A Self-Made Hero

1h 47min

Drama

War

Comedy

Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.

Production Companies

Alicéléo

Cofimage 7

Lumière

Studio Images 2

France 3 Cinéma

M6 Films

Initial Groupe

Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Albert Dehousse
Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Albert Dehousse (old)
Nadia Barentin

Nadia Barentin

Madame Louvier / Madame Revuz / The General's Wife
Danièle Lebrun

Danièle Lebrun

Madame Dehousse
Armand de Baudry d'Asson

Armand de Baudry d'Asson

Man "English girls"
Wilfred Benaïche

Wilfred Benaïche

Henry Nervoix
Gilles Del Frate

Gilles Del Frate

The Partisan
Stefan Elbaum

Stefan Elbaum

'Little Versailles' Man 1
Marc Ernotte

Marc Ernotte

De Vaincourt
Isabelle Gruault

Isabelle Gruault

Lutétia, Young Woman
Donatien Guillot

Donatien Guillot

Knickerbocker
Philippe Harel

Philippe Harel

Information Officer
Christophe Kourotchkine

Christophe Kourotchkine

'Little Versailles' Man 2
Philippe Lehembre

Philippe Lehembre

Maître Becquard
Philippe Nahon

Philippe Nahon

The Général
Laurent Vacher

Laurent Vacher

Maldoror Man
David Fernandes

David Fernandes

Albert (child)
Xavier Arcache

Xavier Arcache

Jean Caron (child)
Éléonore Godeau

Éléonore Godeau

Little Girl At Kiosk
Anne Villette

Anne Villette

Violin player
Dominique Lemonnier

Dominique Lemonnier

Violin player
Vincent Ségal

Vincent Ségal

Cello player
Marc Marder

Marc Marder

Double-Bass player
Emmanuel Strosser

Emmanuel Strosser

Piano player

Release date

15th May 1996

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français