Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.
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Cast
19 people
Éric Elmosnino
Serge Gainsbourg
Known for
The Bélier Family
War of the Buttons
Lucy Gordon
Jane Birkin
Known for
Serendipity
The Four Feathers
Laetitia Casta
Brigitte Bardot
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Arbitrage
Doug Jones
La gueule
Known for
Star Trek: Discovery
Pan's Labyrinth
Anna Mouglalis
Juliette Greco
Known for
Crime Novel
Leopardi
Mylène Jampanoï
Bambou
Known for
Martyrs
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters
Sara Forestier
France Gall
Known for
Asterix and the Vikings
The Names of Love
Kacey Mottet Klein
Lucien Ginsburg
Known for
Happening
The Suicide Shop
Răzvan Vasilescu
Joseph Gainsburg (le père)
Known for
California Dreamin'
The Oak
Joann Sfar
Georges Brassens
Dinara Drukarova
Olga Gainsburg (la mère)
Known for
Compartment No. 6
Amour
Philippe Katerine
Boris Vian
Known for
April and the Extraordinary World
Sink or Swim
Joann Sfar Director · Olivier Daviaud Composer Guillaume Schiffman Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $18M · First release January 20, 2010
Box office
Budget
$18,400,000
Worldwide gross
$12,200,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Studio 37
Production
One World Films
Production
Lilou Film
Production
Focus Features
Production
Canal+
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Kinology
Production
France Télévisions
Production
La Région Île-de-France
Production
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Production
France · United States
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Languages
Original title
Gainsbourg (vie héroïque)
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Russian
Release dates
Belgium · January 20, 2010
Theatrical
France · January 20, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 29, 2010 · Digital
Denmark
January 20, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Finland
January 20, 2010 · Theatrical
Germany
October 13, 2010 · Theatrical
Greece
April 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 30, 2010 · Digital
Netherlands
January 20, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
January 20, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Switzerland
August 14, 2021 · Physical · Locarno Film Festival
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