Book Jean Gabin, signing session, 23 sept 2023
At Normandy Victory Museum
On 23 September 2023, Patrick Glâtre, author of the book “Jean Gabin, La guerre c’est pas du cinéma”, and Mathias Moncorgé, Jean Gabin’s son, who wrote the preface, will be at the Normandy Victory Museum for a book signing not to be missed.
This book, published to coincide with the Jean Gabin exhibition currently on show at the museum, has been a great success with our visitors and with all those who love the icon of French cinema that was Jean Gabin. In 112 pages, numerous documents, anecdotes, and unpublished facts enrich the story of the actor’s atypical and exemplary career during the Second World War.
Order your book online!
Reprinted twice since its release, the book “Jean Gabin, la guerre c’est pas du cinéma” is available in our museum store and in our e-boutique.
Are you an ambassador card holder?
If you have a Normandy Victory Museum ambassador card, you will have priority access to book signing.
… upcoming events
La Horse – Film screening and meeting
On 27 April 2024, at the D-Day Experience in Carentan (our partner for the event), attend the screening of the film La Horse starring Jean Gabin, in the presence of Mathias Moncorgé, his son and patron of the exhibition, and actor Antoine Duléry.
Conference Henriette Leprovost et Jean Turco
May 11, 2024 – Conference on the 1940 campaign with two exceptional witnesses: Henriette Leprovost and Jean Turco
Exhibition: “Jean Gabin, la guerre c’est pas du cinéma
[ Apr. 23 to May 20, 2024 ] The exhibition is extended!!! Discover the commitment of legendary actor Jean Gabin during the Second World War. An exhibition presented in partnership with the Musée Jean Gabin and the Musée des blindés de Saumur.
Push open the doors of history
Visit the Normandy Victory Museum Museum of the Battle of the Hedges. We are in Normandy, Manche dpt, France