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Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
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Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône

2025-12-05 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 8.5

Documentary

Nothing predestined Bruce Willis to become an actor, still less of action movies, and yet in a few years he would become one of the most profitable stars in the entire history of cinema, until his career abruptly changed course. For ten years, Bruce Willis had been going through a dry spell, punctuated by dozens of low-budget films.

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Directors
François Pomès
Production companies
Label News, TF1 Studio
Countries
France
Status
Released

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Bruce WillisBruce WillisSelf (archive footage)
Mike BurnsSelf
Jan de BontJan de BontSelf
Maria de MedeirosMaria de MedeirosSelf
Jamie EdwardsSelf
Jean-Paul GaultierJean-Paul GaultierSelf
Jimmy Jean-LouisJimmy Jean-LouisSelf
Jonathan LynnJonathan LynnSelf
Laurie MetcalfLaurie MetcalfSelf
Florent-Emilio SiriFlorent-Emilio SiriSelf

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