Giani Esposito

Born: 1930-08-23

Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French film actor and singer-songwriter. Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Etterbeek (Belgium), and he died from viral hepatitis in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973. As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is The Clowns (Les Clowns, 1957), several covers by Raymond Devos, Jeanne-Marie Sens, Hervé Vilard and Bernard Lavilliers. He was married with the French actress Pascale Petit and they had a girl, Doushka Esposito (born in 1963), today singer, and younger, under the name of Douchka, she was ambassadress of Walt Disney's productions on the French television. Source: Article "Giani Esposito" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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The Decameron

as uncredited
Released: 1971-08-25

A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of...

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French Cancan

as Prince Alexandre
Released: 1954-12-27

Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening...

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Les Misérables

as Marius de Pontmercy
Released: 1958-03-11

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...

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Paris Belongs to Us

as Gerard Lenz
Released: 1961-12-13

A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved...

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One Hundred Francs Per Second

as Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
Released: 1953-01-09

Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's...

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The Hussars

as Pietro
Released: 1955-12-14

Brigadier Le Gouce and Private Flicot lose their horses during a campaign in Italy. To avoid...

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The Sea Pirate

as Napoléon
Released: 1966-01-09

A young naval officer becomes a corsair to make enough money to marry a pretty girl, and fights...

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Normandy - Neman

as Lemaître
Released: 1960-02-24

A certain number of French fighter pilots who will not accept the Second Armistice at Compiègne...

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Black Dossier

as Jean de Montesson
Released: 1955-05-10

In the 1950s, in a small provincial town, a young inexperienced judge clashes with an...

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Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc

as Ettore
Released: 1964-01-31

The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a man,...

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The Big Hit of Surcouf

as Napoléon
Released: 1966-12-01

The continuation of the adventures of Captain Robert Surcouf and his crew.

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Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

as Ettore
Released: 1964-01-31

The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a woman,...

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That Is the Dawn

as Sandro Galli
Released: 1956-05-09

A generous doctor is aghast that the population of a small island is being oppressed and...

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Reproduction interdite

as Claude Watroff
Released: 1957-02-06

An art dealer in dire straits, after being ripped off by two crooks, one of whom owns a genuine...

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Poison Ivy

as Le capitaine du bateau
Released: 1953-05-26

FBI Agent Lemmy Caution is sent after a missing two million in Casablanca while mob boss...

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Bad Liaisons

as Pierre Jaeger
Released: 1955-10-25

Catherine Racan, a young journalist who always puts her career over her love life, is brought in...

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Cross of the Living

as Yan
Released: 1962-07-25

Yan, who has just been acquitted of a crime he has not committed, returns to his Flemish...

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Matrimonial Agency

as (uncredited)
Released: 1952-05-21

Noël is a bachelor who inherits a matrimonial agency. After contemplating selling it, he...

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Forgive Our Trespasses

as Vani
Released: 1956-08-01

In a port area of ​​France, clashes between a gang of young delinquents and a tribe of gypsies.

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Leathernose

as A young guest
Released: 1952-03-26

After being hurt in the face, Count de Roger Tinchebraye is forced to hide his disfigured face...

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Quai des blondes

as un tueur
Released: 1954-04-07

The blond cigarette trade is raging in the Mediterranean, pitting the crew of a former naval...

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My Husband Is Marvelous

as Un journaliste (uncredited)
Released: 1953-04-29

A young journalist, Sylvia, has to interview a writer, Claude Chatel, whose success is due to...

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Le Bel Âge

as Claude
Released: 1960-02-10

Steph, Jean-Claude and Jacques work in a Parisian art shop, but they mainly work in the field of...

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Skipper Next to God

as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)
Released: 1951-03-02

Captain Joris Kniper believes so strongly that he is "skipper next to God" that he is used to...

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Towards Ecstasy

as Jérôme
Released: 1960-09-22

Catherine married Jérôme, a wealthy landowner living in North Africa, from a bourgeois but...

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Discorama

as Self
First aired: 1959-02-04

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Cinépanorama

as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

as Mario Cortese
First aired: 1967-09-15

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre [French title: Le comte Yoster a bien l'honneur] is a TV series...

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Reflets de Cannes

as Self
First aired: 1954-03-25

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