Laurent Terzieff(1935-2010)

Leading French actor of Russian descent. On stage from 1953.

[on working with Luis Buñuel on the set of La vía láctea (1969)] We'd be filming for about two weeks, and he'd say with that great accent: "It seems you were good on film." I was surprised and asked, "Why 'seems'?" "The film editor told me." Because he never went to see the filmed material.