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Jean Dasté


1904 - 1994

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The actor Jean Dasté was already successful at the theater for some years when he made his film debut in 1932 with "Boudu sauvé des eaux" (32).
Till the end of war he appeared in some film classics like "L'atalante" (34) and "La grand illusion" (37), other well-known productions of those years were "La vie est à nous" (36), "Remorques" (41) and "Adieu Léonard" (43).

He didn't continue his film career after the war for the time being but devoted to the theater. He soon became a leading stage actor in France and he also directed several performances.
He founded the Comedie de St.-Etienne in 1947 and was at the head of the company as a director.

He only returned to the big screen in 1963 and impersonated attractive characters. To his well-known movies belong "La guerre est finie" (66), "Z" (69), "L'enfant sauvage" (70), "Le corps de mon ennemi - Der Körper mienes Feindes" (76), "La chambre verte" (78), "Molière" (78), "Mon oncle d'Amérique" (80), "La ville noire" (81) and "Monsieur Benjamin" (87).

Jean Dasté was married with the actress Marie-Hélène Dasté.
 

Other movies with Jean Dasté:
Zéro de conduite (33) Sous les yeux d'occident (36) Le crime de Monsieur Lange (36) Le temps des cerises (37) Croisières sidérales (42) Picpus (43) Une étoile au soleil (43) La grand meute (45) Le mystère Saint-Val (45) Muriel ou le temps d'un retour (63) Le ciel sur la tête (65) Serie "La trompette dela Bérésina" (66) Beau masque (72) Les jours gris (74) Les prétendants de Madame Berrou (75) Mourir pour Copernic (75) Le petit Marcel (76) L'homme qui aimait les femmes (77) Utopia (78) La tortue sur le dos (78) Pourquoi Patricia? (79) Rue du Pied de Grue (79) Serie "L'inspecteur mène l'enquête: Derrière le mur" (79) Une semaine de Vacances (80) L'enfant dans le corridor (80) Serie "Molière, ou la vie d'un honnête homme" (81) Le crime d'amour (82) Les îles (83) Sortie interdite (84) L'amour à mort (84) Le moine et la sorcière (87) Nuit docile (87) Noce blanche (89)

 
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