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Yul Brynner, the Magnificent (2020)

From Gipsy to king of Hollywood

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 52M

Director : Benoît Gautier, Jean-Frédéric Thibault

Synopsis

The incredible story of the mythical Russian-American actor and filmmaker Yul Brynner (1920-85), the most exotic sex-symbol since Rudolph Valentino; the story of the atypical destiny of an international nomad: from the Parisian cabarets to the stages of Broadway and the Hollywood studios. The rise to fame of a multidisciplinary genius who became a king of the screen.

Actors

Julie Debazac
Julie Debazac
Self - Narrator (voice)
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Doris Kleiner
Doris Kleiner
Self - Brynner's 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Benoît Gautier
Benoît Gautier
Director
Jean-Frédéric Thibault
Jean-Frédéric Thibault
Director
Philippe Baillon
Philippe Baillon
Editor
Jérôme Dedina
Jérôme Dedina
Original Music Composer
Marc Lustigman
Marc Lustigman
Producer
Noam Roubah
Noam Roubah
Producer
Benoît Gautier
Benoît Gautier
Writer
Jean-Frédéric Thibault
Jean-Frédéric Thibault
Writer
Jonas Schloesing
Jonas Schloesing
Graphic Designer
Jonas Schloesing
Jonas Schloesing
Animation
Antoine Presles
Antoine Presles
Animation
Amélie Sourice
Amélie Sourice
Researcher
Corentine Attia-Heinemann
Corentine Attia-Heinemann
Researcher
Corentine Attia-Heinemann
Corentine Attia-Heinemann
Color Grading
Jehan Folqué
Jehan Folqué
Assistant Editor
Jérôme Dedina
Jérôme Dedina
Sound Editor
Matthieu Tardit
Matthieu Tardit
Sound Mixer
Marc Lustigman
Marc Lustigman
Delegated Producer
Noam Roubah
Noam Roubah
Delegated Producer
Eliott Baillon
Eliott Baillon
Executive Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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