Darry Cowl

Born: 1925-08-27

Darry Cowl (born André Darricau; 27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in Pas sur la bouche (Not on the lips), which was his last appearance. He was born in Vittel and came to prominence when he was cast by Sacha Guitry in Assassins et voleurs (1956) (Assassins and Robbers). Following this he turned to acting in cinema roles and soon gained celebrity status with his role as Antoine Péralou in Le Triporteur (1957) (The Tricycle). A game addict, he often acted only for money in films that did not stretch his acting ability. He explained this by noting he did not read the script (or, on occasion, know the title) of the work in which he was to act. He played Major Archibald in the 1974 film Don't Touch the White Woman!. He had hoped to return to theatre acting in Hold Up in September 2005 but ill-health prevented this. At age 80, he died in Neuilly-sur-Seine from complications of lung cancer. Source: Article "Darry Cowl" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Up to His Ears

as Biscoton
Released: 1965-12-04

A millionaire realizes he really wants to live after he has hired an assassin to kill him.

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Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

as Faucuius
Released: 1982-10-06

In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum...

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How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

as L'avocat de la défense de Léonard Maburon (segment "Le Procès")
Released: 1965-10-28

The film consists of three novels. The film begins with the fact that the Bernard Blier hero...

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Les Miserables

as Le bouquiniste / Bookseller
Released: 1995-03-22

In France during World War II, a poor and illiterate man, Henri Fortin, is introduced to Victor...

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If I Were a Rich Man

as Monsieur Sylvain
Released: 2002-11-27

Between Alice, a hospital nurse and Aldo, a shampoo sales representative, things have turned...

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Dandelions by the Roots

as Gratiopoulos
Released: 1964-05-06

Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry...

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The Magnificent Tramp

as Arsène, un clochard
Released: 1959-04-08

Bum Archimède wants to spend the winter in prison, but to get there proves not to be that easy.

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For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now

as Le gardien de l'immeuble de Caroline
Released: 1982-05-12

After getting screwed over by life (again), two losers decide that enough is enough. Using...

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Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor

as Egisto
Released: 1957-12-23

The fake private detective Mike Spillone is hired by two old ladies to find out if Brigitte, the...

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Not on the Lips

as Madame Foin
Released: 2003-12-03

A musical drawing room farce set in Paris in October, 1925. Gilberte, in middle-age, flirts with...

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The Telephone Always Rings Twice

as L'agent de police
Released: 1985-01-23

Marc Elbichon, a novice private sleuth, is investigating a wave of assassinations bearing a...

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That Naughty Girl

as Man with Suitcase
Released: 1956-04-10

Nightclub entertainer Jean Clery discovers too late that the 'baby' he agreed to take care of is...

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Liberté, égalité, choucroute

as Rouget de l'Isle
Released: 1985-04-30

A parody of the French Revolution, on Arabian Nights background. Bagdad Calif is in Paris in...

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She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

as Commissioner Adrien Bondu
Released: 1972-08-23

Rosemonde, hailed as "the Princess" reign over a slum in the Paris suburbs. Herbert, a reporter...

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Follow My Gaze

as Le cafetier
Released: 1986-04-23

A long parade of actors and actresses pop up in an unconnected series of skits, vignettes, and...

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The Tricyclist

as Antoine Peyralout
Released: 1957-12-04

Antoine Peyralout is baker Mouillefarine's tricycle delivery man. Comical and stuttering,...

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People in Luck

as Simon Taquet (« Une nuit avec la vedette »)
Released: 1963-04-26

A light French comedy of 5 segments.

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Love and the Frenchwoman

as Le professeur Dufieux (segment "L'Enfance")
Released: 1960-09-16

The seven stages in the life of the modern Frenchwomen are disclosed by seven directors in a...

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Ville à vendre

as Emilio Bingo, l'empailleur
Released: 1992-02-26

A man comes to a small town in France and witness the apparent murder of a woman pharmacist. He...

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Lost Seamen

as Falco
Released: 2003-11-12

Based on a novel by Jean-Claude Izzo, this melancholic movie focuses on three sailors being the...

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Be Beautiful and Shut Up

as l'inspecteur Jérôme, adjoint de Morel
Released: 1958-05-07

A beautiful 18-year-old orphan escapes from a reformatory and hooks up with a gang of jewel...

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The Seasons of Pleasure

as Daniel D.
Released: 1988-02-10

Charles and Emmanuelle organize as every year, the congress of perfumers who distribute their...

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You Have Nothing to Declare?

as Désiré Labaule
Released: 1959-08-29

Married against her will to the Comte de Trivelin, Paulette Dupont shares her anxieties with her...

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Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-10-13

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C'est jeune et ça sait tout !

as Le livreur
Released: 1974-10-25

When Charles Le Braque learns that his boss' 17 years old daughter is pregnant, he fears that...

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Le bahut va craquer

as le prof de maths
Released: 1981-05-06

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Le Jour de gloire

as Le curé
Released: 1976-12-08

In 1944, a retired German detachment found itself stranded in a French town. The inhabitants try...

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Don't Touch the White Woman!

as Maj. Archibald
Released: 1974-01-23

A highly stylized surreal farce about the events leading up to Custer's Last Stand...

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Trop c'est trop

as Lucifer
Released: 1975-06-05

Philippe, Didier, Georges and Edina were born on the same day. The three boys have always been...

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Les combinards

as Léo
Released: 1966-02-02

Léo and Claude, two penniless friends turned con artists, answer matrimonial classified ads to...

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On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels

as Hubert
Released: 1957-09-11

When he learns that his daughter is to be engaged to the son of a rich businessman, Leon Martin...

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Tales of Paris

as Hubert Parker (segment "Ella")
Released: 1962-01-17

A film made up of four sketches. In Marc Allégret's Sophie, a naive high-school girl invents a...

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Les surdoués de la première compagnie

as Le colonel Boussardon
Released: 1981-02-04

As soon as they arrive at the barracks, the new contingent reveals some characters who will give...

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Ces messieurs de la gâchette

as Albert Pelletier
Released: 1970-04-08

Gabriel Pelletier's life is no bed of roses. Not because of his job: he is a successful sales...

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Jaloux comme un tigre

as Henri
Released: 1964-06-16

Henri has a beautiful wife, Sophie. Unfortunately, suffering from an unhealthy jealousy, he...

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Strip-Tease

as Paul, le directeur du Crazy-Horse
Released: 1963-05-29

Strip-tease has a pleasing Paris setting and a convincing strip club atmosphere, where a roster...

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Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

as René
Released: 1999-08-25

The solitary and largely self-contained Augustin (Jean-Chretien Sibertin Blanc), on obscure...

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Under Your Hat

as L'agent André
Released: 1965-09-03

An illegal gambling den where players can lose millions... and the owners make their fortune.

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Qu'est-ce qui fait craquer les filles...

as Journalist
Released: 1982-06-23

The owner of a casino and the owner of a luxury hotel in Deauville are eternal rivals.

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Comiques de toujours, coffret Vol. 1 & 2

as uncredited
Released: 2007-11-06

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Plucking the Daisy

as Hubert Dumont
Released: 1956-07-25

Due to an urgent need of money, aspiring writer Agnes participates in an amateur striptease...

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Les baratineurs

as César Brandini
Released: 1965-02-01

A precious work of art from the Italian Renaissance is stolen and passes through many hands...

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Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel?

as Professeur Joseph Menzano
Released: 1980-11-19

Famous men are being kidnapped for their genes, to impregnate women and give birth to gifted babies.

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On s'en fout… nous on s'aime

as Julien's father
Released: 1982-06-16

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Déclic et des claques

as Un invité
Released: 1965-03-05

From their native Algeria, four friends discover Paris, hoping to find fortune and love. One of...

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Tartarin de Tarascon

as uncredited
Released: 1962-11-22

A well-to-do bourgeois, Tartarin lives in Tarascon, a small southern town, among friends who,...

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The Men in the Family

as Albert Pelletier
Released: 1967-01-01

Gabriel Pelletier, sales manager for a major industrial firm, would be the happiest of men if he...

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Your Money or Your Life

as Marquy
Released: 1966-04-26

Pétepan learns that his money has been lost by Robinhoude brothers.He asks his assistants to...

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Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale

as Kayser
Released: 1988-06-08

The leader of a nudist camp enlists the help of left-wing militant when he mistakenly believes...

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Salut Berthe !

as Didier
Released: 1968-08-20

Adrien Chautard, a major industrialist from Abidjan, has been chosen to replace an expert on the...

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The Giraffe's Neck

as Léo
Released: 2004-09-29

Le Cou de la girafe (The Giraffe's Neck) is a 2004 French/Belgian film directed by Safy Nebbou.

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Droit dans le mur

as le patient
Released: 1997-11-19

Pierre Richard directed, co-scripted and stars in this French comedy. Former top film comedian...

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A Friend of the Family

as Pierre Bernicaud
Released: 1957-07-02

Pierre, an unhappy lover, is saved from suicide by his friend Paul. Extremely grateful, Pierre...

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It Could Be Worse

as Jack Renard, the Mayor
Released: 1983-02-09

A macho junk shopkeeper, a lunar lawyer and a storekeeper meet by pure chance and develop the...

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Badmen of the West

as Tom Jackson
Released: 1964-01-01

I Brutos arrive in the town of Fresno during a gunfight and mistakenly think it is a celebration...

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Hello Smile!

as le médecin
Released: 1956-02-29

A Prime Minister kidnaps three comedians from Paris to make a frowning princess smile for a...

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Three Make a Pair

as Henri Valpreux, le réalisateur
Released: 1957-04-10

Jojo’s ambition is to become a gangster, but to be admitted into a gang he has to prove himself...

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A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik

as Hubert, government delegate
Released: 1958-09-09

A French animal lover protects a dog and a mouse wanted by Soviet scientists for their space...

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The Great Gadget

as Barratier
Released: 1967-06-21

A scientist from the East happens in France where it is supposed to improve one of his...

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Murderers and Thieves

as Jules Henri Lardenois, le témoin égaré
Released: 1956-10-24

A man becomes the lover of his former persecutor's wife.

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L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères)

as L'apothicaire
Released: 1973-08-17

Two monks come to a small village to lead a simple life but their first act of charity is to try...

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Easy Come Easy Go

as Edouard
Released: 1960-05-26

Édouard and Félix, two inseparable friends, live off the times and do odd jobs, sharing a tiny...

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Les malabars sont au parfum

as Cassius 0001
Released: 1966-02-02

All sorts of spies are buzzing around Michel, whose cow, Dorothée, produces 200 liters of milk a...

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The Double Bed

as Le frère de la fiancée (segment 3 "La répétition")
Released: 1965-08-06

Various sketches centered on alcove stories.

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The Lions Are Loose

as Richard, le polytechnicien, amateur de voitures
Released: 1961-09-20

A young woman leaves her hometown and husband to explore Paris, where she becomes entangled in a...

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Hitch-Hike

as le journaliste sportif au parapluie
Released: 1962-03-16

Agathe, 18, dreams of change. Gone are her vacations on the rainy beaches of Belgium! She...

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Who Stole the Body?

as Félix
Released: 1963-02-01

Edouard and Félix work in a real estate agency. One day, they are threatened with dismissal if...

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Paris, Palace Hôtel

as Hoyoyo
Released: 1956-10-18

On Christmas Eve, a manicurist pretends to be a wealthy man's daughter after meeting a young...

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Les Duraton

as M. Mathieu, le surveillant général du collège
Released: 1956-03-02

Jules Duraton is the headmaster of Chatelbourg's high school. He is happily married, has a...

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There's a Bone in the Mill

as Gaston
Released: 1974-06-20

Two unemployed actors accept what they believe to be an acting job from a wealthy man without...

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Panurge's Sheep

as Charles Renard
Released: 1961-07-05

Charles and Jeanne Renard live with their young kids in a dormitory town. Everyday train and...

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Private Life

as Mr. Mellifond
Released: 2007-07-11

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Général... nous voilà !

as Père Blanc
Released: 1978-10-18

A comedy directed by Jacques Besnard.

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The Dreadful

as Fernand Mouchette
Released: 1959-09-10

César Dandieu is an honest cashier in an oil company, and Fernand Mouchette an absent-minded...

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Les gros bras

as Ludovic Gabasse, boss of the photo novel agency
Released: 1963-12-31

Madame Andromèze's diamond bracelet has been stolen from the plane taking Nicole from Rome to...

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Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!

as Colonel Lessard
Released: 1977-12-07

At a French military outpost, a group of lackadaisical servicemen find plenty of time to make...

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The Man Who Wanted a Child

as Jules
Released: 2007-03-21

Alfred lives with his mother in a small village keeping chickens and selling eggs at the local...

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The Abominable Man of Customs

as Campo Santos
Released: 1963-03-01

Two rival gangs fight over drug trafficking. An American killer named Timetti Le Muet arrives at...

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The Little Professor

as Jérôme
Released: 1958-09-26

Naturally optimistic and mischievous, Jérôme Aubin crossed the time of his adolescence, around...

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Les fortiches

as Riri and JoJo
Released: 1961-01-04

During a bus tour of Marseille, a hold-up takes place in front of the passengers. Odette, a...

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Robinson et le triporteur

as Antoine Peyralout
Released: 1960-03-02

A modern re-telling of the Robinson Crusoe story. But, this time, our hero is a macguivering...

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A Martian in Paris

as Pierre Dubois
Released: 1961-03-01

The title role in the French comedy-fantasy A Martian in Paris is filled by Darry Cowl. The...

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School for Coquettes

as Gégène
Released: 1958-05-21

A young Parisian woman attends a school for coquettes in order to rise in society.

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Honey, Scare Me

as Jérôme Lenoir
Released: 1958-03-06

A crime story writer comes to the French Alps for vacation. However, an envelope given by a...

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Hardboiled Egg Time

as Louis Stainval, laveur de voitures, gagnant à la Loterie
Released: 1958-03-19

A shy, penniless employee of the garage owner Grillot, the gentle Louis wins $10 million in the...

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Good King Dagobert

as Le maître- bourreau Richardic
Released: 1963-11-20

Mr. Pelletan's rascal son Bébert son got another F for playing in class. His punishment is an...

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Cash-Cash

as William Wilson
Released: 1971-12-17

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Mum's the Word

as Martin
Released: 1960-04-26

Martin is a nurse in a private clinic in Paris. The victim of a serious concussion, an...

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Le nouveau Jean-Claude

as Jeff
Released: 2002-06-26

A young man, to whom life has never smiled, decides to change his destiny and begins by...

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My Pastor Among the Thais

as Tête-de-Fer, le pirate
Released: 1983-07-13

Maximin, priest in a little village in the South-West of France, inherits from his brother a...

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Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactus

as Le Docteur Braque
Released: 1969-11-05

Alphonse flees to Paris to escape his wife's despotism. Intoxicated by the frenzied pace of...

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La Gueule de l’emploi

as le patron de l'Arquebuse
Released: 1974-03-27

Jacques and Jean-Claude, unemployed actors, start experimenting with various creative petty...

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Ma femme me quitte

as Stéphane Lasser
Released: 1996-01-24

Joanna Martin, a mid-life journalist, is investigating a marriage agency organizing white...

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These Sacred Holidays

as Un voisin
Released: 1956-05-30

Georges Pinson, who wants to spend his holidays on the riviera with his wife and his two...

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These Sacred Holidays

as uncredited
Released: 1956-05-30

Georges Pinson, who wants to spend his holidays on the riviera with his wife and his two...

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Paris Loves

as Gimenez
Released: 1961-02-10

Les amours de Paris focuses on three disparate couples and their problems in the arena of...

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Four Days in Paris

as Félicien Dieudonné
Released: 1955-10-27

Mario, a star ladies' hairdresser, has Nicolas as a friend and Gisèle as his mistress, who is...

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The Innocent with Forty Children

as Le marchand d'échelles
Released: 1957-12-20

Jean-François Robignac, a teacher, arrives at a provincial college to teach literature to...

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Love in Jamaica

as Pater Noster
Released: 1957-04-04

Manuel, a landowner in Jamaica, arrives in Paris on vacation. There he meets Olivia, a Spanish...

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Les Lavandières du Portugal

as Paul
Released: 1957-08-23

Two French advertising agencies vying for a contract with a manufacturer of washers. The manager...

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Les Gorilles

as Edouard
Released: 1964-12-23

A confused pair of airport luggage carriers get involved in the disappearance of some suitcases.

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Love Descends from the Sky

as Dédé
Released: 1957-04-03

Pau is home to the famous "Red Berets". Four of them have forged close friendships: Dominique, a...

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Le bourgeois gentil mec

as Perrugo
Released: 1969-05-21

Monsieur Gentil runs a perfume factory. He is a shy man, bullied by Madame Marthe, the manager,...

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Maid in Paris

as Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes
Released: 1956-01-20

Penelope Benson, known as Penny, is both romantic and determined. Put in a select boarding...

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Slightly Ahead

as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Lutécia
Released: 1956-10-10

A brilliant swindler, Olivier Parker, hires a small-time pipe salesman, Amédée, to swindle a...

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Les Borsalini

as Pépé
Released: 1980-02-20

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It's Called Catastrophe

as Le Juge d'Instruction
Released: 1983-06-29

Following a commonplace car accident, Antoine Malibran became involved in the armed robbery of...

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Deux hommes dans une valise

as Colin
Released: 1989-08-12

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A Sea Urchin in the Pocket

as uncredited
Released: 1977-12-14

A young journalist, abandoned by her wealthy lover, sets out with a musician inventor to stage a...

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La joyeuse prison

as Maître Larigot
Released: 1956-06-29

Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Prison, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic...

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Microbidon

as Mathias
Released: 1983-06-02

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Les Dégourdis de la onzième

as Général Burnous
Released: 1986-01-17

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This Pretty World

as Gaston
Released: 1957-09-27

Pépito runs a gang of thugs with authority. He has a natural son, Gaston, a professor of...

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The Real Bargain

as uncredited
Released: 1965-03-09

The eccentric Comtesse de Saint-Plâs sells a black Citroën DS to car dealer Paul Souflé. He...

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Fric-frac en dentelles

as Le détective amateur
Released: 1957-07-24

Peter Simon, a famous American writer, deserts his girlfriend Eva to live incognito at a small...

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Les Livreurs

as Édouard
Released: 1961-07-24

These two friendly delivery boys from a Parisian department store not only take their job to...

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Les Lumières du soir

as (uncredited)
Released: 1956-11-07

A young opera dancer tries to help her mother financially by performing in a dubious cabaret.

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White Smoke

as Emile Gachit
Released: 1957-11-01

Sophie Mallet is the lively manager of a detective agency, assisted by Emile Gachit, her...

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Docteur Glass

as Harry
Released: 1967-08-31

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The Indestructible

as uncredited
Released: 1959-04-29

Augustin Robustal and his wife Lilane run the riverside café "Au joyeux gardon" and if the...

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La Surprise

as Georges Morin
Released: 1999-01-01

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Totally Nuts

as uncredited
Released: 2004-01-28

Diane, a young woman in search of a child, is looking for money to go to the sperm bank. She...

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Five Million in Cash

as Philémon de Montfilet
Released: 1957-04-11

Philémon De Montfilet came first in his year in the prestigious engineering school "Poly Art...

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Marceeel!!!

as uncredited
Released: 1998-03-16

After the death of his controlling wife, a retiree decides to take the trip of his dreams to...

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Vivement dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1998-09-20

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Champs-Elysées

as Self
First aired: 1982-01-16

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
First aired: 1972-01-12

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Midi Première

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-06

Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre...

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Cinépanorama

as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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Palace

as Standardiste du « groom service »
First aired: 1988-10-29

The action takes place - as the title suggests - in a Palace, a really nice hotel. Funny scenes...

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