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FilmFrench screen star Alain Delon dies aged 88
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Mesmeric and beautiful, Alain Delon was one of cinema’s most mysterious stars
Peter BradshawWhether playing the lover opposite Marianne Faithfull or the assassin in Le Samouraï, the prolific French actor was a symbol of the lost beauty of the 60s
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