Alain Delon has passed away at the age of 88. The legend of French cinema, unforgettable for his roles in Rocco and His Brothers and Le Samouraï, had a deep admiration for athletes, particularly cyclists and boxers, a passion that began in his childhood.
On December 26, 1959, an appearance was made. The cameras of the Cinépanorama show found their way into the Parisian boxing gym of renowned trainer Jean Bretonnel. There, a young man, breathless and sweating, with his hands still wrapped, kept bouncing on his feet as he responded to journalist François Chalais from behind the ropes. He wasn't a real boxer, no, but an almost novice actor—a rising star best known for his performance alongside Romy Schneider in *Christine*. Yet, even then, everything was present: the intense gaze, the ease with which he sidestepped the interviewer's sometimes tricky questions, and the smile...
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