The Artist
“A breath of fresh vintage air.”
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
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Cast
80 people
Jean Dujardin
George Valentin
Known for
The Wolf of Wall Street
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Bérénice Bejo
Peppy Miller
Known for
Under Paris
Nothing to Hide
John Goodman
Al Zimmer
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
James Cromwell
Clifton
Known for
The Green Mile
I, Robot
Penelope Ann Miller
Doris Valentin
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Kindergarten Cop
Missi Pyle
Constance Gray
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Gone Girl
Beth Grant
Peppy's Maid
Known for
Donnie Darko
No Country for Old Men
Ed Lauter
Peppy's Butler
Known for
The Number 23
Cujo
Joel Murray
Policeman Fire
Known for
Monsters University
God Bless America
Elizabeth Tulloch
Norma
Known for
Grimm
Superman & Lois
Ken Davitian
Pawnbroker
Known for
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Meet the Spartans
Malcolm McDowell
The Butler
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Halloween
Michel Hazanavicius Director · Ludovic Bource Composer Guillaume Schiffman Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $133M · Budget $15M · United States release January 20, 2012
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$133,432,856
Gross vs. budget
8.9×
Production
uFilm
Production
La Petite Reine
Production
Studio 37
Production
La Classe américaine
Production
JD Prod
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Jouror Productions
Production
The Weinstein Company
Studio
Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · No dialogue
Release dates
France · May 15, 2011
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · October 12, 2011
Theatrical
United States · January 20, 2012
Theatrical
United States
October 14, 2011 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Argentina
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Armenia
March 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
December 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Austria
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
August 20, 2011 · Premiere · Montréal World Film Festival
December 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Chile
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
China
December 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
March 2, 2012 · Theatrical
France
March 14, 2012 · Physical · DVD
February 26, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
August 5, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
September 14, 2011 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
December 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
India
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 30, 2011 · Theatrical
Israel
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
December 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
April 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Kuwait
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Latvia
December 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Lebanon
December 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 30, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 4, 2011 · Premiere · Amsterdam Film Week
November 24, 2011 · Theatrical
April 15, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
New Zealand
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
November 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Paraguay
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
February 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 6, 2011 · Premiere · Festa do Cinema Frances
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
June 26, 2011 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
February 14, 2012 · Theatrical
September 15, 2022 · Theatrical · re-release
Serbia
March 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 8, 2011 · Premiere
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
September 23, 2011 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival
December 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 4, 2012 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
March 9, 2012 · Theatrical
July 25, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
September 30, 2011 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
October 12, 2011 · Theatrical · French
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical · German
December 16, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
Türkiye
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 11, 2011 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 20, 2011 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
December 30, 2011 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Venezuela
March 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Vietnam
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
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