Guy de Maupassant

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Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur

Guy de Maupassant

Jean Carmet
Jean Carmet

François

Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou

Gisèle d'Estoc

Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret

Maupassant's mother

Véronique Genest
Véronique Genest

Fanny

Jacques Fabbri
Jacques Fabbri

Daremberg

Anne-Marie Philipe
Anne-Marie Philipe

Comtesse Potocka

Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin

Gustave

Jean-Yves Gautier
Jean-Yves Gautier

Dorchain

Anne Deleuze
Anne Deleuze

Princesse Polignac

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    The life and times of the famous French writer Guy de Maupassant.

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    1982-04-14

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