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Jean-Alexis Moncorgé, known as Jean Gabin (French: [ʒɑ̃ gabɛ̃]; 17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour ...
Gabin (né Moncorgé), a wannabe farmer or locomotive engineer who reluctantly followed his father into the Parisian music halls, found himself by dint of hard work, canny choices, and historical serendipity, the most successful and highest paid French actor of the time.
Aug 20, 1997 · French Lover by Jean Gabin released in 1997. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Oct 23, 2012 · In France Jean Gabin embodied the French lover in films such as Le Quai des Brumes/Port of Shadows (Marcel Carné, 1938); and Gueule d’Amour/Lady Killer (1937) and Remorques/Stormy Waters (1941), both directed by Jean Grémillon.On both sides of the Atlantic the image of the French lover is that of a handsome, tongue-in-cheek ...
F ew other French film actors inspire the sense of awe and nostalgia that Jean Gabin evokes, particularly in his native France. In a career spanning 95 films and six decades, Gabin established himself as perhaps the greatest actor in the history of French cinema.
With Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, María Félix, Anna Amendola. This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge.
