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2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 2017
Dalida
Directed by
Lisa Azuelos
Based on the true story of acclaimed music icon "Dalida" born in Cairo, who gained celebrity in the 50s, singing in French, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, German, Italian, playing in awarded Youssef Chahine's picture "Le Sixième Jour", and who later committed suicide in 1987 in Paris, after selling more than 130 million records worldwide.
The story
Based on the true story of acclaimed music icon "Dalida" born in Cairo, who gained celebrity in the 50s, singing in French, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, German, Italian, playing in awarded Youssef Chahine's picture "Le Sixième Jour", and who later committed suicide in 1987 in Paris, after selling more than 130 million records worldwide.
Cast
Sveva AlvitiIolanda Gigliotti, aka "Dalida"
Riccardo ScamarcioBruno Gigliotti, aka "Orlando"
Jean-Paul RouveLucien Morrise
Niels SchneiderJean Sobieski
Alessandro BorghiLuigi Tenco
Nicolas DuvauchelleRichard Chanfray
Valentina CarliRosy Gigliotti
Patrick TimsitBruno Coquatrix
Vincent PerezEddie Barclay
Michaël CohenArnaud Desjardins
Laurent BateauPsychiatre
Brenno PlacidoLucio Sanieri
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Philippe BlondelleFriend of Dalida
F. Haydee BorelliGiuseppina Gigliotti
Marieke BouilletteDrap d'Or cabaret singer
Rose CapraisDrap d'Or Presenter
Bertrand ChameroisSunday friend
Virgile DaudetSunday friend
Eulalie ElskerAgathe Aëms, Lucien's wife
Stéphane FoenkinosJournalist Olympia
Juliette GaloisyFriend
Benoît GourleyTV journalist trial
Vittorio Hamarz VasfiPietro Gigliotti
Deborah KahnSunday friend
Harmage Singh KaliraiSwami Prajnanpad
Sidonie LaurensRoom maid
Davide LorinoOrlando, the eldest
Josette MénardJacqueline
Michaël MercierGynecologist
Gabriella MeroniMaria Teresa
Iman MessouProduction assistant
Olivier MeurvilleClaude Carrère
Juliette MézerguesHousekeeper cooker
Antoine NembriniSunday friend
François PatissierDoctor Palais des Sports
Jacques PessisAnkara journalist
Elena RapisardaDalida at 7
Gaëlle RappMom with autographs
Bruno RicciItalian journalist
Olivier RichardHospital doctor
Laurent Saint-GérardJosé Artur
Roby SchinasiPascal Sevran
Georgey SouchetteLester
Nico Max TedeschiGianni Ravera
Joseph ToledanoSpectator interviewed Olympia
Nicolas UllmannOlympia presenter
Éric WaplerPsy Dalida
Jonathan BoudinaSimon
Alexis LarrueReceptionist (uncredited)
Marc Brun Adryan'Italian journalist (uncredited)
Giuseppe RicciAir France Passenger (uncredited)
Laetitia Chambon(uncredited)
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