About Bolero: Dance of Life
- Released on May 27, 1981
The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.
Full Cast of Bolero: Dance of Life
Robert Hossein plays Simon Meyer / Robert Prat
Nicole Garcia plays Anne Meyer
Geraldine Chaplin plays Suzan / Sara Glenn
Daniel Olbrychski plays Karl Kremer
Jorge Donn plays Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro
Rita Poelvoorde plays Tatiana & Tania Itovitch
Macha Méril plays Magda Kremer
Évelyne Bouix plays Evelyne / Edith
Francis Huster plays Francis
Raymond Pellegrin plays M. Raymond
Paul Préboist plays Le grand-père d'Edith
Jean-Claude Brialy plays Le directeur du Lido
Marthe Villalonga plays La grand-mère d'Edith
Fanny Ardant plays Véronique
Jean-Claude Bouttier plays Philippe Rouget
Richard Bohringer plays Richard
Nicole Croisille plays Nicole Croisille
Ginette Garcin plays Ginette
Jean-Pierre Kalfon plays Père Antoine
Geneviève Mnich plays Jeanne
Alexandra Stewart plays Alexandra
Éva Darlan plays Eva
Manuel Gélin plays Patrick Prat
Candice Patou plays Candice
Maïa Simon plays Me Isabelle Prat
James Caan plays Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Sarah Abrell
Féodor Atkine plays Alexis
Mireille Audibert
Jean-Claude Bourbault plays Le garde-barrière
Christophe Bourseiller
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Anne Caudry plays La fille d'Eva
Louise Chevalier plays La bonne du Père Antoine
Véronique Coquet
Thérèse Crémieux
Katalin Csarny
Dan Daes
Nicole Daresco plays Gina
Andrée Delair
Linda Dingwall
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu plays Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)
Maxime Dufeu plays Le voisin
Andy Fenwick plays Glenn as a boy
Farmer Fuller
Ernie Garrett plays Bobby
Charles Gérard plays Charlot
Evelyne Hue
Gérard Ismaël
Philippe Jacques
Lyle Joyce plays Mr. Tracy
Jacques Villeret plays Jacques
Sharon Stone plays Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited)
Valérie Quennessen plays Francis's girlfriend
Crew of Bolero: Dance of Life
Sound
Directing
Production
Writing
Camera
Editing
- Robert Hossein
- Nicole Garcia
- Geraldine Chaplin
- Daniel Olbrychski
- Jorge Donn
- Rita Poelvoorde
- Macha Méril
- Évelyne Bouix
- Francis Huster
- Raymond Pellegrin
- Paul Préboist
- Jean-Claude Brialy
- Marthe Villalonga
- Fanny Ardant
- Jean-Claude Bouttier
- Richard Bohringer
- Nicole Croisille
- Ginette Garcin
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon
- Geneviève Mnich
- Alexandra Stewart
- Éva Darlan
- Manuel Gélin
- Candice Patou
- Maïa Simon
- James Caan
- Sarah Abrell
- Féodor Atkine
- Mireille Audibert
- Jean-Claude Bourbault
- Christophe Bourseiller
- Jean-Pierre Castaldi
- Anne Caudry
- Louise Chevalier
- Véronique Coquet
- Thérèse Crémieux
- Katalin Csarny
- Dan Daes
- Nicole Daresco
- Andrée Delair
- Linda Dingwall
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
- Maxime Dufeu
- Andy Fenwick
- Farmer Fuller
- Ernie Garrett
- Charles Gérard
- Evelyne Hue
- Gérard Ismaël
- Philippe Jacques
- Lyle Joyce
- Jacques Villeret
- Sharon Stone
- Valérie Quennessen