Patrice Chéreau was born on 2 November 1944 in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a director and actor, known for Intimacy (2001), The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Queen Margot (1994). He died on 7 October 2013 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Little known by the general public, Moroccan-born Amidou can nevertheless boast an onstage and on screen career spanning almost five decades. Appearing in French films most of the time, he also worked in Morocco, in Tunisia and in American action movies like William Friedkin's 'The Sorcerer' and 'Rules of Engagement', John Frankenheimer's 'Ronin' and Tony Scott's 'Spy Game'. Good-looking and charming, Amidou can easily become frightening and threatening. He is as convincing in the role of a friendly blue collar in 'Smic Smac Smoc' as in that of a dim-witted henchman in 'Fleur d'Oseille'. To be fair, he appeared more often as a dropout or a thug than as positive figure, but this is due to the fact that he started his career in the nineteen sixties, when French cinema was not yet ready to show a North African as just another citizen. Had Amidou debuted later he would have landed more rewarding roles like those now interpreted by Roschdy Zem or Sami Bouajila. Born in 1942 in Rabat, Amidou Ben Messaoud was the son of a justice of the peace and the nephew of the owner of several movie theaters, which gave him the opportunity to see lots of films. On the other hand, the young boy discovered at school that, although he was a bad pupil, he could captivate an audience when, during French lessons, he told and mimicked fables by La Fontaine. Later on, he studied drama at the Conservatoire de Paris and was immediately hired by Jean-Louis Barrault in 1961. Noticed by Jean Genet while he was rehearsing for a bit part, he was given the role of Said instead. At the same time, Claude Lelouch gave him his first part in 'Le Propre de l'Homme' Amidou would then appear in nine other films directed by Lelouch, who also gave him his only starring role in a French movie entitled 'La Vie, l'Amour, la Mort', a pamphlet against the death penalty. Kept busy by the big screen, Amidou was less active in the theatre but played a one man show in the late 1990s ('Le Piston') and held the lead in Mehdi Charef's '1962' in 2005. He also occasionally appeared on TV. Lately Amidou has been honored twice - and quite deservedly so. He was indeed awarded two best actor prizes, one at the Cairo International Festival, for Leila Triquie's 'Poursuite' (2005) and the other at the Tangiers Film Festival for 'Ici et Là' by Rachid Boutounès (2005)

Maurice Schutz was born on 4 August 1866 in Paris, France. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Vampyr (1932) and Cyrano de Bergerac (1923). He died on 22 March 1955 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Jean-Claude Pascal was born on 24 October 1927 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Pêcheur d'Islande (1959), Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) and Die schöne Lügnerin (1959). He died on 5 May 1992 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Van Doude was born on 28 May 1926 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Love in the Afternoon (1957), Breathless (1960) and The Day of the Jackal (1973). He was married to Alberte Robert. He died on 18 August 2018 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Mireille Balin was one the most glamorous and best loved actresses of pre-war French cinema. She appeared in two of the best remembered French films of the 1930s: Pépé le Moko (1937) and Lady Killer (1937), both opposite Jean Gabin. After the German occupation of France and her separation from her long-time fiancé, the singer/actor Tino Rossi in 1942, she starred in several films and became the idol of the Paris High Society where she met the love of her life, Birl Desbok, an officer in the Wehrmacht. In the summer of 1944, as Paris was about to be liberated, she and Desbok fled Paris and tried to reach the Italian border but on September 28th, 1944 they were arrested by the FFI in Beausoleil (near Nice). Separated from Desbok, who was probably executed (she never knew what really happened to him), she was beaten and raped before being taken to Nice prison. She was soon transferred to Fresnes prison (near Paris) where she stayed until her release on bail on 3rd January 1945. She was forbidden to work for a year but once this restriction lifted, she went back to the studios to appear in what proved to be her last film La dernière chevauchée (1947), her frail constitution prevented her from appearing in any other films. She died in 1968, forgotten and broke.

Mona Goya was born on 25 November 1909 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress and director, known for Cavalerie légère (1935), Mandrin (1947) and Chérie (1930). She was married to Fernand Fabre. She died on 8 October 1961 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Étienne Becker was born on 1 May 1936 in Paris, France. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Toy (1976), The Old Gun (1975) and L'homme au cerveau greffé (1972). He was married to Cécile Boisrond-Becker, Nadine Ballot and Manuella Mirabaud. He died on 11 December 1995 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Pierre Magnier was born on 22 February 1869 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for The Rules of the Game (1939), Cyrano de Bergerac (1923) and L'ibis bleu (1919). He died on 15 October 1959 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France.

Claude Barma was born on 3 November 1918 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a producer and director, known for Les corsaires (1966), Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967) and En votre âme et conscience (1955). He died on 30 August 1992 in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.

Pierre Danny was born on 4 July 1928 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was an actor, known for Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur (1971). He died on 9 May 1989 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Pierre Kast was born on 22 September 1920 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Le bel âge (1960), Vacances portugaises (1963) and Les charmes de l'existence (1949). He died on 20 October 1984 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Alain Dutartre was born on 15 July 1958 in Saint-Remy, Saone-et-Loire, France. He is known for Taxi (1998), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) and Taxi 2 (2000). He died on 16 August 1999 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Carlos was born on 20 February 1943 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs (1979), Les poneyttes (1968) and Le cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971). He was married to Michèle Toussaint. He died on 17 January 2008 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Meg Lemonnier was born on 15 May 1905 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Il est charmant (1932), Un soir de réveillon (1933) and Une faible femme (1933). She died on 12 June 1988 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Sébastien Floche was born on 19 July 1924 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was an actor, known for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), Le Magnifique (1973) and Valmont (1989). He died on 22 May 2021 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Andrée Pascal was born on 17 January 1892 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Mysteries of Paris (1912), Le calvaire de Mignon (1917) and Fromont jeune et Risler aîné (1921). She died on 7 December 1982 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Jane Faber was born on 19 October 1880 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine (1913), Fantômas: The Dead Man Who Killed (1913) and Fantomas: The Mysterious Finger Print (1914). She died on 13 May 1968 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Jean-Pierre Ruh was born on 16 July 1942 in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was an actor and producer, known for Diva (1981), The Tenant (1976) and Frantic (1988). He died on 17 July 2006 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Claude Joseph was born on 22 October 1926 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Fantastic Planet (1973), La parole est au témoin (1963) and Le jeune homme vert (1979). He died on 26 February 1995 in Clichy-la-Garenne, France.

Percival Russel was born on 26 September 1931 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Love and Death (1975), Army of Shadows (1969) and Retour en force (1980). He died on 25 May 2012 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Gaston Séverin was born on 4 August 1879 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Diary of a Country Priest (1951), Abus de confiance (1937) and The Curse of Greed (1914). He died on 22 December 1962 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Sophie Quiédeville was born on 27 March 1965 in Paris, France. She was a production manager and producer, known for La haine (1995), The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) and A Place on Earth (2013). She died on 30 November 2023 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Germaine Michel was born on 7 November 1892 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Tovaritch (1935), Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960) and Song of the Streets (1933). She died on 9 January 1976 in Clichy-la-Garenne, France.

Luc Barney was born on 25 July 1916 in Roubaix, Nord, France. He was an actor, known for Operation Corned Beef (1991), Paris Vice Squad (1951) and Touch' pas à mon biniou (1980). He was married to Éliane Varon, Lysiane Rey and Irène Chataudon. He died on 9 November 1991 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.