
Plot
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.
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Cast

Marion Cotillard
Edith Piaf

Sylvie Testud
Simone "Mômone" Berteaut

Pascal Greggory
Louis Barrier

Emmanuelle Seigner
Titine

Jean-Paul Rouve
Louis Gassion

Gérard Depardieu
Louis Leplée

Clotilde Courau
Annetta Gassion

Jean-Pierre Martins
Marcel Cerdan

Catherine Allégret
Louise Gassion

Marc Barbé
Raymond Asso

Caroline Silhol
Marlene Dietrich

Manon Chevallier
Edith - 5 years old

Pauline Burlet
Edith - 10 years old

Élisabeth Commelin
Danielle Bonel

André Penvern
Jacques Canetti

Marie-Armelle Deguy
Marguerite Monnot

Valérie Moreau
Jeanne

Marc Gannot
Marc Bonel

Jean-Paul Muel
Bruno Coquatrix

Nathalie Dorval
Mireille

Caroline Raynaud
Ginou

Christophe Odent
Dr. Bernay

Harry Hadden-Paton
Doug Davis

Cylia Malki
Philipo

Édith Le Merdy
Simone Margantin

Laurent Olmedo
Jacques Pills

Denis Ménochet
Journalist in Orly

Josette Ménard
Mamy

Dominique Paturel
Lucien Roupp

Nicholas Pritchard
Jameson

William Armstrong
Clifford Fisher

Aubert Fenoy
Michel Emer

Mario Hacquard
Charles Dumont

Agathe Bodin
Suzanne

Chantal Bronner
Josette

Olivier Cruveiller
Inspector Guillaume

Ashley Wanninger
Leplée's assistant

Laurent Schilling
Claude

Dominique Bettenfeld
Albert

Alban Casterman
Charles Aznavour

Sébastien Tavel
Interviewer

Nicole Dubois
Seamstress

Martin Janis
Jean Mermoz

Eric Franquelin
Etienne

Marc Chapiteau
Mitty Goldin

Maureen Demidof
Marcelle

Farida Amrouche
Aïcha

Pierre Peyrichout
Journalist

Liliane Cebrian
Palm reader

Paulina Němcová
American journalist

Jean-Jacques Desplanque
Tony Zale

Alain Figlarz
Boxing trainer

Nathalie Cox
Pin-up

Pierre Derenne
P'tit Louis

Emy Lévy
Brothel girl

Laura Stainkrycer
Brothel girl

Lucie Březovská
Brothel girl

Věra Havelková
Brothel girl

Jan Kuželka
Brothel customer

Jan Filipenský
Fire eater

Mathias Honoré
Mr. Loyal

Martin Sochor
O'Dett audience member

Lenka Kourilova
O'Dett audience member

Diana Stewart
American woman

Robert Paturel
Boxing ring corner-man

Olivier Raoux
Waiter

Philippe Bricard
Man in Lannes

Jaroslav Vízner
New year's eve man

Nicolas Simon
Journalist by the church

Pascal Mottier
Boy

Thierry Gibault
Ostende doctor

Garrick Hagon
American doctor

Vladimír Javorský
Street spectator

Fabien Duval
Policeman

Rodolphe Saulnier
Barman

Fedele Papalia
Diner waiter

Pier Luigi Colombetti
Brasserie owner

Zdena Herfortová
Woman Etoile Cafe

Olivier Carbone
Transvestite

Laurence Gormezano
Brasserie waitress

Christophe Kourotchkine
Civilian policeman

Robert Nebřenský
Doctor in Dreux

Jaromír Janeček
Show manager in Dreux

Christopher Gunning
Orchestra conductor

Jil Aigrot
Edith Piaf (singing voice)

Marek Vašut
Docteur in Belleville (uncredited)