Movie: A Self-Made Hero

Top 10 Billed Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathieu Kassovitz

Albert Dehousse

Anouk Grinberg
Anouk Grinberg

Servane

Sandrine Kiberlain
Sandrine Kiberlain

Yvette

Albert Dupontel
Albert Dupontel

Dionnet

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant

Albert Dehousse (old)

Nadia Barentin
Nadia Barentin

Madame Louvier / Madame Revuz / The General's Wife

Bernard Bloch
Bernard Bloch

Ernst

François Chattot
François Chattot

Louvier

Philippe Duclos
Philippe Duclos

Caron

Danièle Lebrun
Danièle Lebrun

Madame Dehousse

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  • Overview

    Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.

  • Release Date

    1996-05-15

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français

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