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Eddie Constantine (born Edward Constantinowsky; October 29, 1917 – February 25, 1993) was an American Frenchactor and singer who spent his career working in Europe.
He became well known for a series of French B movies in which he played secret agent Lemmy Caution and is now best remembered for his role in Jean-Luc Godard's philosophical science fiction film Alphaville (1965).
Constantine also appeared in films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (as himself in Beware of a Holy Whore 1971), Lars von Trier, and Mika Kaurismäki. He continued reprising the role of Lemmy Caution well into his 70s; his final appearance as the character was in Jean-Luc Godard's Allemagne 90 neuf zéro (1991).
Edward Constantinowsky was born in Los Angeles to immigrant parents, a Russian father and Polish mother. He went to Vienna for voice training, but when he returned to America his singing career did not take off and he started taking work as a film extra. Having failed to make a career in America, Constantine returned to Europe in the 1950s and started singing and performing in Parisian cabaret. He was noticed by Edith Piaf, who cast him in the musical La p'tite Lili. Constantine also helped Piaf with translations for her 1956 album, La Vie En Rose / Édith Piaf Sings In English, so that he has song-writing credits on the English versions of some of her most famous songs (especially "Hymne à l'amour"/"Hymn to Love").
Les Chansons de Eddie Constantine
L'homme et l'enfant - Eddie Constantine et Tania ( Sous titres ; traducere romana )
Eddie Constantine Yves Montand dans une version inattendue de « L'homme et l'enfant flv
Hail, Mafia (1965)
Eddie Constantine - Blaue Pause
Eddie Constantine, Vol. 1 « Les années cabaret » (Album complet)
Eddie Constantine on German Tv singing ``Hitparade``
Eddie Constantine - Et bailler ... Et dormir
Eddie Constantine et bailler et dormir
Eddie Constantine (singing french songs) 1959
eddie constantine et tania l'homme et l'enfant
eddie constantine ah les femmes
Actors: Pierre Braunberger (producer), Jean Rouch (writer), Jean Rouch (director), Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte (editor), Oumarou Ganda (actor), Catherine Dourgnan (editor), Joseph Yapi Degre (composer), Gambi (actress), Karidyo Faoudou (actor), Seydou Guede (actor), Alassane Maiga (actor), Petit Touré (actor), Amadou Demba (actor),
Genres: Drama,