Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Date of Birth:

Jul 12, 1908

Place of Birth:

Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor.

He was born René Xavier Marie in Saint-Malo, Brittany, and studied medicine for a while before entering the film industry as a costume and set designer. Cuny started acting in the 1930s. Among his most notable films are Les Visiteurs du soir (1942), by Marcel Carné; Les Amants (The Lovers 1958); La dolce vita (1960) and Satyricon (1969), the later two directed by Federico Fellini. During his life, he befriended women such as Hafida Elalama, and many other models and actresses

Later in his career he had a role in the softcore porn film Emmanuelle (1974). Also in 1974 he played Sitting Bull in the absurdist western Don't Touch the White Woman!. One of his last roles was in Camille Claudel (1988) as Louis-Prosper Claudel, father of the film's heroine. Cuny worked in both France and Italy, and died in 1994 in Paris.

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filmography:

Zeno's Conscience Zeno's Conscience

1988

Madame Sans-Gêne Madame Sans-Gêne

1941

Irene, Irene Irene, Irene

1975

Mission of Fear Mission of Fear

1965

Dear Antonioni Dear Antonioni

1995

The Audience The Audience

1972

The Song of Roland The Song of Roland

1978

Fellini Satyricon Fellini Satyricon

1969

Van Gogh à Paris, repérages Van Gogh à Paris, repérages

1988

The Basileus Quartet The Basileus Quartet

1983

The Annunciation of Marie The Annunciation of Marie

1991

Time Masters Time Masters

1982

Buio nella Valle Buio nella Valle

1984

The Forbidden Christ The Forbidden Christ

1951

The Big Black Sow The Big Black Sow

1971

The Solitary Conquerors The Solitary Conquerors

1952

The Return of Casanova The Return of Casanova

1992

Lucky Ravi Lucky Ravi

1987

Antigone Antigone

1974

Roberte Roberte

1979

E il Casanova di Fellini? E il Casanova di Fellini?

1975

Mina de Vanghel Mina de Vanghel

1953

The Distant Land The Distant Land

1987

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

2003

La rosa rossa La rosa rossa

1973

Les chevaliers de la table ronde Les chevaliers de la table ronde

1990

La Dolce Vita La Dolce Vita

1960

La divine comédie La divine comédie

1973

Cross of the Living Cross of the Living

1962

Scano Boa Scano Boa

1961

Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi

1952

Valparaiso, Valparaiso Valparaiso, Valparaiso

1973

The Phantom Baron The Phantom Baron

1943

The Devil's Envoys The Devil's Envoys

1942

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute

1998

The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita

1972

Don't Touch the White Woman! Don't Touch the White Woman!

1974

Detective Detective

1985

Illustrious Corpses Illustrious Corpses

1976

Christ Stopped at Eboli Christ Stopped at Eboli

1979

Camille Claudel Camille Claudel

1988

The Lovers The Lovers

1958

The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1956

Sweet War, Farewell Sweet War, Farewell

1991

The Milky Way The Milky Way

1969

Emmanuelle Emmanuelle

1974

Banana Peel Banana Peel

1963

Stormy Waters Stormy Waters

1941

Two in the Amsterdam Rain Two in the Amsterdam Rain

1975

Fellini nel cestino Fellini nel cestino

1983

I prosseneti I prosseneti

1976

Les Crimes de l'amour Les Crimes de l'amour

1953

Safari 5000 Safari 5000

1969

Ciao, Federico! Ciao, Federico!

1970

Chronicle of a Death Foretold Chronicle of a Death Foretold

1987

My Crimes After Mein Kampf My Crimes After Mein Kampf

1940

The Lady Without Camelias The Lady Without Camelias

1953

Solita de Cordoue Solita de Cordoue

1946

Many Wars Ago Many Wars Ago

1970

La forêt noire La forêt noire

1968

Corruption Corruption

1963

Film sur Georges Perec Film sur Georges Perec

1990

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