The Common Man (film)

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The Common Man
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Directed by Yves Boisset
Written byYves Boisset
Jean-Pierre Bastid
Produced byGisèle Rebillon
Catherine Winter
Starring Jean Carmet
Jean Bouise
Jean-Pierre Marielle
CinematographyJacques Loiseleux
Edited byAlbert Jurgenson
Release date
  • 26 February 1975 (1975-02-26)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$10.9 million [1]

The Common Man (French : Dupont Lajoie) is a 1975 French drama film directed by Yves Boisset [2] and produced by Sofracima. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. [3]

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References

  1. JP. "Dupont Lajoie (1975)- JPBox-Office" . Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. Clarke Fountain (2012). "NY Times: The Common Man". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. "Berlinale 1975: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 6 July 2010.