Gérard Calvi

Born: 1922-07-26

Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production The Patron in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably Gangster Boss, as well as the show La Plume de Ma Tante, which was nominated for Best Musical at the 13th Tony Awards. He composed music for three Asterix films: Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix. He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix was composed in 1976. His last work was for the feature film The Crab Revolution in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92. Source: Article "Gérard Calvi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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The Little Bather

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Released: 1968-03-22

Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès,...

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Peek-a-boo

as Chef d'orchestre et pianiste / Voleur du bar "À Chicago"
Released: 1954-10-15

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Branquignol

as Le chef d'orchestre
Released: 1949-12-16

In this sketch comedy compared to the American film Hellzapoppin, a spectacle is put on to...

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Bluebeard

as (uncredited)
Released: 1951-09-27

Just before wowing international critics and moviegoers with his adventure romp Fanfan la...

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Bernard and the Lion

as Hans
Released: 1951-05-04

The carefree Bertrand, gamekeeper for a castellan, puts himself in danger when he discovers that...

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The Patron

as The orchestra conductor
Released: 1950-08-25

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La Chance aux chansons

as Self
First aired: 1984-03-26

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Victoires de la musique

as Self
First aired: 1985-11-23

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Champs-Elysées

as Self
First aired: 1982-01-16

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Apostrophes

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-10

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...

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