Jean-Pierre Cassel: Jean-Pierre Cassel. Actor: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. He made his movie debut at the invitation of Gene Kelly, who cast him in the 1956 Paris-filmed seriocomedy The Happy Road (1957). At least, that's what the press releases claimed; actually, the tall, elastic-faced Cassel had been plugging away in films on a minor basis since 1950. Shortly afterward, Cassel was perfectly cast in the naif title role in the...
