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Acclaimed French Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau Dies at 94

Jean-Paul Rappeneau, the celebrated French filmmaker known for directing Oscar-winning movies like Cyrano de Bergerac and The Hussar on the Roof, has died at age 94. Tributes have poured in honoring his decades-long contribution to European cinema.

2 Sept, 09:22 — 2 Sept, 09:22
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Jean-Paul Rappeneau Dies: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Director Was 94

French director and screenwriter Jean-Paul Rappeneau, who was best known internationally for the 1990 Oscar-nominated drama Cyrano de Bergerac, died on September 2 his family has announced. He was 94. Born on April 8, 1932 in the town of Auxerre in central France, Rappeneau’s career spanned more than 50 years of French cinema history. His […]

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La vie de Jean-Paul Rappeneau, des pages pleines de panache

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Jean-Paul Rappeneau Dies: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Director Was 94

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Regisseur Jean-Paul Rappeneau gestorben

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"Cyrano von Bergerac"-Regisseur Jean-Paul Rappeneau gestorben

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