'ven

Unknown Role

Thierry Der'ven

Costume & Make-Up

Marpessa Djian

Unknown Role

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Philippe François

Unknown Role

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Evelyne Lagesse

Notable woman

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Lorraine Lagesse

Unknown Role

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Jean-François Rangasamy

Pablo

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Nicolas Sobrido

Maxime

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Christian Theodorine

Unknown Role

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