Watch A Self-Made Hero (1996) Official Trailer
6.9 / 10 IMDb May 15, 1996 1h 47m
Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.
Director
Runtime
1h 47m
Release Date
May 15, 1996
Genre
Drama, War, Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
French
Country
France
Producers
Cast
Mathieu Kassovitz
as Albert Dehousse
Anouk Grinberg
as Servane
Sandrine Kiberlain
as Yvette
Albert Dupontel
as Dionnet
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Albert Dehousse (old)
Nadia Barentin
as Madame Louvier / Madame Revuz / The General's Wife
Bernard Bloch
as Ernst
François Chattot
as Louvier
Philippe Duclos
as Caron
Danièle Lebrun
as Madame Dehousse
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Armand de Baudry d'Asson
as Man "English girls"
Wilfred Benaïche
as Henry Nervoix
François Berléand
as Monsieur Jo
Philippe Bérodot
as Leguen
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Gilles Del Frate
as The Partisan
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Stefan Elbaum
as 'Little Versailles' Man 1
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Marc Ernotte
as De Vaincourt
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Jérôme Floch
as Etienne
Isabelle Gruault
as Lutétia, Young Woman
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Donatien Guillot
as Knickerbocker
Production Companies
Alicéléo
Cofimage 7
Lumière
Studio Images 2
France 3 Cinéma
M6 FilmsInitial Groupe
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