Here%E2%80%99s what I find fascinating about Delon.

He shoots his film debut, Quand la femme s'en m%C3%AAle in the early spring of 1957 (supposedly as a favor to a friend.)

Only a few months later he is at the Cannes Film Festival.

He is supposedly dating up and coming actress Brigitte Auber and is seen in photos from the Festival with her (generating press).

However, he seemed to have arrived with up and coming actor (and openly gay) Jean Claude Brilay. Brilay does what he can to promote Delon as well. (Again, generating press)

At the Festival, Huge Hollywood Talent Agent, Henry Willson sees Alain (and makes sure his number one client Rock Hudson sees him as well) and offers to take him to Hollywood.

It%E2%80%99s a deal Delon briefly considers and turns down. (A rather gutsy and confident move)

Somehow, during all this, Rock Hudson (who it should be noted, is the biggest male movie star in the world, at the time) later implies having seen Delon%E2%80%99s penis and was not impressed.

This is pretty heady stuff for an unknown actor with a very small part, in only one film, that has not even been released yet.

So what happens next?

Delon signs on for another film with a decent size supporting part...but nothing especially memorable.

And then, almost magically, he signs on for the coveted male lead in a big budget film, %E2%80%9CChristine%E2%80%9D !

All of this happens in less than a year%E2%80%99s time from the Cannes Film Festival!

%E2%80%9CChristine%E2%80%9D is released Christmas time of 1958, proves to be a huge hit and leads to his lengthy affair with Romy Schneider.

This makes them the darlings of the media for years. He is now a star in France with just one lead part and two very small ones behind him.

In 1960 both Rocco and his Brothers and Purple Noon are released. These are huge international hits (especially Rocco) and they quickly turn Delon in to an international superstar! It should be noted both film were directed by men who never married nor had children.

Today in Hollywood, this would be considered a sensational ascent to the very top of the food chain.

In the film world of 1957, it would be unheard of.

There is quite a story there %E2%80%93 waiting to be told!