Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion
Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion
Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion
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2023
2h 18m
6.6(93 votes)
History

Overview

The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.

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Production Companies

WY Productions
SND
France 3 Cinéma

Cast & Crew

60 members
Acting

Benjamin Lavernhe

Henri Grouès dit l'Abbé Pierre

Benjamin Lavernhe
Acting

Emmanuelle Bercot

Lucie Coutaz

Emmanuelle Bercot
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Michel Vuillermoz

Georges Legay

Michel Vuillermoz
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Antoine Laurent

François Garbit

Antoine Laurent
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Alain Sachs

Père supérieur

Alain Sachs
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Leïla Muse

Jeune fermière

Leïla Muse
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Malik Amraoui

Ahmed

Malik Amraoui
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Chloé Stefani

Marlène Porte

Chloé Stefani
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Djibril Pavadé

Philibert

Djibril Pavadé
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Didier Nobletz

Auguste

Didier Nobletz
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Xavier Mathieu

Paul (1)

Xavier Mathieu
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Maxime Bailleul

Paul (2)

Maxime Bailleul
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Frédéric Weis

Jules

Frédéric Weis
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Massimiliano Belsito

Aldo

Massimiliano Belsito
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Suzanne-Marie Gabriel

Janine Porte

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Yann Cotty

Gégé Porte

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Amélie Bénady

Sylviane

Amélie Bénady
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Jean-François Theresin

Philibert âgé

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David Arribe

Prisonnier juif prison

David Arribe
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François de Brauer

Gervais, résistant

François de Brauer
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Charles Crehange

Ange, résistant

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Thomas Gourdy

Eugène, résistant

Thomas Gourdy
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Julien Personnaz

Capitaine Texier

Julien Personnaz
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Éric Beslay

Jacques de Gaulle

Éric Beslay
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Armelle Lecoeur

Jeanne de Gaulle

Armelle Lecoeur
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Valentin Poignant

Soldat messager 1940

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Hugues Martel

Evêque Grenoble

Hugues Martel
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Henri Giey

Gabriel

Henri Giey
Directing

Alexandre De Caro

Jeune maquisard théâtre

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Fatah Boudia

Député SFIO

Fatah Boudia
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Jacques David

Député droite

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Denis Hab

Président de séance

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Matthieu Burnel

Brancardier de Georges

Matthieu Burnel
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Sébastien Corona

Inspecteur du logement

Sébastien Corona
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Arnaud Cassand

Le préfet

Arnaud Cassand
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Erwan Szejnok

Zappy Max

Erwan Szejnok
Acting

Pascal Germain

Le ministre

Pascal Germain
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Julien Debuys

Journaliste Radio Luxembourg

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Antoine Martin-Sauveur

Rédac' chef Radio Luxembourg

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Maxime Bousquié

Standardiste Radio Luxembourg

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Yann Lerat

Journaliste Rochester

Yann Lerat
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Joe Sheridan

Charlie Chaplin

Joe Sheridan
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Stéphane Jobert

Abbé conseil d'administration

Stéphane Jobert
Acting

Christophe Favre

Financier conseil d'administration

Christophe Favre
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Nicolas Dangoise

Financier conseil d'administration

Nicolas Dangoise
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Antonio Rodrigues

Médecin Noisy

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Martin Ploderer

Albert Einstein

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Jan Oliver Schroeder

Dr. Durand

Jan Oliver Schroeder
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Vijaya Tassy

Une fan

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Fannie Collette

Jeune fille voiture

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Thomas Espinera

Journaliste Charenton 1

Thomas Espinera
Acting

Antoine Baillet-Devallez

Journaliste Charenton 2

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Edouard Berger

Journaliste Charenton 3

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Léa Wiazemsky

Journaliste soupe populaire

Léa Wiazemsky
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Renaud Bouchery

Journaliste vedette TV

Renaud Bouchery
Acting

Audrey Marain

Secrétaire

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Mikael Foisset

Un SDF

Mikael Foisset
Acting

Eric Moreau

Un compagnon

Eric Moreau
Acting

Radostina Rogliano

Femme charitable

Radostina Rogliano
Acting

Carmel Dylan

Compagnons de 50

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