Jean Galmot, aventurier

Evocation of the life of the journalist Jean Galmot, adventurer, who established himself as a gold digger in Guyana in 1906. Madly in love with this country, he will die for having wanted to give dignity and freedom to the Guyanese people.

Cast

Christophe Malavoy

as Jean Galmot

Roger Hanin

as Picard

Désirée Nosbusch

as Marianne Galmot

Belinda Becker

as Jeanne Deschamps

Benoît Régent

as Alexandre Stavisky

Ute Lemper

as Arlette

Vincent Martin

as Ernest

Maxime Leroux

as Antoine Charas

Roger Planchon

as Castellane

Maaike Jansen

as Odette

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