Bolero
Les uns et les autres
Release: 1981-05-27
·Runtime: 184m
·★ 6.9
Drama
Music
The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Les Films 13
Cast
James Caan
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Mireille Audibert
Christophe Bourseiller
Jacques Villeret
as Jacques
Geraldine Chaplin
as Suzan / Sara Glenn
Macha Méril
as Magda Kremer
Évelyne Bouix
as Evelyne / Edith
Alexandra Stewart
as Alexandra
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
as Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)
Sharon Stone
as Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited)
Daniel Olbrychski
as Karl Kremer
Jean-Claude Bouttier
as Philippe Rouget
Candice Patou
as Candice
Charles Gérard
as Charlot
Robert Hossein
as Simon Meyer / Robert Prat
Francis Huster
as Francis
Raymond Pellegrin
as M. Raymond
Paul Préboist
as Le grand-père d'Edith
Nicole Croisille
as Nicole Croisille
Éva Darlan
as Eva
Louise Chevalier
as La bonne du Père Antoine
Richard Bohringer
as Richard
Geneviève Mnich
as Jeanne
Féodor Atkine
as Alexis
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Le directeur du Lido
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
as Père Antoine
Maïa Simon
as Me Isabelle Prat
Sarah Abrell
Jean-Claude Bourbault
as Le garde-barrière
Marthe Villalonga
as La grand-mère d'Edith
Manuel Gélin
as Patrick Prat
Gérard Ismaël
Valérie Quennessen
as Francis's girlfriend
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Anne Caudry
as La fille d'Eva
Nicole Garcia
as Anne Meyer
Fanny Ardant
as Véronique
Ginette Garcin
as Ginette
