
Acting
Raël
Born
1946-09-30 (80)
Place of birth
Vichy, Allier, France
Known for
Acting
Credits
6 titles
Raël (born Claude Maurice Marcel Vorilhon, 30 September 1946) is a French journalist who founded and currently leads the Raëlian Movement, an international UFO religion. Prior to becoming a religious leader, Raël, then known as Claude Vorilhon, worked as sports-car journalist and test driver for his own car-racing magazine, Autopop. Following a purported extraterrestrial encounter in December 1973, he formed the Raëlian Movement and changed his name to Raël (meaning "messenger of the Elohim"). He later published several books, which detail the encounter with a being called Yahweh in 1973. He traveled the world to promote his books for over 30 years. Vorilhon was born in Vichy, Allier, Fran…
Known for
9.0Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
Midi Première
1975
8.0Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
6.2Featuring interviews with his followers, critics and Raël himself, this docuseries traces how a UFO-inspired religion spiraled into a controversial cult.
Raël: The Alien Prophet
2024
9.0A very influential ex-member of the Raëlian movement, Sylvie goes in search of answers to her many questions. How could she, a free and intelligent woman, have been caught up in this whirlwind of lies for so long? In her quest for truth, in the company of her accomplice Martine, also ex-Raëlian, she will scrutinize her sometimes painful memories in the hope of understanding what prompted her to remain in this movement for more than thirty years.
Les femmes de Raël
2023
7.0Raël's story in Quebec, from a sympathetic guide to the scandals of a guru. In the mid-1970s, Quebec experienced major religious, cultural, societal, and political upheavals: the ideal breeding ground for a new religion.
Raël QC
2023
8.0As a young man, Rael was visited by aliens who proclaimed him to be 'the last prophet'. That was in the 1970s. Today, the charismatic Frenchman is the leader of the world's largest UFO religion.
The Prophet and the Space Aliens
2020
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
9.0A very influential ex-member of the Raëlian movement, Sylvie goes in search of answers to her many questions. How could she, a free and intelligent woman, have been caught up in this whirlwind of lies for so long? In her quest for truth, in the company of her accomplice Martine, also ex-Raëlian, she will scrutinize her sometimes painful memories in the hope of understanding what prompted her to remain in this movement for more than thirty years.
Les femmes de Raël
2023
7.0Raël's story in Quebec, from a sympathetic guide to the scandals of a guru. In the mid-1970s, Quebec experienced major religious, cultural, societal, and political upheavals: the ideal breeding ground for a new religion.
Raël QC
2023
8.0As a young man, Rael was visited by aliens who proclaimed him to be 'the last prophet'. That was in the 1970s. Today, the charismatic Frenchman is the leader of the world's largest UFO religion.
The Prophet and the Space Aliens
2020
Series credits
9.0Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
Midi Première
1975
8.0Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
6.2Featuring interviews with his followers, critics and Raël himself, this docuseries traces how a UFO-inspired religion spiraled into a controversial cult.
Raël: The Alien Prophet
2024
