Guy de Maupassant
1982 · 131 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama
The life and times of the famous French writer Guy de Maupassant.
Directed by Michel Drach · Written by Michel Drach
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Claude Brasseur Guy de Maupassant -
Jean Carmet François -
Miou-Miou Gisèle d'Estoc -
Simone Signoret Maupassant's mother -
Véronique Genest Fanny -
Jacques Fabbri Daremberg -
Anne-Marie Philipe Comtesse Potocka -
Daniel Gélin Gustave -
Jean-Yves Gautier Dorchain - A Anne Deleuze Princesse Polignac
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William Sabatier Docteur Blanche -
Catherine Frot Mouche
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