Edith and Marcel

Overview

This tragic musical drama chronicles the star-crossed love between beloved French singer Edith Piaf and World Middleweight boxing champion Marcel Cerdan who died in a plane crash. The tumultuous affair is paralleled by the love affair of a French POW and his young pen pal who get engaged after writing to each other for four years and having never met. Their romances are framed by the sad, torchy songs of Piaf.

Directed by Claude Lelouch

Top cast

Évelyne Bouix

Edith Piaf / Margot de Villedieu

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Barbier

Francis Huster

Francis Roman

Jean-Claude Brialy

Loulou Barrier

Jean Bouise

Lucien Roupp

Charles Gérard

Charlot

Marcel Cerdan Jr.

Marcel Cerdan

Charlotte de Turckheim

Ginou Richer

Micky Sébastian

Marinette Cerdan

Maurice Garrel

Margot's Father

Ginette Garcin

Guite

Philippe Khorsand

Jo Longman

J

Jany Gastaldi

Momone

Candice Patou

Margot's Sister

Tanya Lopert

English Teacher

Jean Rougerie

Theater Director

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Margot's Mother

F

Fouad Sakete

Boxer

Charles Aznavour

Self (uncredited)

Yveline Ailhaud

Details