Edith and Marcel

Synopsis

This tragic musical drama chronicles the star-crossed love between beloved French singer Edith Piaf and World Middleweight boxing champion Marcel Cerdan who died in a plane crash. The tumultuous affair is paralleled by the love affair of a French POW and his young pen pal who get engaged after writing to each other for four years and having never met. Their romances are framed by the sad, torchy songs of Piaf.

Top cast

Évelyne Bouix

Edith Piaf / Margot de Villedieu

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Barbier

Francis Huster

Francis Roman

Jean-Claude Brialy

Loulou Barrier

Jean Bouise