Piaf (film)

Piaf is a 1974 French musical biographical film directed by Guy Casaril and starring Brigitte Ariel, Pascale Christophe and Guy Tréjan.^[1] It is based on the early career of the singer Edith Piaf.

Piaf
Directed by	Guy Casaril
Written by	Simone Berteaut (biography) Marc Behm Guy Casaril Françoise Ferley
Produced by	Cy Feuer Léopold Wyler
Starring	Brigitte Ariel Pascale Christophe Guy Tréjan
Cinematography	Edmond Séchan
Edited by	Louisette Hautecoeur Henri Taverna
Music by	Ralph Burns
Production companies	Les Films Feuer and Martin
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	10 April 1974 (1974-04-10)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film's sets were designed by the art director François de Lamothe.

Cast

• Brigitte Ariel as Edith Gassion, dite Edith Piaf
• Pascale Christophe as Momone
• Guy Tréjan as Louis Leplée
• Pierre Vernier as Raymond Asso
• Jacques Duby as Julien
• Anouk Ferjac as Madeleine
• Sylvie Joly as Lulu
• Yvan Varco as Félix
• Michel Bedetti as Constantini
• François Dyrek as Henri

References

1. Armstrong & Armstrong p.158

Bibliography

• Richard B. Armstrong & Mary Willems Armstrong. Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series. McFarland, 2009.
• David Looseley. Édith Piaf: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press, 2016.

External links

• Piaf at IMDb