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The First Man

6.520111h 41mMovieDrama

Based on a novel that Albert Camus was working on when he died, we follow Jacques Comery as he travels back to Algeria in 1957, a place full of childhood memories. The country is split between those wanting to remain a part of France, and…

DirectorGianni Amelio
WriterGianni Amelio
ProducersRiccardo Tozzi·Giovanni Stabilini

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The First Man isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Italy. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Gianni Amelio

JGJacques Gamblin
Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Cormery
MSMaya Sansa
Maya Sansa
Catherine Cormery (1924)
CSCatherine Sola
Catherine Sola
Catherine Cormery (1957)
DPDenis Podalydès
Denis Podalydès
Professor Bernard
UB
Ulla Baugué
Grandma
NGNicolas Giraud
Nicolas Giraud
Uncle Étienne (1924)
NJ
Nino Jouglet
Jacques as a child
AB
Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
Hamoud
HA
Hachemi Abdelmalek
Aziz
DS
Djamel Hadj Saïd
Hamoud as a child
JBJean-Paul Bonnaire
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Uncle Étienne (1957)
JSJean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin
Farmer

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