A Man and His Dog
Appearance
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Directed by | Francis Huster |
Written by | Francis Huster Murielle Magellan Cesare Zavattini |
Produced by | Jean-Louis Livi |
Cinematography | Vincent Jeannot |
Music by | Philippe Rombi |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $7.4 million |
Box office | $3.1 million[1][2] |
A Man and His Dog (Un Homme et Son Chien) is a 2008 French film directed by French director Francis Huster, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, based on the 1952 film Umberto D. directed by Vittorio De Sica, and written by Cesare Zavattini.
It was the first film in seven years featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo due to his having had a stroke.[3]
Plot
Charles is an old retiree who lives in a maid's room in the house of his lover, a rich widow. He is forced out onto the street with his dog after the widow breaks off the relationship, as she decides to marry again. With no home nor way to make money, they wander the streets of Paris.
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Charles
- Hafsia Herzi as Leila
- Julika Jenkins as Jeanne
- Francis Huster as Robert
- Max von Sydow as The Commander
- Jean Dujardin
- José Garcia
- Michèle Bernier
- Daniel Prévost
- Françoise Fabian
- Pierre Cassignard
- Cristiana Reali
- Tchéky Karyo
- Pierre Mondy
- Antoine Duléry
- Charles Gérard
- Patrick Bosso
- Jean-Luc Lemoine
- Barbara Schulz
- Sarah Biasini
- Bruno Lochet
- Rachida Brakni
- Daniel Olbrychski
- Aurélien Wiik
- François Perrot
- Nicole Calfan
- Steve Suissa
- Robert Hossein
- Jean-Pierre Bernard
- Micheline Presle
- Emmanuelle Riva
- Jacques Spiesser
- Linda Hardy
References
- ^ "UN HOMME ET SON CHIEN (2009)". JP' Box-Office. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ Box office information for Jean Paul Belmondo films at Box Office Story
- ^ "French Star as He Is, Stroke and All". New York Times. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
External links
- A Man and His Dog at IMDb
- A Man and His Dog[permanent dead link ] at Le Film Guide