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He became a prominent leading man in TheFifties and TheSixties, especially in {{swashbuckler}} (such as ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}'' and ''Film/LeCapitan'') and {{action|Genre}} films (such as the ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series). Marais performed in over 100 films in total, and in 1996 he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema. He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

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He became a prominent leading man in TheFifties and TheSixties, especially particularly in {{swashbuckler}} (such as ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}'' and ''Film/LeCapitan'') and {{action|Genre}} films (such as the ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series). Marais performed in over 100 films in total, and in 1996 he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema. He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* ''Film/ElenaAndHerMen'' (1956) as Gen. Rollan
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* KnightInShiningArmor: His TypeCasting in 1950s/1960s French swashbucking films in a nutshell. A man of honor who fights for justice and stops at nothing to protect his friends and loved ones. ''The Iron Mask'' stands out among these with his humorous and LargeHam take on the character of D'Artagnan, and he gets to ''spank'' a lady (Creator/ClaudineAuger) as punishment in it.

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* KnightInShiningArmor: His TypeCasting in 1950s/1960s French swashbucking films in a nutshell. A man of honor who fights for justice and stops at nothing to protect his friends and loved ones. ''The Iron Mask'' stands out among these with his humorous and LargeHam take on the character of D'Artagnan, and he gets to ''spank'' ''[[ComedicSpanking spank]]'' a lady (Creator/ClaudineAuger) as punishment in it.
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He was TheMuse, primary performer and longtime lover of [[RenaissanceMan multifaceted artist]] Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big screen break]] at age 33 (he had been acting on stage since the age of 20, including all of Cocteau's plays), and ''Film/{{Orpheus}}'', Marais' other famous role at the time.

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He was TheMuse, primary performer and longtime lover of [[RenaissanceMan multifaceted artist]] Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big screen break]] at age 33 (he had been acting on stage since the age of 20, including in both the classic French repertoire and all of Cocteau's plays), and ''Film/{{Orpheus}}'', Marais' other famous role at the time.
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He became a prominent leading man in TheFifties and TheSixties, especially in {{swashbuckler}} (such as ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}'' and ''Film/LeCapitan'') and {{action|Genre}} films (such as the ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series). He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Marais performed in over 100 films in total, and in 1996 he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

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He became a prominent leading man in TheFifties and TheSixties, especially in {{swashbuckler}} (such as ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}'' and ''Film/LeCapitan'') and {{action|Genre}} films (such as the ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series). Marais performed in over 100 films in total, and in 1996 he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema. He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Marais performed in over 100 films in total, and in 1996 he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.\n
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He became a prominent leading man in TheFifties and TheSixties, especially in {{swashbuckler}} (such as ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}'' and ''Film/LeCapitan'') and {{action|Genre}} films (such as the ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series), and performed in over 100 films in his career. He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. In 1996, Marais was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

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He became a prominent leading man in TheFifties and TheSixties, especially in {{swashbuckler}} (such as ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}'' and ''Film/LeCapitan'') and {{action|Genre}} films (such as the ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series), and performed in over 100 films in his career.series). He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. In 1996, Marais performed in over 100 films in total, and in 1996 he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.
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He was TheMuse, primary performer and longtime lover of [[RenaissanceMan multifaceted artist]] Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big screen break]] at age 33 (he had been acting on stage since the age of 20), and ''Film/{{Orpheus}}'', Marais' other famous role at the time.

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He was TheMuse, primary performer and longtime lover of [[RenaissanceMan multifaceted artist]] Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big screen break]] at age 33 (he had been acting on stage since the age of 20), 20, including all of Cocteau's plays), and ''Film/{{Orpheus}}'', Marais' other famous role at the time.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: One of the reasons the fourth ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film never got made was Marais growing tired of the series and resenting the [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight-stealing]] by Creator/LouisDeFunes, who by then had a meteoric rise to superstardom.
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He became a prominent leading man in TheFifties and TheSixties (especially in {{swashbuckler}} films), and performed in over 100 films in his career. He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. In 1996, Marais was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

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He became a prominent leading man in TheFifties and TheSixties (especially TheSixties, especially in {{swashbuckler}} films), (such as ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}'' and ''Film/LeCapitan'') and {{action|Genre}} films (such as the ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series), and performed in over 100 films in his career. He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. In 1996, Marais was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.
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* ''Austerlitz'' (1960) as Carnot

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* ''Austerlitz'' ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}'' (1960) as Lazare Carnot
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He was TheMuse and longtime lover of [[RenaissanceMan multifaceted artist]] Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big screen break]] at age 33 (he had been acting on stage since the age of 20), and ''Film/{{Orpheus}}'', Marais' other famous role at the time.

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He was TheMuse TheMuse, primary performer and longtime lover of [[RenaissanceMan multifaceted artist]] Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big screen break]] at age 33 (he had been acting on stage since the age of 20), and ''Film/{{Orpheus}}'', Marais' other famous role at the time.
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* ProductionPosse: Outside Jean Cocteau, he regularly worked with director André Hunebelle on swashbuckler and action films, with Creator/GuyDelorme as either TheDragon or a {{mook|s}}. Jean Marion often composed the soundtracks.

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* ProductionPosse: Outside Jean Cocteau, he regularly worked with director André Hunebelle on swashbuckler and action films, with Creator/GuyDelorme as either TheDragon or a {{mook|s}}.{{mook|s}}, and Gil Delamare then Creator/RemyJulienne for the car stunts. Jean Marion often composed the soundtracks.
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He became a prominent leading man in the TheFifties and TheSixties (especially in {{swashbuckler}} films), and performed in over 100 films in his career. He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. In 1996, Marais was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

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He became a prominent leading man in the TheFifties and TheSixties (especially in {{swashbuckler}} films), and performed in over 100 films in his career. He devoted his time to {{sculpture|s}} in the last years of his life, influenced by a friend of his and Cocteau's, German sculptor Arno Breker, who protected both Cocteau and Marais from German occupation authorities during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. In 1996, Marais was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.
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* ''Les Chouans'' (1947) as the marquis of Montauran

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* ''Les Chouans'' (1947) as the marquis Marquis of Montauran
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* ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1954) as Edmond Dantès/Count of Monte Cristo

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* ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' ''DerivativeWorks/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1954) as Edmond Dantès/Count of Monte Cristo
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* ''[[Film/Napoleon1955 Napoléon]]'' (1955) as Charles-Tristan de Montholon

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