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Yves Montand

Biography

Yves Montand, a French actor and singer, was born in Italy. He grew up in Marseille after his family left Tuscany in 1923, and started as a music-hall singer. Édith Piaf discovered him in Paris in 1944 and put him in her act. He became an internationally known crooner whose songs about Paris became classics, and he performed at the Paris Olympia. He acted in American films and on Broadway, earning César nominations for I comme Icare in 1980 and Garçon! in 1984. In 1986 he played the scheming uncle in Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, both 1986. The films were critical hits that revived his profile in the United States, where he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman.

70years old at death

  • Born Monsummano Terme
  • Died Senlis
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Ivo Livi (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
45 years1951 to 1996

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Montand initially refused to sing 'C'est si bon' when Henri Betti asked him, but after the Sœurs Étienne had a hit with it in 1948, he changed his mind and recorded it.

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Wages of Fear1953 Adventure, Drama, Thrilleras Mario

    IMDb rating 8.174K votes

  2. Z1969 Crime, Drama, Historyas Z

    IMDb rating 8.134K votes

  3. Jean de Florette1986as Cesar Soubeyran dit 'Le Papet'

    IMDb rating 8.130K votes

  4. Manon of the Spring1986as Cesar Soubeyran dit 'Le Papet'

    IMDb rating 8.026K votes

  5. Grand Prix1966as Jean-Pierre Sarti

    IMDb rating 7.212K votes

  6. State of Siege1972as Philip Michael Santore

    IMDb rating 7.76.8K votes

  7. Delusions of Grandeur1971as Blaze

    IMDb rating 7.29.0K votes

  8. Let's Make Love1960as Jean-Marc Clément

    IMDb rating 6.48.8K votes

Most often with

Costa-Gavras directed three of these films, Claude Berri two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Yves Montand's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$44.5 million

5 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 5 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 14 figure not found.

  • 5Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 14Figure not found

Highest grossing

The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Grand Prix1966as Jean-Pierre Sarti
    $21M46.8% of the total
  2. 2
    $14M31.5% of the total
  3. 3
    State of Siege1972as Philip Michael Santore
    $8.0M18.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Goodbye Again1961as Roger Demarest
    $1.6M3.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Z1969as Z
    $83K0.2% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Yves Montand's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1973David di Donatello for Best Foreign ActorCésar and RosalieWon

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