Patrick Dewaere (film)

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Patrick Dewaere
Directed by Marc Esposito
Produced byMarie Meunier, Philippe Godot
StarringAngèle
Serge Rousseau
Sotha
CinematographyEric Weber
Release date
  • 20 May 1992 (1992-05-20)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench, English

Patrick Dewaere is a 1992 French documentary film directed by Marc Esposito, about the actor of the same name. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Patrick Dewaere". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 17 August 2009.