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Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
985 Cast Members
Jacques Chancel
Self - Host
201 Episodes
Pierre Rabbath
Self
20 Episodes
Raymond Devos
Self - Main Guest
2 Episodes
Juliette Gréco
Self
13 Episodes
Claude Nougaro
Self - Main Guest
1 Episodes
Yves Montand
Self
10 Episodes
Georges Brassens
Self
10 Episodes
Charles Trenet
Self
10 Episodes
Frédéric Lodéon
Self
11 Episodes
Maxime Le Forestier
Self
10 Episodes
Gilbert Bécaud
Self
8 Episodes
Charles Aznavour
Self
8 Episodes
Yves Duteil
Self - Main Guest
1 Episodes
Ivry Gitlis
Self
9 Episodes
Claude Bolling
Self
9 Episodes
Noëlla Pontois
Self
9 Episodes
Serge Lama
Self
6 Episodes
Guy Béart
Self - Main Guest
1 Episodes
Anne-Sophie Lapix
Self - Host
8 Episodes
Alexandre Lagoya
Self
8 Episodes
