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Le Plus Bel Homme du monde

1948 · 20 min

A breezy vintage newsreel of sunlit beaches, flexing athletes and bikini-clad starlets, charmingly quaint and curious rather than gripping.

Directed by
Jean Mineur
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Steve Reeves, Viviane Romance, Christian-Jaque
Overview
Documentary about the bodybuilding competition held in the south of France, in Cannes. Composed of 2 parts filmed on August 15, 1948 (11 minutes - selection of the French champion) and August 16 (9 minutes - selection of the most handsome man in the world). These short reports were broadcast in French cinemas from August 23, 1948 and present the athletes' journey, the joys of physical culture in the gym and on the beach, starlets in bikinis and a moment of wrestling between athletes.

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Directed by
Jean Mineur
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Steve Reeves, Viviane Romance, Christian-Jaque
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  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
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easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
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  • sport
  • identity
  • celebrity
  • gender
Places
  • sea
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Realism8
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jean Mineur
Written by
Paul Lambert
Starring
Steve Reeves, Viviane Romance, Christian-Jaque
Runtime
20 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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