F as in Fairbanks
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André Fragman, nicknamed "Fairbanks" after his childhood idol by his film projectionist father, returns home from military service. He meets and falls in love with Marie, an aspiring actress who is rehearsing for a stage production of 'Alice in Wonderland'. All his attempts to find a job and a way out end up in failure, his friends Étienne and Jean-Pierre are powerless to help him, and the dreamy yet desperate hero loses his mind.
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Cast
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Patrick Dewaere
André
Known for
Going Places
Serie Noire
Miou-Miou
Marie
Known for
Dumped
Germinal
Michel Piccoli
Etienne
Known for
We Have a Pope
Contempt
John Berry
Fragman
Known for
'Round Midnight
Jean-Michel Folon
Jean-Pierre
Also in
Lily, aime-moi
L'Amour nu
Christiane Tissot
Sylvie
Known for
The French Detective
Diane Kurys
Annick
Known for
Fellini's Casanova
Jean Lescot
Jeannot le régisseur
Known for
Pardon Mon Affaire
My American Uncle
Jean de Coninck
Le photographe
Known for
Priceless
Evane Hanska
Françoise
Known for
Cookies
Thierry Lhermitte
Le jeune cadre
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Dinner Game
Guiguin Moro
L'assistante
Also in
Asphalt
Maurice Dugowson Director · Jacques Dugowson Writer Patrick Dewaere Composer
First release May 5, 1976 · Produced in France · Production Gaumont International, FR3
Production
Camera One
Production
Gaumont International
Production
FR3
Production
France
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Original title
F… comme Fairbanks
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 5, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
March 3, 1977 · Theatrical
Germany
June 1, 1976 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
June 16, 1978 · Theatrical · East Germany
Portugal
June 11, 1982 · Theatrical
Russia
January 1, 1979 · Theatrical
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