Life and Deaths of Max Linder (2026)

January 16, 2026 (PL) • Documentary, History • 96m

Overview

An exploration of the dazzling rise and mysterious downfall of French actor and filmmaker Max Linder (1883-1925), the world’s first international film star and mentor to British actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.

Director

Edward Porembny

Writer

Edward Porembny

Top Billed

Rémi Bichet

Keywords

docudrama silent film star cinema history portrait of an artist silent comedy

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Top Billed Cast

Rémi Bichet

Max Linder's Voice (voice)

Adam Levý

Charlie Chaplin's Voice (voice)

Nadir Legrand

Doctor / Voice (voice)

Mikołaj Adamczuk

Hotel Bellboy

Daniel Echaust

Inspector Cassius

Yves Arnaud

Detective

Halina Bednarz

Suzanne Leuvielle (Max's Mother)

Agata Puterko

Marcelle Leuvielle (Max's Sister)

Armand Eloi

Dr. Jean Ducan

Geoffroy Boutan

Charles Pathé

Serge Feuillard

Emile Pathé

Pierre Martot

Albert (Max's Assistant)

David Gil Mendoza

Toreador

Paweł Orleański

Polish Producer Aleksander Hertz

Katarzyna Troczyńska

Katarzyna (Hertz's Assistant)

Tomasz Troczyński

Russian Husband

Fred Apke

German Producer Oscar Messter

Antoni Barłowski

German Producer Paul Davidson

Frédéric Constant

Armand Massard

Radosław Zawrotniak

Fencer #1

Adam Wiercioch

Fencer #2

Stew Hartman-Mart

George Spoor

Richard Schlesinger

Broncho Billy Anderson

Glenn Newland

Gardener

Jason Strickland

Stage Assistant Chuck Spadina

Jerome Charvet

Robert Florey

Barry Del Sherman

Dr. Erwin Lombardiere / Voice (voice)

Aia Asé

Rosemary

Jean-Patrick Gauthier

Emile Maigrot

Érik Stouvenaker

Inspector Rousselet

Paulo Anid

Edouard Émile Violet

Martín Armando Alvarado Castillo

Voice (voice)

Laurent Arcaro

Voice (voice)

Ariel Bialski

Voice (voice)

Amaury Chavry

Voice (voice)

Corinne Delouvrier-Mathan

Voice (voice)

María del Rosario Díaz Macías

Voice (voice)

Alana Dietze

Voice (voice)

Sebastien Ducourtioux

Voice (voice)

Dominick Edwards

Voice (voice)

Steven Fischer

Voice (voice)

Robert Fleet

Voice (voice)

Boris Fournier

Voice (voice)

Bernard Gabay

Voice (voice)

Samuel García

Voice (voice)

Wiktoria Gorodecka

Voice (voice)

Eleanor Faye James

Voice (voice)

François Jérosme

Voice (voice)

Pavel Kryksunou

Voice (voice)

Maciej Nawrocki

Voice (voice)

Solene Perot

Voice (voice)

Gabriela Piotrkowska

Voice (voice)

Andrea Rando Martín

Voice (voice)

Magali Rosenzweig

Voice (voice)

Marta Sánchez López

Voice (voice)

Simon Schwab

Voice (voice)

Dina Josephine Schwark

Voice (voice)

Fabian Sykora

Voice (voice)

Dariusz Szymor

Voice (voice)

Elisabeth Ventura

Voice (voice)

Reinhardt Wagner

Voice (voice)

Max Linder

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Edward Porembny

Director

Aia Asé

Editor

Edward Porembny

Producer

Daniel Markowicz

Consulting Producer

Joo Joostberens

Director of Photography

Joo Joostberens

Camera Operator

Paweł Śmietanka

Additional Camera

Paul Lisy

Additional Camera

Wojciech Graboś

Additional Camera

Piotr Skórka

Online Editor

Daniel Suliborski

Special Effects

Piotr Bandomir

Special Effects

Łukasz Jabłoński

Special Effects

Piotr Skiba

Special Effects

Rafał Szymański

Special Effects

Maciej Włodarski

Special Effects

Aia Asé

Set Designer

Aia Asé

Costume Design

Edward Porembny

Set Designer

Edward Porembny

Costume Design

Agata Wójcicka

Props

Jacek Zacharki

Props

Dominika Żłobińska

Costume Assistant

Sara Banasiak

Wardrobe Assistant

Emilia Czartoryska

Wardrobe Assistant

Agnieszka Jońca

Makeup Artist

Justyna Koczera

Makeup Artist

Justyna Koczera

Hairdresser

Ludmiła Krawczyk

Makeup Artist

Anna Stańkowska

Makeup Artist

Reinhardt Wagner

Original Music Composer

Michał Kręźlewski

Conductor

Bart Putkiewicz

Sound

Krzysztof Jastrząb

Sound

Szymon Putkiewicz

Sound

Bart Putkiewicz

Sound Designer

Bart Putkiewicz

Dialogue Editor

Bart Putkiewicz

Sound Editor

Łukasz Przesmycki

Sound Engineer

Maja Prochowicz-Ratyńska

Sound Engineer

Igor Budaj

Sound Engineer

Natalia Sikorska

Dialogue Editor

Adam Fus

Production Manager

Maciej Misztal

Production Manager

Karol Makowski

Production Manager

Agata Wałaszewska

Production Manager

Jakub Bełz

Production Manager

Magdalena Straszkiewicz

Production Manager

Tamara Czyż-Kasperek

Production Manager

Joanna Tatko

Assistant Production Manager

Magdalena Pawlik

Assistant Production Manager

Artur Kopp

Post Production Supervisor

Edward Porembny

Executive Producer

Maciej Stanecki

Executive Producer

Andrzej Krakowski

Executive Producer

Bruno Deloye

Executive Producer

Adam Sokołowski

Supervising Producer

Renata Łukasiak

Supervising Producer

Patryk Peridis

Supervising Producer

Anna Kulawik-Rzońca

Supervising Producer

Katarzyna Malinowska

Consulting Producer

Piotr Galon

Consulting Producer

Paul Lisy

Co-Producer

Jerzy Gudejko

Casting

Edward Porembny

Writer

Marcin Bikowski

Acting Double

Cezary Dziugieł

Acting Double

Steven Fischer

Co-Producer

Olivier Gal

Co-Producer

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