Cast

Gérard Blain

1930 – 2000

Active years (films on this site)

1956–1977

Genres

DramaCrimeThrillerWarAction

Schools and movements

French New WaveClassical HollywoodFrench Poetic Realism and Classical CinemaItalian Neorealism and After

Directors worked with

Claude Chabrol2 filmsJulien Duvivier1 filmCarlo Lizzani1 filmHoward Hawks1 filmCosta-Gavras1 filmWim Wenders1 film

Biography

Gérard Blain was a French actor and film director. He is perhaps best known for his roles in Claude Chabrol's Le Beau Serge and Les Cousins, Howard Hawks' Hatari! (1962) and Wim Wenders' The American Friend. (1977) He began directing in the 1970s, becoming known for his ascetic style. His first film as a director, The Friends (1971) won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival.

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7 films on this site

1. Deadlier Than the Male (1956) 1956 · Julien Duvivier · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
2. Le Beau Serge 1958 · Claude Chabrol · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. Les Cousins 1959 · Claude Chabrol · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
4. Il gobbo 1960 · Carlo Lizzani · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
5. Hatari! 1962 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
6. Shock Troops 1967 · Costa-Gavras · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
7. The American Friend 1977 · Wim Wenders · IMDb 7.4 · Cast