72 years ago he made his debut in cinema, today you all know him! Did you know this young actor?

Brigitte Bardot is a film icon made famous by Roger Vadim (And God Made… Woman) and Henri-Georges Clouzot’s La Vérité. Starring in Jean-Luc Godard’s Le Mépris, nicknamed “BB” for her initials, she graced the cinema with her charisma and was a symbol of sexual freedom on screen in the 60s.

But in which film did he make his debut?

Brigitte Bardot began her career by training as a classical dancer, which she abandoned to become a model. Several magazine covers later heAnd when he was 16 years old, director Marc Allegret asked him to participate in a role in his next film, “Les Lauriers sont coupes”, but the project did not materialize. It was then that a friend of his father told him about a comedy he was going to make with Burville, in which he could play an important role: Le Trou normand.

Against the advice of her husband, Roger Vadim, “BB” takes the role, and the shoot turns out to be a very bad memory for her, as she is ridiculed by the make-up and hair team and the production team for her inexperience.

Anyway, he rubs shoulders with Burville in front of director Jean Boyer’s camera. The actor plays an ordinary character of his time, a naive, slightly stupid, but very kind person. His name is Hippolyte and he will inherit his uncle’s hotel only if he manages to pass his school certificate! At the same time, Augustine, the daughter-in-law of the deceased, tries to restore the hotel for herself.

Bardot plays Javotte, Augustine’s daughter and cousin of Burville’s character. Note also that their family connection in no way hinders Hippolyte’s advances towards his young and attractive cousin!

The first movie and then?

Le Trou normand was soon followed by Manina, la fille sans voiles by Willy Rozier and Les Dents longue by Daniel Gélin (1952). He then went on to film in France (Portrait of the Father, Grand Maneuvers) and Italy (Nero’s Weekend, Helen of Troy). In 1956, her husband Roger Waddy portrayed her in the film And God Made Woman.

We find him in many romantic plays put together quickly, but also in more demanding feature films where he plays opposite Jean Gabin (In Case of Misfortune), Henri Vidal (Voulez-vous danser avec moi?) or Sami Frey (Truth). . In 1963, Bardot entered the legend of cinema, becoming the hero of Jean-Luc Godard’s Leprechaun. His career finally took off, both with the public for his comedies and with the critics.

He ended his film career in 1973 with Don Juan, If Don Juan Was a Woman and the very good and very funny story of Collino’s pencil case.