Sacha Distel
Also Known As: Sacha Distel et ses Collégiens, Sascha Distel, Sasha Distel
Biography: Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997. He had also scored a hit as a songwriter when Tony Bennett recorded Sacha's song for The Good Life in 1963. It peaked at #18 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and Top 10 on the Easy Listening chart. Distel was the son of Russian-French emigre Léonide Distel who was born in Odessa (Russian Empire) and French-Jewish pianist Andrée Ventura (1902–1965), born in Constantinople. His uncle was bandleader Ray Ventura. After Ventura settled in Paris with his orchestra Les Collégiens, Distel gave up piano and switched to guitar. During his career, Distel worked with Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Gourley, Lionel Hampton, Slide Hampton, Bobby Jaspar, Barney Kessel, John Lewis, Pierre Michelot, Bernard Peiffer, Henri Renaud, Fats Sadi, Art Simmons, Martial Solal, René Urtreger, and Barney Wilen. Distel was involved with actress Brigitte Bardot in 1958, having invited her to his birthday party in Saint-Tropez. The relationship ended in 1959. He married championship Olympic skier Francine Bréaud in 1963. Distel publicly stated that he remained faithful to his wife: "Anything I want in a woman I can get at home." Distel died of cancer at the age of 71 on 22 July 2004 at his mother in law's home in Rayol-Canadel, near Saint-Tropez, France. In an interview a month after Distel's death, his widow Francine said she knew he had been unfaithful: "I knew it was going to happen and I knew it was going to pass." Source: Article "Sacha Distel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Birthday: January 29, 1933
Deathday: July 22, 2004
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Gender: Male
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Drôle de Noël pour Jérémy
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Genres: Fantasy Music TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1995-12-24
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We Will Go to Deauville
Overview: Comical adventures of two pairs of friends during their stay in Deauville, Normandy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-12-24
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Without Apparent Motive
Overview: A series of murders is committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissaire Carella is in charge and tries to find a missing link between all these murders.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-09-15
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A Song for Eurotrash
Overview: A satirical look at Eurovision featuring cover versions of classic songs.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-12
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The Delinquents
Overview: Jean-Pierre, who has escaped from prison, tries to reintegrate into society with the help of workers at a construction site.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-06-22
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L'Âge d'or de la pub
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-06-02
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Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Overview: Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by a team of filmmakers led by director Roberto de Oliveira, who arranged for the duo to meet. The original footage was kept for 45 years until restored and remastered in 2018. The film is also an exciting reunion of the director with the artists and the material he filmed nearly five decades ago.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2023-09-21
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Femmes de Paris
Overview: Professor Charles Buisson, astronomer and Nobel Prize winner, has just discovered a nova. He informs the other observatories by telephone. Just as he thinks one of them is calling back, he finds himself on the line with a young woman threatening suicide at the Ruban Bleu cabaret, if her lover hasn't joined her by midnight. Intrigued, the professor decides to go and prevent the unfortunate woman from committing suicide. One of his students, who earns her living as an understudy in a knife act, helps him in his investigation, while the school principal and a policeman suspect him of being a prankster or even of selling drugs. For the scientist, it's an opportunity to discover a world of music-hall that he'd never known before: "I thought I knew the sky chart by heart, but there's one planet that was totally unknown to me: Earth. I'll be back!
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1953-05-17
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Numéro un - Demis Roussos
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-06-24
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Overview: In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first decisions was to break up the ORTF with the creation of three new television channels: TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3. Three new public channels but autonomous and competing. It is a race for the audience which is engaged then, and from now on the channels will make the war! This competition will give birth to a real golden age for television programs, with variety shows in the forefront. The stars of the song are going to invade the living rooms of the French for their biggest pleasure. This unedited documentary tells the story of the metamorphosis of this television of the early 1970s, between freedom of tone, scandals, political intrigues and programs that have become mythical.
Genres: History Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-01-07
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The Real Bargain
Overview: The eccentric Comtesse de Saint-Plâs sells a black Citroën DS to car dealer Paul Souflé. He sells it to the young mathematics teacher Jacques Denzac who is about to marry.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1965-03-09
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Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Overview: The portrait of a woman who remembers. Sheila tells the story of Sheila, without concessions or evasions. Her childhood, her parents, her beginnings, the rumors, her love affairs, her marriage, her son, her successes, her farewells, her return, her mourning. The journey of an extraordinary popular icon who never stopped fighting. The courage of an artist who never gives up. "Sheila, toutes ces vies-là" is also a journey through time. 60 years of pop music, punctuated by numerous archives, personal films, timeless hits and illustrations by Marc-Antoine Coulon. But also 60 years of fashion, through a legendary wardrobe (her TV show outfits) that Sheila invites us to rediscover.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-12-24
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Spécial Bardot
Overview: And the image created the myth... Bardot as a brunette, blonde or redhead. Bardot in thigh-high boots, mini-dress or swimsuit, Bardot in London, at La Madrague or on a Harley... In all her states, BB sings with Gainsbourg and Sacha Distel: "Bonnie and Clyde", "Comic strip", "Mister Sun"... Reichenbach's camera sublimates the icon.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1968-06-08
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Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-02-22
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How to Make a French Dish
Overview: In this romantic drama, a middle-aged gambler tells a casino croupier her life story. The story is told in flashback and chronicles the woman's romantic exploits with men. Though she was involved with many men, only one really touched her heart. He was a bartender who was tragically shot and killed during an attempted robbery. She later marries and has a daughter. Unfortunately she alienates herself from her daughter when she has an affair with her daughter's fiance. Her remorse is short lived. The film jumps back to the present with the woman leaving the casino on the arm of a handsome millionaire.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-01-29
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The Crook
Overview: A thief known as Simon the Swiss faces up and downs in his criminal profession.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-11-20
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Zazie dans le Métro
Overview: A brash and precocious ten-year-old comes to Paris for a whirlwind weekend with her rakish uncle.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-10-28
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Fallen Angels
Overview: Two men go off on a golfing trip, leaving their wives to amuse themselves as best they can. The wives each receive a postcard from Maurice Duclos, a former lover both had before their marriages.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-07-18
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