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A Self-Made Hero poster

A Self-Made Hero(1996)

May 15, 19961h 47m

Drama War Comedy

69%User score 69 percent

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116 votes

Overview

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.

Director: Jacques Audiard
Writers: Alain Le Henry, Jacques Audiard

Top Billed Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz
Albert Dehousse
Anouk Grinberg
Servane
Sandrine Kiberlain
Yvette
Albert Dupontel
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A Self-Made Hero (1996) | Watch Free Online Movies

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Albert Dehousse (old)

Nadia Barentin

Madame Louvier / Madame Revuz / The General's Wife

Bernard Bloch

Ernst

François Chattot

Louvier

Philippe Duclos

Caron

Danièle Lebrun

Madame Dehousse

Wilfred Benaïche

Henry Nervoix

François Berléand

Monsieur Jo

Philippe Bérodot

Leguen

Isabelle Gruault

Lutétia, Young Woman

Philippe Harel

Information Officer

Christophe Kourotchkine

'Little Versailles' Man 2

François Levantal

Delavelle

Patrick Ligardes

Malbert

Clotilde Mollet

Odette

Philippe Nahon

The Général

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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: Un héros très discret
Original language: French
Production: Alicéléo, Cofimage 7, Lumière