''All Men Are Mortal'' is a 1995 film directed by

Ate de Jong Ate de Jong (born 1953 in Aardenburg, Zeeland, Netherlands) is a Dutch film director. He is best known as the producer of '' The Discovery of Heaven'' (2001), nominated for a Golden Calf award, and '' Het Bombardement'' (2012). Filmography Dir ...

and starring

Irène Jacob Irène Marie Jacob (born 15 July 1966) is a French-Swiss actress known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. She won the 1991 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Kieślowski film ''The Double Life of Vero ...

, Stephen Rea, and Marianne Sägebrecht. It is based on the novel ''

All Men Are Mortal ''All Men Are Mortal'' (french: Tous les hommes sont mortels) is a 1946 novel by Simone de Beauvoir. It tells the story of Raimon Fosca, a man cursed to live forever. The first American edition of this work was published by The World Publishing ...

'' (1946) by Simone de Beauvoir.

Cast

as Regina * Stephen Rea as Fosca * Marianne Sägebrecht as Annie *

Colin Salmon Colin Salmon (born ) is a British actor. He is known for playing Charles Robinson in three James Bond films and James "One" Shade in the ''Resident Evil'' film series. He has had roles on many television series such as ''Doctor Who'', ''Merli ...

as Chas *

Maggie O'Neill Margaret "Maggie" O'Neill (born 15 November 1962) is an English actress. She is known for her television roles in ''Peak Practice'' (2000–2002), '' Shameless'' (2004–2007) and ''EastEnders'' (2008). In 1986 she appeared in the music video f ...

as Florence *

John Nettles John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE, (born 11 October 1943) is an English actor and author. He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series '' Bergerac'' (1981–1991) in the title role, and ''Midsomer M ...

as Sanier * Steve Nicolson as Laforet *

Jango Edwards Stanley Ted Edwards (April 15, 1950 – August 4, 2023), known professionally as Jango Edwards, was an American clown and entertainer who spent most of his career in Europe, primarily in France, Spain, the Netherlands, and England. Edwards' p ...

as Adelson * Derek de Lint as Bertus * Chiara Mastroianni as Françoise * David Healy as Movie Producer * Michael Gaunt as The Mayor of Rouen * George Raistrick as Police Chief * Jane Wymark as Gertrude, The Actress * Terence McGinity as Claudius, The Actor * Flóra Kádár as Old Woman

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* 1995 films Films based on French novels 1995 drama films English-language French films English-language Dutch films Simone de Beauvoir 1990s English-language films Films directed by Ate de Jong {{1990s-drama-film-stub