Class Act (miniseries)

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Class Act
GenreDrama
Written byOlivier Demangel
Thomas Finkielkraut
Tristan Séguéla
Directed byTristan Séguéla
Starring Laurent Lafitte
Music byAmin Bouhafa
Country of origin France
Original languageFrench
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerBruno Nahon
CinematographyRomain Carcanade
Hichame Alaouié
EditorsJean-Baptiste Beaudoin
Alice Plantin
Grégoire Sivan
Alexis Marro
Justine Roussillon
Original release
Network Netflix

Class Act (Tapie) is a French drama miniseries, that debuted on Netflix on 13 September 2023, after being presented at Canneseries in April 2023. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

In the mid-1960s, Bernard Tapie went into business. This ambitious man will develop numerous projects and businesses, launch into singing as well as sport and politics. Although he experienced many successes, he also suffered serious failures. [4]

Cast

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References

  1. "Tapie". canneseries.com (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. AlloCine, Tapie (in French), retrieved 6 December 2023
  3. "'I deplore it': Bernard Tapie's family oppose Netflix series about tycoon". The Gaudian.
  4. "Première image de Laurent Lafitte en Bernard Tapie pour Netflix". Premiere.fr (in French). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2023.