Acting

Janine Berdin

Born — Died

1924-04-16 — 2023-03-02

Place of birth

Paris, France

Known for

Acting

Credits

3 titles

IMDb profile

Janine Berdin is a French actress born in Paris on April 16, 1924. She is also known under the names Jeanne Berdin and Jeannine Berdin. After earning a baccalauréat in classical literature, Janine Berdin pursued theatrical studies with Pierre Bertin, Maurice Escande, Béatrix Dussane, and Jacques Charon. She served as the principal professor of dramatic arts and dramatic literature at the Conservatory of Lyon. She took part in numerous radio programs (as producer and actress) as well as television broadcasts. She appeared in films, but devoted herself primarily to the theatre, including long-standing collaborations with Roger Planchon, Marcel Maréchal, and other directors such as Jacques Ros…

Known for

6.9

Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives in Lyon with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and inform him that Bernard has killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realises that he knew far less about his son than he thought.

The Watchmaker of St. Paul

1974

6.1

In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.