Person

Gérard Philipe

Acting · 1922–1959 · Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Gérard Philipe (4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 34 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theater and cinema, he was, until his untimely death, one of the main stars of the post-war period. His image has remained youthful and romantic, which has made him one of the icons of French cinema.

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  The Ed Sullivan Show

  Self

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  Cinépanorama

  Self (archive footage)

• Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

  Self (archive footage)

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  The Proud and the Beautiful

  Georges

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  A Night at the Opera

  Self (archive footage)

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  It Happened in the Park

  Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")

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  The Gambler

  Alexei Ivanovitch

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  Heart of the Festival

  Self (archive footage)

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  Dangerous Love Affairs

  Valmont

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  La Ronde

  Le comte

• 2022Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid
• 2021Le Parti du cinémaSelf (archive footage)
• 2020A Night at the OperaSelf (archive footage)
• 2015The End of a Beautiful EpochSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2003Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un angeSelf (archive footage)
• 2002Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)
• 1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSelf (archive footage)
• 1959Fever Mounts at El PaoRamón Vázquez
• 1959Dangerous Love AffairsValmont
• 1958The GamblerAlexei Ivanovitch
• 1958Life TogetherDésiré
• 1958The Lovers of MontparnasseAmedeo Modigliani
• 1957Lovers of ParisOctave Mouret, ambitious provincial
• 1956Bold AdventureTill l’Espiègle
• 1956Le Théâtre National PopulaireSelf
• 1956CinépanoramaSelf (archive footage)
• 1956If Paris Were Told to UsLe Trouvère
• 1955The Best PartPhilippe Perrin
• 1955The Grand ManoeuvreLieutenant Armand de la Verne
• 1954Le Rouge et le NoirJulien Sorel
• 1954Monsieur RipoisAndré Ripois
• 1953It Happened in the ParkCarlo (segment "Gli Amanti")
• 1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesD'Artagnan
• 1953The Proud and the BeautifulGeorges
• 1952Beauties of the NightClaude
• 1952The Seven Deadly SinsThe playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")
• 1952Fan-Fan the TulipFanfan la Tulipe
• 1952With André GideNarrator (voice)
• 1951Juliette, or Key of DreamsMichel Grandier
• 1950Lost SouvenirsGérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")
• 1950La RondeLe comte
• 1950A Visit to PicassoRécitant / Narrator
• 1950The Beauty of the DevilYoung Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
• 1949All Roads Lead to RomeGabriel Pégase
• 1949Such a Pretty Little BeachPierre
• 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
• 1948The Charterhouse of Parmale marquis Fabrice Del Dong
• 1947Devil in the FleshFrançois Jaubert
• 1946The IdiotPrince Miouchkine
• 1946Land Without StarsSimon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud
• 1945Box of DreamsMan (uncredited)
• 1944The Little Ones of the Flower PlatformJérôme Hardy