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Le génie du faux

  • TV Series
  • 1985–
  • 52m
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Patrick Chesnais in Le génie du faux (1985)
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Johann Gelder, a painter with promising beginnings and great technical virtuosity, sees his talent unrecognized and shunned by the public. To take revenge, he sets up what will prove to be t... Read allJohann Gelder, a painter with promising beginnings and great technical virtuosity, sees his talent unrecognized and shunned by the public. To take revenge, he sets up what will prove to be the greatest artistic hoax of the century.Johann Gelder, a painter with promising beginnings and great technical virtuosity, sees his talent unrecognized and shunned by the public. To take revenge, he sets up what will prove to be the greatest artistic hoax of the century.

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    • Patrick Chesnais
    • Sylvie Orcier
    • Leslie Caron
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    • Stars
      • Patrick Chesnais
      • Sylvie Orcier
      • Leslie Caron
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    Patrick Chesnais
    Patrick Chesnais
    • Johann Gelder
    • 1985
    Sylvie Orcier
    • Helena et Saskia Van Doorn…
    • 1985
    Leslie Caron
    Leslie Caron
    • Madame Darchel
    • 1985
    Patrice Kerbrat
    • Peter Romans
    • 1985
    Michael Lonsdale
    Michael Lonsdale
    • Constantin Escher
    • 1985
    François Perrot
    François Perrot
    • Henrick Van Doorn
    • 1985
    Roland Bertin
    • Pierre-Yves Darchel
    • 1985
    Jean-Pierre Sentier
    • Jérôme de Bazel
    • 1985
    Manuela Gourary
    • Carla Vredeman
    • 1985
    Valérie Finifter
    • Michèle de Berteuil
    • 1985
    Robert Cantarella
    • Yves Provost-Livet
    • 1985
    Pierre Remund
    • Le journaliste
    • 1985
    Dominique Erlanger
    • 1985
    Marie Cuvelier
    • 1985
    Jean-Paul Roussillon
    Jean-Paul Roussillon
    • Simon Romas
    • 1985
    Bruce Myers
    • Capitaine Schurmann
    • 1985
    Peter Bonke
    • Gérhard Heller
    • 1985
    Michel Berto
    • Juge d'instruction
    • 1985
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      Inspired by the story of Han van Meegeren treated recently in The Last Vermeer (2019).

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1985 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
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    • Language
      • French
    • Production company
      • France 2 (FR2)
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      52 minutes
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      • Mono
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      • 1.33 : 1

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