Derville worked closely with the late Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, who inspired France’s “Intouchables” film about a friendship between a disabled man and his caretaker. The story became an international ...

The movie features François Cluzet and Omar Sy and is inspired by the story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his French-Algerian carer Abdel Sellou. The movie was a massive hit and was a critical and ...

In 1994, Sellou set out to look for a job and met a wealthy man named Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, who had been rendered paraplegic by a paragliding accident.

Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (born 14 February 1951) is a Corsican French businessman who is the Director of Pommery and was the owner of an inherited historic hôtel particulier in Paris used as a ...

The Intouchables recounts the story of a real-life quadriplegic aristocrat, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, and Driss, a man from a tough background who becomes Philippe's caretaker.

— Emily L., Quora Philippe Pozzo di Borgo — seen with his family above — became a quadriplegic due to a paragliding accident in 1993.

The Intouchables (2011) Inspired by the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his French-Algerian caregiver Abdel Sellou, the story of an aristocrat who becomes quadriplegic after an accident and ...

The Intouchables (2011) Inspired by the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his French-Algerian caregiver Abdel Sellou, the story of an aristocrat who becomes quadriplegic after an accident and ...

During this time, the mansion was owned by Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, a Corsican French businessman who was also the director of Pommery.