---
title: 'Life and Nothing But (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bertrand Tavernier'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-and-nothing-but-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098596/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Life and Nothing But (1989)

1989 · 135 min · Drama · France

Original title: La Vie et rien d'autre

## Synopsis

Life and Nothing But is a 1989 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was inspired by the novel by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare titled The General of the Dead Army.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bertrand Tavernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bertrand-tavernier)
- **Screenplay:** [Bertrand Tavernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bertrand-tavernier), [Jean Cosmos](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-cosmos)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Oswald d'Andréa](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-d-andrea)
- **Producer:** [René Cleitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-cleitman), [Frédéric Bourboulon](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-bourboulon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruno de Keyzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-de-keyzer)
- **Editor:** [Armand Psenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-psenny)

## Cast

- [Jean-Pol Dubois](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pol-dubois) as André
- [Pascale Vignal](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascale-vignal) as Alice
- [François Perrot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-perrot) as Perrin
- [Frédéric Pierrot](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-pierrot)
- [Gabriel Cattand](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-cattand)
- [Philippe Uchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-uchan)
- [Georges Staquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-staquet)
- [Sabine Azéma](https://cinepixo.com/people/sabine-azema) as Irène de Courtil
- [Bruno Raffaelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-raffaelli)
- [Daniel Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-russo)
- [Jean Champion](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-champion)
- [François Caron](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-caron)
- [Michel Duchaussoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-duchaussoy)
- [Jean-Paul Comart](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-paul-comart)
- [Gilles Janeyrand](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-janeyrand)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-and-nothing-but-1989
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