Les Cent Livres des Hommes (1970)

Les Cent Livres des Hommes (ORTF, 1969-1973) was a series of literary programs created by Claude Santelli and Françoise Verny, and produced notably by Santelli, Jean Archimbaud, and Serge Moati. Planned for one hundred episodes but completed at thirty-nine, the series aimed to introduce great literary works, 'chefs-d’œuvre', to a younger audience through a mix of dramatization, reading, and documentary techniques. It marked a transfer of cultural legitimacy from writers and critics to a generation of television producers, offering a new model of educational and creative literary broadcasting - 'télévision d’auteur'.

Les Cent Livres des Hommes

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Denise Gence
Denise Gence
as Françoise as Isa
Dominique Rozan
Dominique Rozan
as Le père as Le narrateur / participant / Del Litto / Vitto
Alain Libolt
Alain Libolt
as Fabrice del Dongo as Daniel
Marie-Christine Barrault
Marie-Christine Barrault
as La mère
Germaine de France
Germaine de France
as La grand-mère
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
as Gilberte
Gabriel Cattand
Gabriel Cattand
as Duc de Guermantes
Nicolas Silberg
Nicolas Silberg
as Alcibiade as Martin Eden
Brigitte Fossey
Brigitte Fossey
as Clélia as Grande Alice
Alice Reichen
Alice Reichen
as La mère as Babouchka, la grand-mère
Jean-Luc Boutté
Jean-Luc Boutté
as Moïse as Robinson Crusoe
Madeleine Renaud
Madeleine Renaud
as Tante Léonie as Aunt Léonie
Pierre Mondy
Pierre Mondy
as
Éric Damain
Éric Damain
as
Pierre Vaneck
Pierre Vaneck
as
Victor Guyot
Victor Guyot
as
Jacques Echantillon
Jacques Echantillon
as Jacques
René Alone
René Alone
as M. Eysette
Françoise Bertin
Françoise Bertin
as Mme Eysette
Paul Mercey
Paul Mercey
as Pierotte
Patrick Préjean
Patrick Préjean
as L'abbé Germanne
Françoise Giret
Françoise Giret
as Irma
Jacqueline Rouillard
Jacqueline Rouillard
as La veuve Trébou
Dominique Marcas
Dominique Marcas
as Mme Lalouette
Jean-Pierre Bagot
Jean-Pierre Bagot
as Robert
Philippe Brigaud
Philippe Brigaud
as Hubert
Philippe Laudenbach
Philippe Laudenbach
as Le curé
Jean Puyberneau
Jean Puyberneau
as Alfred
Barbara Boutet
Barbara Boutet
as Marie
Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat
as Louis
Marie Sages
Marie Sages
as Jeanine
Elia Clermont
Elia Clermont
as La Sanseverina
Gérald Denizot
Gérald Denizot
as Le geölier
Michel Vitold
Michel Vitold
as Le comte Mosca
Madeleine Callergis
Madeleine Callergis
as Maria
Maureen Kerwin
Maureen Kerwin
as Ruth Morse
Jean-Claude Amyl
Jean-Claude Amyl
as Cébès
Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale
as Socrates
Dominique Leverd
Dominique Leverd
as Thééthète
Fred Personne
Fred Personne
as Criton
Henri Nassiet
Henri Nassiet
as La voix de Yahwé
Andrée Tainsy
Andrée Tainsy
as Une femme du peuple
Marcel d'Orval
Marcel d'Orval
as Jethro
Jacques Seiler
Jacques Seiler
as Le Pharaon
Charles David
Charles David
as Werther
Patrick Verde
Patrick Verde
as Albert
France Dougnac
France Dougnac
as Charlotte
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Jean-Pierre Sentier
as Le fou
Pierre Dux
Pierre Dux
as
Michel Etcheverry
Michel Etcheverry
as
Elisabeth Alain
Elisabeth Alain
as La mère de Gorki
Jacques Bouvier
Jacques Bouvier
as L'oncle Mkkhaïl
Marcel Champel
Marcel Champel
as L'oncle Yacov
Marc Eyraud
Marc Eyraud
as Bonne-Affaire - le chimiste hors-la-loi
Gilles Laurent
Gilles Laurent
as Gorki enfant
Pierre Leproux
Pierre Leproux
as Diebouchka, le grand-père
Michel Robin
Michel Robin
as Tsiganok
Jacques Alric
Jacques Alric
as Frère Jean des Entommeures
Georges Audoubert
Georges Audoubert
as Picrochole
Hubert Deschamps
Hubert Deschamps
as De Bragmardo
Sébastien Floche
Sébastien Floche
as Toucquedillon
Maurice Risch
Maurice Risch
as Gargantua
Henri Virlojeux
Henri Virlojeux
as Merdaille
Marcelle Barreau
Marcelle Barreau
as La villageoise
Anne Deleuze
Anne Deleuze
as Sue
Hugues Quester
Hugues Quester
as Jude adulte
Marcel Cuvelier
Marcel Cuvelier
as Philotson
Viviane Elbaz
Viviane Elbaz
as Arabella
Pierre Saintons
Pierre Saintons
as Vendredi
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Jean-Roger Caussimon
as Le père de Robinson
Philippe Adrien
Philippe Adrien
as Robespierre
Julien Guiomar
Julien Guiomar
as Le lecteur
Hélène Vallier
Hélène Vallier
as Mme Rolland
Alexandre Arcady
Alexandre Arcady
as Saint-Just
Martin Trévières
Martin Trévières
as Mirabeau
Claude Rich
Claude Rich
as Récitant / Narrator
Catherine Larre
Catherine Larre
as Petite Alice
Xavier Depraz
Xavier Depraz
as Le chapelier fou
Pierre Vernier
Pierre Vernier
as Le lièvre de Mars
André Julien
André Julien
as Le loir
René Clermont
René Clermont
as La chenille
Roland Dubillard
Roland Dubillard
as Le roi de coeur
Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton
as La reine de coeur
Marc Fayolle
Marc Fayolle
as Le héraut
Emmanuel Dechartre
Emmanuel Dechartre
as Proust
Germaine Delbat
Germaine Delbat
as
Jacqueline Fontaine
Jacqueline Fontaine
as
François Beaulieu
François Beaulieu
as Le récitant
Professor Las Vergnas
Professor Las Vergnas
as
Denise Fabre
Denise Fabre
as Presenter
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Seasons

Season 1

The Hundred Books of Men

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Le petit prince de antoine de saint-exupéry

  • 1x2

    Le petit chose

  • 1x3

    Le noeud de vipères

  • 1x4

    La chartreuse de parme

  • 1x5

    Du côté de chez swann

  • 1x6

    A la recherche du temps perdu

  • 1x7

    Martin eden

  • 1x8

    Le portrait de socrate

  • 1x9

    L'exode

  • 1x10

    Les souffrances du jeune werther

  • 1x11

    L'île mystérieuse

  • 1x12

    L'enfance de gorky

  • 1x13

    Gargantua

  • 1x14

    Jude l'obscur

  • 1x15

    Robinson crusoe

  • 1x16

    Histoire de la révolution

  • 1x17

    Alice aux pays des merveilles

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