Louis de Funès, le rire éternel
On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the death of Louis de Funès, this documentary by Jacques Pessis pays tribute to the cult actor by retracing his career through excerpts of his greatest successes in the cinema and in the music hall, never-before-seen archives, as well as testimonies from personalities and relatives.
Cast
Louis de Funès
Self (archive footage)
Philippe Chevallier
Narrator (voice)
Patrice Leconte
Self - Filmmaker
François-Xavier Demaison
Self - Actor
Bernard Alane
Self - Actor
Patrick Haudecœur
Self - Actor, stage director
Valérie Bonneton
Self - Actress
Gilles Botineau
Self - Film critic
Laurent de Funès
Self - Grandson
Patrick Préjean
Self - Actor
Elisabeth Etienne
Self - Actress
Vladimir Cosma
Self - Composer
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