Biography
Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French film actor and singer-songwriter. Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Etterbeek (Belgium), and he died from viral hepatitis in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973. As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is The Clowns (Les Clowns, 1957), several covers by Raymond Dev...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Decameron
1971
A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her hu...
The Big Hit of Surcouf
1966
as Napoléon
The continuation of the adventures of Captain Robert Surcouf and his crew.
The Sea Pirate
1966
as Napoléon
A young naval officer becomes a corsair to make enough money to marry a pretty girl, and fights injustice and snobbery to reach home safely.
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
1964
as Ettore
The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a man, Jean-Marc. The film shares the same plot with "Françoise ou...
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
1964
as Ettore
The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a woman, Francoise. The film shares the same plot with "Jean-Marc ...
Cross of the Living
1962
as Yan
Yan, who has just been acquitted of a crime he has not committed, returns to his Flemish village, where he meets hostility, particularly from Franz, t...
Paris Belongs to Us
1961
as Gerard Lenz
A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved with a secret group and that he is in grave danger.
Towards Ecstasy
1960
as Jérôme
Catherine married Jérôme, a wealthy landowner living in North Africa, from a bourgeois but noxious background. While living in total family harmony, s...
Normandy - Neman
1960
as Lemaître
A certain number of French fighter pilots who will not accept the Second Armistice at Compiègne nor Vichy's orders decide to join the USSR. Once they ...
Le Bel Âge
1960
as Claude
Steph, Jean-Claude and Jacques work in a Parisian art shop, but they mainly work in the field of eroticism, which they conceive as a wide-ranging fiel...
Les Misérables
1958
as Marius de Pontmercy
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both me...
Reproduction interdite
1957
as Claude Watroff
An art dealer in dire straits, after being ripped off by two crooks, one of whom owns a genuine painting by Gauguin while the other is an expert copyi...
Forgive Our Trespasses
1956
as Vani
In a port area of France, clashes between a gang of young delinquents and a tribe of gypsies.
That Is the Dawn
1956
as Sandro Galli
A generous doctor is aghast that the population of a small island is being oppressed and mistreated, but is seemingly unable to do anything about it, ...
The Hussars
1955
as Pietro
Brigadier Le Gouce and Private Flicot lose their horses during a campaign in Italy. To avoid looking ridiculous, the two hussars cross the country in ...
Bad Liaisons
1955
as Pierre Jaeger
Catherine Racan, a young journalist who always puts her career over her love life, is brought in by the police for questioning. They are looking for a...
Black Dossier
1955
as Jean de Montesson
In the 1950s, in a small provincial town, a young inexperienced judge clashes with an influential notable during an investigation into a suspicious de...
French Cancan
1955
as Prince Alexandre
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays ...
Quai des blondes
1954
as un tueur
The blond cigarette trade is raging in the Mediterranean, pitting the crew of a former naval officer, Ferrer, against a band of pirates led by Lucky E...
Poison Ivy
1953
as Le capitaine du bateau
FBI Agent Lemmy Caution is sent after a missing two million in Casablanca while mob boss mistress Carlotta plays both sides of the law.
My Husband Is Marvelous
1953
as Un journaliste (uncredited)
A young journalist, Sylvia, has to interview a writer, Claude Chatel, whose success is due to his misogyny.
One Hundred Francs Per Second
1953
as Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's daughter, is fired. Some time later, Bourdinet launches...
Matrimonial Agency
1952
as (uncredited)
Noël is a bachelor who inherits a matrimonial agency. After contemplating selling it, he chooses to manage it.
Leathernose
1952
as A young guest
After being hurt in the face, Count de Roger Tinchebraye is forced to hide his disfigured face behind a leather mask. Dispirited for a while, he decid...
Skipper Next to God
1951
as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)
Captain Joris Kniper believes so strongly that he is "skipper next to God" that he is used to playing God on his ship. Tough and bossy, he gives order...