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The story of Philippe and his Algerian attendant, Abdel Sellou, was told in a 2003 documentary, A la vie, à la mort. [7] Their story was also adapted in the biographical movies The Intouchables (2011), [8] and the Indian, Argentine, and American re-makes, respectively, Oopiri (2016), (Spanish article) Inseparables (2016), [9] and The Upside (2017). [10]
The Intouchables (French: Intouchables, pronounced [ɛ̃tuʃablə]), also known as Untouchable in the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia, [2] is a 2011 French buddy comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache. It stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy.
The Untouchables is a 1987 American crime film [3] directed by Brian De Palma, produced by Art Linson, and written by David Mamet.It stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery.
The Upside is a 2017 American comedy drama film directed by Neil Burger, written by Jon Hartmere.It is a remake of the French 2011 film The Intouchables, which was itself inspired by the lives of Abdel Sallou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo.
The movie’s protagonists are based on real people from the 6888th. Kerry Washington’s character, Maj. Charity Adams, was based on the battalion’s real-life leader.
Based on a true story, the film chronicles the friendship between a wealthy quadraplegic (Cluzet) and a young caregiver who had recently been released from jail. In March 2012, The Intouchables became the second highest-grossing French film in France.
Oopiri is a remake of Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache 's French film The Intouchables (2011). The rights to remake The Intouchables were acquired by Karan Johar and Guneet Monga in May 2014, who later authorised PVP Cinema to produce adaptations in regional languages, making Oopiri its first remake.
29th Street (1991) – comedy drama film based on the true-life story of actor Frank Pesce, who won the first New York State Lottery in 1976 [84]; A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991) – biographical drama television film recounting the life of Ricky Bell, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back sickened with dermatomyositis, and Ryan Blankenship, a physically impaired child [85]