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The First Man
2011 6.5 (37 votes) 1h 41m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Laïth Média
Soudaine Compagnie
Maison de Cinema
France 3 Cinéma
Cattleya
RAI Cinema

The First Man (Le Premier Homme)

Overview

Based on a novel that Albert Camus was working on when he died, we follow Jacques Comery as he travels back to Algeria in 1957, a place full of childhood memories. The country is split between those wanting to remain a part of France, and those demanding independence. Reminiscences of his mother, his stern grandmother and a young Arab boy come flooding back.

Key Crew

Director: Gianni Amelio

Writer: Gianni Amelio

Director of Photography: Yves Cape

Producer: Bruno Pésery, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz, Riccardo Tozzi, Philippe Carcassonne

Top Cast

Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Cormery

Maya Sansa
Maya Sansa

Catherine Cormery (1924)

Catherine Sola
Catherine Sola

Catherine Cormery (1957)

Denis Podalydès
Denis Podalydès

Professor Bernard

Ulla Baugué

Grandma

Nicolas Giraud
Nicolas Giraud

Uncle Étienne (1924)

Nino Jouglet

Jacques as a child

Abdelkarim Benhabouccha

Hamoud

Videos

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