Léon Zitrone

Léon Zitrone

Léon Zitrone (25 November 1914 – 25 November 1995) was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter. Zitrone was born in Petrograd, Russia. He arrived in France with his family fleeing communism at the age of six. He graduated from the ESJ Paris. He began by training in scientific studies but his mastership of Russian, French, English and German gave him entrance in 1948 to the radio foreign broadcasting services of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF). In 1959, he joined the television activity of RTF. From 1961, he became news presenter, function he occupied for nearly 20 years, first until 1975, on the first French television channel (now TF1), then also on Antenne 2, the other public service channel. Jean-Pierre Elkabbach called him back in 1979. He then took charge of the news program during the week-end (his contract was established until 1 February 1981). He would come back for those news programs also during the Easter and Pentecost week-ends. But Léon Zitrone's celebrity is due to the programs he presented or co-presented. He was host of the televised program Intervilles (French counterpart of Britain's It's a Knockout) with Guy Lux. He commented 6 times the Tour de France, and he is remembered for his prodigious memory for names of riders. He presented the Olympics for 8 times, commented the Eurovision Song Contest on 4 occasions and presented 16 Bastille Day military parades. Above all, he was the key-commenter for big events, such as weddings, burials or investitures of world's key figures, some thirty of them during the course of his career. In 1978, following French singer Marie Myriam's victory the previous year, the Eurovision song contest took place in Paris. Léon Zitrone co-presented with Denise Fabre and made the presentation in English. In 1984, Zitrone took a leading role in the movie American Dreamer. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage on his 81st birthday, 25 November 1995, at the Val-de-Grâce hospital in Paris. Source: Article "Léon Zitrone" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title : Léon Zitrone
  • Popularity : 1.27
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1914-11-25
  • Place of Birth : Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Léon Zitrone Movies

  • 1987
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    Dorothée Show

    Dorothée Show

    1 1987 HD

    The romanticized life of Dorothée summarized in various sketches and songs.

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  • 1974
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    Marriage

    Marriage

    5.438 1974 HD

    Four wedding anniversaries serve to chronicle the beginning and end of a thirty-year marriage.

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  • 1985
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    Marriage of the Century

    Marriage of the Century

    5.3 1985 HD

    Princess Charlotte is scheduled to marry a boring duke, but before that event happens, Paul has taken a bet that he can seduce her. He does, profits...

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  • 1967
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    Live for Life

    Live for Life

    6.3 1967 HD

    Famous TV newscaster Robert Colomb is married to Catherine, but is continually unfaithful to her. Then he meets, and becomes fascinated with Candice.

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  • 1964
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    Clémentine chérie

    Clémentine chérie

    6 1964 HD

    Gaston Bellus, is the director of a textile house, and the research laboratory makes a sensational discovery: the elastic fabric. This new discovery...

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  • 1970
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    Let Them Live!

    Let Them Live!

    1 1970 HD

    This film, which represents 7 years of shots on 5 continents, shows both the wonders of the wild world and the drama of its systematic destruction by...

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  • 1977
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    Drôles de zèbres

    Drôles de zèbres

    3.1 1977 HD

    Two unemployed men, heavily in debt due to losses at the racetrack, are hired by a criminal mastermind to harass the guests of a hotel he hopes to...

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  • 1961
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    Cocagne

    Cocagne

    4 1961 HD

    As the driver of a garbage truck in Arles, Marc-Antoine leads a quiet life with his wife, Mélanie, and their two children. When...

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  • 1962
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    Assassin's Check

    Assassin's Check

    1 1962 HD

    In this French murder mystery, a young journalist goes from a bad situation to much worse. He has been having problems in his relationship with his...

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  • 1959
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    Rue de Paris

    Rue de Paris

    6.7 1959 HD

    Life in a one-parent family with a focus on the parent, Henri Neveu (Jean Gabin), is the topic of this standard drama with a dash of comedy. While...

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  • 1982
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    Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

    Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

    6.11 1982 HD

    In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar...

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  • 1971
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    La Lucarne magique

    La Lucarne magique

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1961
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    Three Faces of Sin

    Three Faces of Sin

    6.3 1961 HD

    Laurent is an artist and sometimes con-man. He wanders into the life of Renee one day in her antique shop and tries to seduce her. Before they can...

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  • 1983
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    Les mots pour le dire

    Les mots pour le dire

    6.5 1983 HD

    A psychological drama that details the tormented relationship between Marie and her mother, stemming from Marie's childhood on their estate in...

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  • 1972
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    Menace

    Menace

    1 1972 HD

    An esteemed surgeon, Charles Bernard, and his family are victims of a violent home invasion. When his young child is held for ransom, Charles must...

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  • 2022
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    La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

    La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

    7.2 2022 HD

    In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first...

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  • 1969
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    Les gros malins

    Les gros malins

    1 1969 HD

    Paul Blanc runs a butcher's shop with his Neapolitan wife, the vivacious Giulia. One night, thanks to sleeping pills received from his brother in...

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  • 1963
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    Be Careful Ladies

    Be Careful Ladies

    5.667 1963 HD

    Charles Rouvier, a lawyer, is in jail for trying to save one of his clients, Hedwige. He decides to be revenged on women and his inmates teach him...

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  • 1966
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    The Boss of Champignol

    The Boss of Champignol

    1 1966 HD

    Claudius finds a foal and takes it home to his boss. The men who stole the animal are looking for him. Claudius names him Champignol and trains him...

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  • 1972
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    J'ai tout donné

    J'ai tout donné

    8 1972 HD

    An intimate cinéma vérité style documentary following french mega star Johnny Hallyday's summer tour.

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  • 1984
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    American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

    6.2 1984 HD

    American housewife Cathy Palmer loses her memory on a trip to Paris after being hit by a car. She wakes up in the hospital believing she's the...

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  • 1963
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    The Bamboo Stroke

    The Bamboo Stroke

    3.3 1963 HD

    Albert is the irremovable waiter in a small bistro that has just been sold by his former bosses, Angèle and Léon. Angèle, having...

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  • 1966
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    Seventeenth Heaven

    Seventeenth Heaven

    5 1966 HD

    The brave and moody François, a window washer by trade, has fallen head over heels in love with a delicious woman he spotted while working on...

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  • 1965
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    Operation Double Cross

    Operation Double Cross

    3 1965 HD

    In Barcelona, secret agent Antoine Donadieu thwarts the plans of a Nazi scientist.

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  • 1964
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    Actualités télérévisées

    Actualités télérévisées

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1961
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    Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend

    Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend

    10 1961 HD

    During World War II, the Frenchman Léon Garros and Boris Vaganov escape from the Nazi concentration camp. After 15 years, Léon, who...

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  • 1967
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    Live for Life

    Live for Life

    6.3 1967 HD

    Famous TV newscaster Robert Colomb is married to Catherine, but is continually unfaithful to her. Then he meets, and becomes fascinated with Candice.

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  • 1980
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    The Party

    The Party

    6.614 1980 HD

    A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.

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  • 1975
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    From Hong Kong with Love

    From Hong Kong with Love

    4.7 1975 HD

    Bons baisers de Hong Kong (From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French film directed by Yvan Chiffre. It is a parody of James Bond movies featuring...

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  • 1968
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    À bout portant

    À bout portant

    8 1968 HD

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  • 1956
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    Eurovision Song Contest

    Eurovision Song Contest

    6.9 1956 HD

    The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring...

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  • 1965
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    Dim Dam Dom

    Dim Dam Dom

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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  • 1976
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    30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1975
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    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    10 1975 HD

    Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975...

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  • 2022
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    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    6.6 2022 HD

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  • 1975
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1975 HD

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years...

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1956
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    En direct de...

    En direct de...

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1976
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    30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1987
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    Téléthon

    Téléthon

    5 1987 HD

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