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Diva (1981)

Her voice was his calling.

Genre : Action, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Jean-Jacques Beineix
Writer : Jean Van Hamme, Jean-Jacques Beineix

Synopsis

Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises. The following day, Jules runs into a woman who is being pursued by armed thugs. Before she is killed, the woman slips an audio cassette into his mail bag...

Actors

Frédéric Andréi
Frédéric Andréi
Jules
Richard Bohringer
Richard Bohringer
Gorodish
Roland Bertin
Roland Bertin
Weinstadt
Wilhelmenia Fernandez
Wilhelmenia Fernandez
Cynthia Hawkins
Thuy An Luu
Thuy An Luu
Alba
Chantal Deruaz
Chantal Deruaz
Nadia
Anny Romand
Anny Romand
Paula
Dominique Pinon
Dominique Pinon
Le curé
Brigitte Lahaie
Brigitte Lahaie
La fille dont la jupe s'envole
Gérard Darmon
Gérard Darmon
L'Antillais
Jacques Fabbri
Jacques Fabbri
Commissaire Jean Saporta
Patrick Floersheim
Patrick Floersheim
Zatopek
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Krantz
Tania Zabaloieff
Tania Zabaloieff
Robyn Bernard
Robyn Bernard
Marthe Moudiki-Moreau
Marthe Moudiki-Moreau
Isabelle Mergault
Isabelle Mergault
La fille du jeu vidéo

Crews

Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Director
Daniel Odier
Daniel Odier
Novel
Jean Van Hamme
Jean Van Hamme
Screenplay
Irène Silberman
Irène Silberman
Producer
Serge Silberman
Serge Silberman
Producer
Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer
Philippe Rousselot
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Monique Prim
Monique Prim
Editor
Dominique Besnehard
Dominique Besnehard
Casting
Hilton McConnico
Hilton McConnico
Production Design
Hilton McConnico
Hilton McConnico
Costume Design
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Screenplay
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Gérard Marcireau
Gérard Marcireau
Set Decoration
Sylvie Koechlin
Sylvie Koechlin
Script Supervisor
Jacqueline Porel
Jacqueline Porel
Music Editor
Catherine Leygonie
Catherine Leygonie
Music Editor
Dominique Brenguier
Dominique Brenguier
Camera Operator
Dominique Le Strat
Dominique Le Strat
Still Photographer
Paul Trielli
Paul Trielli
Special Effects
Jean-Pierre Lelong
Jean-Pierre Lelong
Foley
Gina Pignier
Gina Pignier
Sound Editor
Claude Villand
Claude Villand
Sound Mixer
Carlos Conti
Carlos Conti
Assistant Art Director
Kim Doan
Kim Doan
Construction Coordinator
Judith Gayo
Judith Gayo
Makeup Artist
Claire Fraisse
Claire Fraisse
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

DIVA TRAILER
Official Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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