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Bolero
Quick Facts
DirectorClaude Lelouch
Runtime3h 4m · PG
GenresDrama · Music
Release1981-05-27
Film

Bolero

1981· PG· 3h 4m· Drama· Music

The dance of life!

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.

1981-05-27
Bolero

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Key Crew
Director of PhotographyJean Boffety
Original Music ComposerFrancis Lai
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 8 crew)

Details

Released1981-05-27
Runtime3h 4m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosLes Films 13
LanguagesRussian · French · English
CountriesFrance
Rating6.9/10 · 88 votes
Original languagefr

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