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The Other Dumas (2010)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Safy Nebbou
Writer : Safy Nebbou, Gilles Taurand

Synopsis

Alexandre Dumas, at the height of his career, takes Auguste Maquet, his chief literary collaborator or 'ghost writer' ten years his junior, to meet a young unknown admirer, Charlotte Desrives. The two men are at the summit of their artistic collaboration for they have just published "The Count of Monte Christo", "Queen Margot" and "The Three Musketeers". If it's Maquet who writes the majority of the texts, both the honours and fame go to Dumas.

Actors

Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Alexandre Dumas
Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde
Auguste Maquet
Mélanie Thierry
Mélanie Thierry
Charlotte Desrives
Dominique Blanc
Dominique Blanc
Celeste Scriwaneck
Catherine Mouchet
Catherine Mouchet
Caroline Maquet
Michel Duchaussoy
Michel Duchaussoy
Sous Préfet Crémieux
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Monsieur Bocquin
Philippe Magnan
Philippe Magnan
Le Ministre Guizot
Florence Pernel
Florence Pernel
Ida Ferrier Dumas
Christian Abart
Christian Abart
L'inspecteur Flanchet
Gaëlle Jeantet
Gaëlle Jeantet
La mère Ozerais
Ophélia Kolb
Ophélia Kolb
Marion

Crews

Safy Nebbou
Safy Nebbou
Director
Safy Nebbou
Safy Nebbou
Screenplay
Gilles Taurand
Gilles Taurand
Screenplay

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