A Self-Made Hero
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.
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Mathieu Kassovitz
Albert Dehousse
Known for
Amélie
The Wolf's Call
Alexandre Desplat
Composer
Also in
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Anouk Grinberg
Servane
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The Night of the 12th
The Innocent
Sandrine Kiberlain
Yvette
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9 Month Stretch
In Safe Hands
Albert Dupontel
Dionnet
Known for
Irreversible
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Jean-Louis Trintignant
Albert Dehousse (old)
Known for
Amour
Three Colors: Red
Nadia Barentin
Madame Louvier / Madame Revuz / The General's Wife
Known for
On Air
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
Bernard Bloch
Ernst
Known for
Ronin
One Fine Day
François Chattot
Louvier
Known for
District B13
The Brice Man
Philippe Duclos
Caron
Known for
Spiral
Five
Danièle Lebrun
Madame Dehousse
Known for
Hunting & Gathering
The Piano Tuner
Armand de Baudry d'Asson
Man "English girls"
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Jacques Audiard Director · Alain Le Henry Screenplay Jean-François Deniau Author
United States release September 30, 1996 · Produced in France · Production Cofimage 7, Lumière
Production
Alicéléo
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Cofimage 7
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Lumière
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France 3 Cinéma
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M6 Films
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France
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Original title
Un héros très discret
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 15, 1996
Theatrical
United States · September 30, 1996
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Hungary
December 21, 2004 · Digital
Japan
May 24, 2001 · Digital
Switzerland
August 4, 2017 · Digital
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