French star born in 1934 as Jean Bernard de Chieusses de Combaud de Roquebrune. He was Married to Neorealism muse Anna Maria Ferrero (1934-2015)
While Alain Delon (1935) challenged Jean Paul Belmondo (1933-2022) as l'infant terrible. In terms of beauty Sorel was his main rival. Both could be brothers on a film (I think never happend).
His youthfull and handsome looks open the Doors to the New Wave films as long as romantic teen films and Swashbuckler adventures.
Sorel have taken all the roles that Delon dropped including Sandra and Belle de Jour.
He worked not just in France but in all western europe with a huge success during the 60s and 70s, specially in Italy, his wife homeland.
He worked not just in France but in all western europe with a huge success during the 60s and 70s, specially in Italy, his wife homeland.
From the final 60 to the early 80s he made several explotation movied.
