Overview
Édith Giovanna Gassion is born in 1915. As a young girl she sings on the streets of Paris until a nightclub owner, Louis Leplée, discovers her. When he is murdered the composer Raymond Asso takes care of her and lets her perform at the ABC theatre, which leads to her breakthrough.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Ralph Burns
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Edmond Séchan
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Marc BehmScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 10, 1974
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
Production
Cast
Brigitte ArielÉdith Piaf
Guy TréjanLouis Leplée
Pascale ChristopheMomone
Pierre VernierRaymond Asso
Jacques DubyJulien
Anouk FerjacMadeleine
Sylvie JolyLulu
Yvan VarcoFélix
Michel BedettiConstantini
François DyrekHenri- Annick Allières
Jacques Alric
Sylvaine Charlet- Nicole Dale
- Michel Duplaix
- Gilles Felus
- Gillian Gill
- Nicole Pescheux
Kenneth Welsh
Betty MarsVocals for Ariel (voice) (uncredited)
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