Morgan Freeman
Pays: United States
Genre: M
Date d'anniversaire: 1937-06-01
Biographie
Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr. is an American actor, film director, and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Mayme Edna (née Revere) and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Sr., a barber who died in 1961 from liver cirrhosis. Freeman was sent as an infant to his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. He has three older siblings. Freeman's family moved frequently during his childhood, living in Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and finally Chicago, Illinois.
Freeman made his acting debut at age 9, playing the lead role in a school play. He then attended Broad Street High School, currently Threadgill Elementary School, in Mississippi. At age 12, he won a statewide drama competition, and while still at Broad Street High School, he performed in a radio show based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1955, he graduated from Broad Street High School, but turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to work as a mechanic in the United States Air Force.
Freeman moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s and worked as a transcript clerk at Los Angeles Community College. During this period, he also lived in New York City, working as a dancer at the 1964 World's Fair, and in San Francisco, where he was a member of the Opera Ring music group. Freeman acted in a touring company version of The Royal Hunt of the Sun, and also appeared as an extra in the 1965 film The Pawnbroker. He made his off-Broadway debut in 1967, opposite Viveca Lindfors in The Nigger Lovers (about the civil rights era "Freedom Riders"), before debuting on Broadway in 1968's all-black version of Hello, Dolly!, which also starred Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway.
Freeman was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from October 22, 1967, until 1979. He married Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984. The couple separated in December 2007. Freeman's attorney and business partner, Bill Luckett, announced in August 2008 that Freeman and his wife are in the process of divorce. He has two sons from previous relationships. He adopted his first wife's daughter and the couple also had a fourth child. Freeman lives in Charleston, Mississippi, and New York City. He has a private pilot's license, which he earned at age 65, and co-owns and operates Madidi, a fine dining restaurant, and Ground Zero, a blues club, both located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He officially opened his second Ground Zero in Memphis, Tennessee on April 24, 2008.
Freeman has publicly criticized the celebration of Black History Month and does not participate in any related events, saying, "I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history." He says the only way to end racism is to stop talking about it, and he notes that there is no "white history month". Freeman once said on an interview with 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace: "I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.
Acteur:
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1. A Man Called Adam (1966), film...Party Guest
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2. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978), film...Uncle Hammer
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3. Brubaker (1980), film...Walter
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4. Attica (1980), film...Hap Richards
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5. Mort d'un prophète (1981), film...Malcolm X
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6. L'oeil du témoin (1981), film...Lieutenant Black
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7. Ras les profs! (1984), film...Alan Lewis
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8. L'affrontement (1984), film...Siemanowski
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9. Marie (1985), film...Charles Traughber
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10. Engrenage mortel (1985), film...Charlie Woods
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11. La mort n'a pas de couleur (1986), film...Luther Johnson
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12. Resting Place (1986), film...Luther Johnson
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13. La rue (1987), film...Fast Black
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14. Enquête pour une vengeance (1988), film...Dorsey Pratt
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15. Retour à la vie (1988), film...Craig
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16. L'Incroyable Défi (1989), film...Principal Joe Clark
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17. Glory (1989), film...Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
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18. Johnny Belle Gueule (1989), film...Lt. A.Z. Drones
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19. Miss Daisy et son chauffeur (1989), film...Hoke Colburn
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20. Le bûcher des vanités (1990), film...Judge Leonard White
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21. The Civil War (1990), série...Frederick Douglass
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...Azeem
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23. Impitoyable (1992), film...Ned Logan
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24. La puissance de l'ange (1992), film...Geel Piet
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25. Les évadés (1994), film...Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
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26. Seven (1995), film...Somerset
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27. Alerte ! (1995), film...General Billy Ford
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28. Poursuite (1996), film...Paul Shannon
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...Hibble
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30. Amistad (1997), film...Theodore Joadson
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31. Le collectionneur (1997), film...Dr. Alex Cross
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32. Les chemins de la liberté (1997), film
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33. Deep Impact (1998), film...President Beck
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34. Pluie d'enfer (1998), film...Jim
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35. Nurse Betty (2000), film...Charlie
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36. Suspicion (2000), film...Captain Victor Benezet
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37. Le masque de l'araignée (2001), film...Alex Cross
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38. Crimes et pouvoir (2002), film...Charles W. Grimes
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39. La somme de toutes les peurs (2002), film...DCI William Cabot
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40. Bruce tout-puissant (2003), film...God
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41. Dreamcatcher, l'attrape-rêves (2003), film...Col. Abraham Curtis
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42. Le salut (2003), film...Miles Evans
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43. Guilty by Association (2003), film...Police Lieutenant Redding
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44. Million Dollar Baby (2004), film...Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
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45. La grande arnaque (2004), film...Walter Crewes
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46. Edison (2005), film...Ashford
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47. Batman begins (2005), film...Lucius Fox
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48. Danny the Dog (2005), film...Sam
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49. Une vie inachevée (2005), film...Mitch Bradley
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50. Made in Hollywood (2005), série...Beech
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51. Slevin (2006), film...The Boss
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52. Le contrat (2006), film...Carden
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53. Une Star dans ma vie (2006), film...Him
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...Self - Narrator
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55. Gone Baby Gone (2007), film...Jack Doyle
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56. Festin d'amour (2007), film...Harry
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57. Evan tout-puissant (2007), film...God
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58. Sans plus attendre (2007), film...Carter
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59. Wanted (2008), film...Sloan
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...Lucius Fox
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61. The Code (2009), film...Ripley
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62. Invictus (2009), film...Nelson Mandela
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63. Un plan d'enfer (2009), film...Charles Peterson
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64. Prom Night in Mississippi (2009), film...Self
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65. Red (2010), film...Joe Matheson
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66. I Am (2010), film...(archive footage)
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67. Voyage dans l'espace-temps (2010), série...Self - Narrator
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...Dr. Cameron McCarthy
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69. Curiosités (2011), série...Self - Narrator
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70. Breaking the Taboo (2011), film
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...Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
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72. The Dark Knight Rises (2012), film...Fox
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73. Un été magique (2012), film...Monte Wildhorn
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74. Shakespeare Uncovered (2012), série...Self - Presenter
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75. La chute de la Maison Blanche (2013), film...Speaker Trumbull
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76. Oblivion (2013), film...Beech
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77. Insaisissables (2013), film...Thaddeus Bradley
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78. Last Vegas (2013), film...Archie
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...Himself
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80. Transcendance (2014), film...Joseph Tagger
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81. Lucy (2014), film...Professor Norman
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...Dr. Cameron McCarthy
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83. Ruth & Alex (2014), film...Alex Carver
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84. Ted 2 (2015), film...Patrick Meighan
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85. L'honneur des guerriers (2015), film...Bartok
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86. Code Momentum (2015), film...Senator
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87. JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness (2015), film...Self
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88. La chute de Londres (2016), film...VP Allan Trumbull
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89. Insaisissables 2 (2016), film...Thaddeus Bradley
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90. Ben-Hur (2016), film...Ilderim
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91. The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016), série...Self - Host
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92. Braquage à l'ancienne (2017), film...Willie Davis
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93. Just Getting Started (2017), film...Duke
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94. The Story Of Us avec Morgan Freeman (2017), série...Self - Host
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95. Monochrome: Black, White and Blue (2017), série...Self
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96. Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017), film
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...Drosselmeyer
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98. The Poison Rose (2019), film...Doc
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99. La chute du président (2019), film...President Trumbull
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100. The Comeback Trail (2020), film...Reggie Fontaine
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101. Tom Cruise - Corps et âme (2020), film...Self (archive footage)
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...Self
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103. Un prince à New York 2 (2021), film...Morgan Freeman
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104. Vanquish (2021), film...Damon
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105. Daniel Day-Lewis - L'héritier (2021), film...Self (archive footage)
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...Self
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107. Les grandes evasions avec Morgan Freeman (2021), série...Self - Host
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110. Paradise Highway (2022), film...Gerick
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111. Sidney: son héritage (2022), film...Self
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112. The Minute You Wake up Dead (2022), film...Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
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113. Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers (2022), film...Self
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114. Clint Eastwood, La Dernière Légende (2022), film...Self (archive footage)
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115. Notre univers (2022), série...Self - Narrator
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116. The Ritual Killer (2023), film...Dr. Mackles
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117. A Good Person (2023), film...Daniel
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118. 57 Seconds (2023), film...Anton Burrell
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...Self
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120. 100 Ans de Warner Bros. (2023), série...Self - Narrator
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121. Special Ops: Lioness (2023), série...Edwin Mullins
Producteur:
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1. Suspicion (2000), film...executive producer
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2. Le masque de l'araignée (2001), film...executive producer
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3. Le salut (2003), film...executive producer
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4. Une Star dans ma vie (2006), film...executive producer
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5. Invictus (2009), film...executive producer
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6. Un plan d'enfer (2009), film...executive producer
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7. The 16th Man (2010), film
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8. Ruth & Alex (2014), film...executive producer
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9. Princess of the Row (2019), film...executive producer
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...executive producer
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...executive producer
Voix:
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1. La guerre des mondes (2005), film...Narration
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3. The Descendants (2011), film...Self - Narrator
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4. La grande aventure Lego (2014), film...Vitruvius
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5. The C Word (2016), film
Narrateur:
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1. American Masters (1985), série
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2. American Experience (1987), série
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4. La marche de l'empereur (2005), film
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5. A Raisin in the Sun (2008), film
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6. Fernando Nation (2009), film
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7. 30 sur 30 (2009), série
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8. The 16th Man (2010), film
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9. The Eastwood Factor (2010), film
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10. Conan (2011), film
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11. Born to Be Wild 3D (2011), film
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12. B.B. King, the Life of Riley (2012), film
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13. Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014), film
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16. Alpha (2018), film
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17. Meeting the Beatles in India (2020), film
Réalisateur:
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1. Bopha ! (1993), film
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2. Madam secretary (2014), série