Life and Deaths of Max Linder (2026)

0.0/10 96 min Documentary History

Overview

An exploration of the dazzling rise and mysterious downfall of French actor and filmmaker Max Linder (1883-1925), the world’s first international film star and mentor to British actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.

Cast

Rémi Bichet

Max Linder's Voice (voice)

Nadir Legrand

Doctor / Voice (voice)

Halina Bednarz

Suzanne Leuvielle (Max's Mother)

Armand Eloi

Dr. Jean Ducan

Geoffroy Boutan

Charles Pathé

Serge Feuillard

Emile Pathé

Pierre Martot

Albert (Max's Assistant)

Paweł Orleański

Polish Producer Aleksander Hertz

Antoni Barłowski

German Producer Paul Davidson

Frédéric Constant

Armand Massard

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