Life and Nothing But (La Vie et rien d'autre) 35 years old

Life and Nothing But

January, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families' descriptions. Honor and ethics drive him; he hates the idea of "the unknown soldier." Into his sector, looking for her husband, comes a haughty, politically connected Parisian, Madame Irène de Courtil. Brusquely, Dellaplane offers her 1/350,000th of his time, but as their paths cross and she sees his courage and resolve, feelings change. After he finds a surprising connection between her missing husband and a local teacher, Irène makes Dellaplane an offer. This man of action hesitates: has he missed his only chance?

Credits

Life and Nothing But Cast

Name Character
Philippe Noiret He was 59, 76 years old when he died as Commandant Delaplane
François Caron He was 389, 73 years old when he died as Julien
Sabine Azéma She was 40, now 75 years old as Irène de Courtil
Michel Duchaussoy He was 50, 73 years old when he died as Général Villerieux
Maurice Barrier He was 57, now 92 years old as Mercadot
Gabriel Cattand He was 65, 73 years old when he died as le Professeur Mortier
Pierre Trabaud He was 67, 82 years old when he died as Eugène Dilatoire
Daniel Russo He was 41, now 76 years old as Lieutenant Trévise
François Perrot He was 65, 94 years old when he died as Perrin
Jean-Roger Milo He was 32, now 67 years old as Monsieur Lebègue
Charlotte Maury-Sentier She was 48, 78 years old when she died as Cora Mabel
Frédérique Meininger She was 39, now 74 years old as Mme Lebègue
Louis Lyonnet as Valentin
Pascale Vignal She was 36, now 71 years old as Alice
Didier Grégoire as un soldat dans la salle des fêtes
Arlette Gilbert as Valentine
Jean-Pol Dubois He was 36, now 71 years old as André, le chauffeur
André Claisse He was 71, 88 years old when he died as un client dans le restaurant
Thierry Gimenez He was 36, now 71 years old as l'adjudant du génie
Marcel Zanini He was 65, now 101 years old as Léon, un musicien

Life and Nothing But Crew

Name Department
Armand Psenny as Editor. He was 60 (now 95) years old Editing
Jacqueline Moreau as Costume Design. She was 59 (now 95) years old Costume & Make-Up
Jean Cosmos as Screenplay. He was 66 (91) years old when He died Writing
Jean Cosmos as Dialogue. He was 66 (91) years old when He died Writing
Bruno de Keyzer as Director of Photography. He was 40 (69) years old when He died Camera
Bertrand Tavernier as Director. He was 48 (now 83) years old Directing
Bertrand Tavernier as Screenplay. He was 48 (now 83) years old Writing
Guy-Claude François as Set Decoration. He was 48 (73) years old when He died Art
Oswald d'Andrea as Original Music Composer. Sound
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Life and Nothing But (35 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 06, 1989
  • Runtime: 135 minutes