The Big Brother

The Big Brother
Directed by	Francis Girod
Written by	Francis Girod Michel Grisolia
Story by	Sam Ross
Starring	Gérard Depardieu
Music by	Pierre Jansen
Cinematography	Bernard Zitzermann
Edited by	Henri Colpi
Release dates	1982
Language	French

The Big Brother (French: Le Grand Frère) is a 1982 French crime drama film written and directed by Francis Girod and starring Gérard Depardieu.^[1]

The film was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival.^[2] For her performance Souad Amidou was nominated for Most Promising Actress at the 1983 César Awards.^[3]

Cast

• Gérard Depardieu as Gérard Berger / Bernard Vigo
• Souad Amidou as Zina
• Hakim Ghanem as Ali
• Jean Rochefort as Charles-Henri Rossi
• Jacques Villeret as Inspector Coleau
• Roger Planchon as Inspector Valin
• Smaïn as Abdel
• Jean-Michel Ribes as Client of Zina
• Corinne Dacla as Gérard's lover
• Christine Fersen as Jane
• François Clavier as Castel

References

1. Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 17. Bowker, 1989. ISBN 9780824052171.
2. Stefano Reggiani. "Ecco i film che a Venezia si contendono i Leoni d'oro". La Stampa (183). 28 July 1982.
3. La Revue du cinéma (418). Ligue française de l'enseignement et de l'éducation permanente, 1986.

External links

• The Big Brother at the Internet Movie Database