F as in Fairbanks

1976

1h 50m

6.4(16 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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22 members

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Patrick Dewaere

André

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Miou-Miou

Marie

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Michel Piccoli

Etienne

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John Berry

Fragman

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Jean-Michel Folon

Jean-Pierre

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Christiane Tissot

Sylvie

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Diane Kurys

Annick

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Jean Lescot

Jeannot le régisseur

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Jean de Coninck

Le photographe

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Evane Hanska

Françoise

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Thierry Lhermitte

Le jeune cadre

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Guiguin Moro

L'assistante

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Christian Clavier

Le serveur

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Yves Barsacq

Le vieux cadre

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Jenny Clève

La grand-mère

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Marc Lamole

Le patron du bistrot

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Jacques Dichamp

Le vieux du bistrot

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Michel Poujade

Le délégue syndical

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Mario Gonzales

Unknown Role

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Jean-Claude Penchenat

Un comédien d'Alice au pays des merveilles

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Sylvain Salnave

Le chef du chantier

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Jonathan Sutton

Un comédien d'Alice au pays des merveilles

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