The film tells the story of the early life and rise to fame and fortune of French fashion designer Coco Chanel, beginning with her upbringing in an orphanage and training as a milliner, but...
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| Marie-France Pisier | ... | Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel | |
| Timothy Dalton | ... | Boy Capel | |
| Rutger Hauer | ... | Etienne de Balsan | |
| Brigitte Fossey | ... | Adrienne | |
| Karen Black | ... | Emilienne d'Alençon | |
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Leila Fréchet | ... | Young Coco Chanel |
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Philippe Nicaud | ... | Gabrielle's Father |
| Alexandra Stewart | ... | Nathalie | |
| Catherine Allégret | ... | Gabrielle's Friend | |
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Hélène Vallier | ... | Aunt Louise |
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Marie-Hélène Dasté | ||
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Jean-Marie Proslier | ... | Poiret |
| Lambert Wilson | |||
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Humbert Balsan | ... | Robert |
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Catherine Alcover | ... | Lady |
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The film tells the story of the early life and rise to fame and fortune of French fashion designer Coco Chanel, beginning with her upbringing in an orphanage and training as a milliner, but concentrating on her relationship with Etienne de Balsan and her tempestuous love affair with his friend Boy Capel, and the role the two men played in setting her up as an independent business woman.
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Language:
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12 October 1983 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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$7,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Karen Black replaced Jeanne Moreau. See more »Quotes
Emilienne d'Alençon: [recognizing the man accompanying Coco Chanel] Small demi-monde, *hein*?See more »
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The opening credits play to a background of a fashion show in Chanel's glamorous Paris establishment. See more »Connections
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