F as in Fairbanks

F as in Fairbanks

110 mins | Drama | May 5, 1976

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.

F as in Fairbanks

110 mins | Drama | May 5, 1976

F as in Fairbanks
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers FR3, Caméra One, Gaumont International
Original title F… comme Fairbanks
Directors Maurice Dugowson
Writers Jacques Dugowson, Maurice Dugowson

Cast

Patrick Dewaere

as André

Miou-Miou

as Marie

Michel Piccoli

as Etienne

John Berry

as Fragman

Jean-Michel Folon

as Jean-Pierre

Christiane Tissot

as Sylvie

Diane Kurys

as Annick

Jean Lescot

as Jeannot le régisseur

Jean de Coninck

as Le photographe

Evane Hanska

as Françoise

Thierry Lhermitte

as Le jeune cadre

Guiguin Moro

as L'assistante

Christian Clavier

as Le serveur

Yves Barsacq

as Le vieux cadre

Jenny Clève

as La grand-mère

Marc Lamole

as Le patron du bistrot

Jacques Dichamp

as Le vieux du bistrot

Michel Poujade

as Le délégue syndical