
Release
May 27, 1981
Language
French
Rating
6.9/10
Status
Released
About Bolero
The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.
On Screen
Cast(40)

as
Suzan / Sara Glenn
Geraldine Chaplin
Suzan / Sara Glenn

as
Karl Kremer
Daniel Olbrychski
Karl Kremer

as
Magda Kremer
Macha Méril
Magda Kremer

as
Le directeur du Lido
Jean-Claude Brialy
Le directeur du Lido

as
Véronique
Fanny Ardant
Véronique

as
Richard
Richard Bohringer
Richard

as
Père Antoine
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Père Antoine

as
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
James Caan
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn

as
Alexis
Féodor Atkine
Alexis

as
La bonne du Père Antoine
Louise Chevalier
La bonne du Père Antoine
as
Bobby
Ernie Garrett
Bobby

as
Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited)
Sharon Stone
Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited)

as
Simon Meyer / Robert Prat
Robert Hossein
Simon Meyer / Robert Prat

as
Anne Meyer
Nicole Garcia
Anne Meyer
as
Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro
Jorge Donn
Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro
as
Tatiana & Tania Itovitch
Rita Poelvoorde
Tatiana & Tania Itovitch

as
Evelyne / Edith
Évelyne Bouix
Evelyne / Edith

as
Francis
Francis Huster
Francis
Behind the Camera
Crew
Original Music Composer
Director
Director of Photography
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