I would take the end credits.

The rules state something similar about cast credits:
For any film with standard credits, take the actor information from the end credits only, with names and roles listed exactly as they are in the credits and in exactly the same order credited.

I know this does not mean to handle crew the same way, but for me end credits stand above start credits.

I'd decide this from case to case, using the following criterias:
- If one of the credits is a typo, I wouldn't use it (does not apply here).
- If the credited person has an official website and one of the credits match the name used there, I'd use it (doen't apply either).
- If there is an international Wikipedia entry...
- If there is an national Wikipedia entry (here we have: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric_Lartigau) with a matching name -> Éric Lartigau, I'd use this.
- If there is an already established Common name, I'd use it...
- If nothing else makes a decision, I'd use the CLT - which, unfortunately, contradicts the Wikipedia in this case: Eric Lartigau 19/41 vs. Éric Lartigau 1/1

That's why the CLT is my last resort. It tends to carry on errors and IMDB data very long...

But 19 titles against 1 is a rather reliable result, which would not make me starting a common name thread...

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Take Crew Credits from the film credits only; list names exactly as they are in the credits. Exception: If the credit information is entirely capitalized, use standard capitalization rules instead. 

opening credit is ERIC LARTIGAU, end credit is Éric Lartigau. so you can use the standard capitalization rules. -> Éric Lartigau. same for all other crew member. that's the way that i go.

Quoting hal9g:

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I always give preference to the end credits when someone is credited in both beginning and ending credits.

While I would love to be a contrarian, I do the same thing.

Quoting emmeli:

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...contradicts the Wikipedia in this case: Eric Lartigau 19/41 vs. Éric Lartigau 1/1
but in this case it's wrong.
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CLT listed him as Eric Lartigau for this movie. another case where is a Common Name Thread necessary

Note that Éric Lartigau is exactly the same as Eric Lartigau.
In this case, E=É=é (exactly as I=i though the . is apparent in i and not in I)

There have never been any variant for this name in credits. What is the interest to create one, just to have fake names in CLT ?
We are in front of a typographic choice, and we do not create variants for A or A or A

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Quoting emmeli:

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...contradicts the Wikipedia in this case: Eric Lartigau 19/41 vs. Éric Lartigau 1/1
but in this case it's wrong.
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CLT listed him as Eric Lartigau for this movie. another case where is a Common Name Thread necessary

Note that Éric Lartigau is exactly the same as Eric Lartigau.
In this case, E=É=é (exactly as I=i though the . is apparent in i and not in I)

There have never been any variant for this name in credits. What is the interest to create one, just to have fake names in CLT ?
We are in front of a typographic choice, and we do not create variants for A or A or A

This relies on language and location and can't be gerneralized.

As long as there are different characters in the character set, they can't be named exactly the same, sorry.

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Note that Éric Lartigau is exactly the same as Eric Lartigau.
In this case, E=É=é (exactly as I=i though the . is apparent in i and not in I)

false! right is E!=É=é and I=i. so Éric Lartigau is not the same as Eric Lartigau.

Café != Coffee != Kaffee. <- it's the same drink, but is spelled differently.

cheers emmeli