Gérard Oury

Born: 1919-04-29

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gérard Oury (29 April 1919 – 20 July 2006) was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum. The son of Serge Tannenbaum, a violinist, and Marcelle Houry, a journalist, Oury studied at Lycée Janson de Sailly and at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art. He became a member of the Comédie-Française just one year before World War II, but fled to Switzerland to escape the anti-Jewish persecutions by the Vichy government. After 1945 he restarted his career as an actor, performing in the theatre and in supporting roles in the cinema. Oury became a movie director in 1959 (The Itchy Palm (fr)) and gained his first success in 1961 with Crime Does Not Pay (Le crime ne paie pas). Joining André Bourvil and Louis de Funès as a comic duo, he burst into commercial filmmaking with 1965's The Sucker (Le corniaud). The film was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] The following year, Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (La Grande Vadrouille) was even more successful, attracting the largest audiences ever in France (17.27 million admissions). This box-office record stood for decades, only surpassed in 1997 by Titanic from James Cameron. Oury shot the 1969 comedy Le Cerveau (The Brain) in English, starring David Niven in the lead role as a criminal mastermind. Living together with the French actress Michèle Morgan, he was the father of French writer Danièle Thompson and grandfather of actor/writer Christopher Thompson. He died aged 87 in Saint-Tropez on 20 July 2006.


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The Prize

as Claude Marceau
Released: 1963-12-25

A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American...

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A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later

as Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'
Released: 1986-05-13

Jean-Louis and Anne have had their fling and separated. Now 20 years have passed. He is still...

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Antoine & Antoinette

as Le client galant
Released: 1947-09-27

1947, in France, Antoine and Antoinette, a young couple living in Paris, lead a monotonous...

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The Heart of the Matter

as Yusef
Released: 1953-11-03

Based on Graham Greene’s novel, a married colonial police chief struggles with his conscience...

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The Sword and the Rose

as Dauphin of France
Released: 1953-07-23

Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political...

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The Journey

as Teklel Hafouli
Released: 1959-02-11

A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.

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Mr. Peek-a-Boo

as Maurice
Released: 1951-04-06

A simple civil servant Léon, who has the unusual ability to walk through walls, falls madly in...

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Sea Devils

as Napoleon
Released: 1953-04-12

Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful...

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The Mirror Has Two Faces

as docteur Bosc
Released: 1958-10-15

A teacher runs an ad in the newspaper to find a wife. Afraid of beautiful ladies, he weds an...

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Father Brown

as Inspector Dubois
Released: 1954-06-08

Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has...

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They Who Dare

as Captain George Two
Released: 1954-02-02

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Back to the Wall

as Jacques Decrey
Released: 1958-03-07

Rich industrialist Jacques Decret learns his wife Gloria is having an affair with a young actor....

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The Secret of Mayerling

as (uncredited)
Released: 1949-05-07

On the morning of January 30, 1889, the Archduke Rodolphe de Habsbourg and his mistress Marie...

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The Menace

as The Doctor
Released: 1961-03-01

Josepha is on the verge eighteen living with her drunken washed up actor uncle. She longs for...

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Young Girls Beware

as Marcel Palmer
Released: 1957-07-04

Raven, a mobster just released from prison, settles the score by murdering Mendetta and her...

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House of Secrets

as Julius Pindar
Released: 1956-10-23

Police in Paris recruit an English ship's officer (Michael Craig) to help trap counterfeiters by...

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Heroes and Sinners

as Villeterre
Released: 1955-09-12

A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African...

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Woman of the River

as Enzo Cinti
Released: 1954-12-29

When peasant girl Nives is deserted by smuggler Gino Lodi, she betrays him to the police. Police...

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Without Leaving an Address

as Un journaliste
Released: 1951-01-17

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Loves of Three Queens

as Napoleon Bonaparte (segment: Napoleon and Josephine)
Released: 1954-12-24

At a wedding party involving three beautiful women, a young man should choose the most charming....

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as Self - Acteur, réalisateur, producteur (archive footage)
Released: 2017-09-01

Follow in the footsteps of burlesque actor Pierre Richard, a key figure in French cinema in the...

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Seventh Heaven

as Maurice Portal
Released: 1958-03-05

"Le septième ciel" became Raymond Bernard's last film; a black comedy about a female brewery...

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The Night Is My Kingdom

as Lionel Moreau
Released: 1951-08-09

After an accident, Raymond has gone blind. His family treats him like a child, but fortunately a...

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Sorceror

as (uncredited)
Released: 1950-01-27

A young rogue kills an old lady to rob her. Arrested, he believes it is for this crime, hides...

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Le Costaud des Batignolles

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1952-04-30

Jules, small and weak, dreams of becoming a formidable athlete. He strives every morning to...

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The Fate of Two Queens

as Napoleon Bonaparte
Released: 1954-12-24

Anthology film in which Hedy Lamarr plays 2 queens during 2 different time periods. Ulmer...

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The Best Part

as Gérard Bailly
Released: 1955-12-30

Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge...

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Du Guesclin

as Le Dauphin
Released: 1949-06-03

A chronicle of the life of Bertrand du Guesclin, grand officer of the French army in the 14th...

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La Folle Heure des grandis

as Self
Released: 2002-01-01

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The Itchy Palm

as uncredited
Released: 1960-02-03

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Les Rois de la comédie

as Self (archive footage))
Released: 2023-01-01

At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition....

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Les Marines

as Récitant (voice)
Released: 1957-01-01

Reichenbach follows the first months training of US Army marines.

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Here Is the Beauty

as Bruno
Released: 1950-04-21

Melodrama of two struggling artists whose love for each other is thwarted.She has some success...

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Little Nothings

as Philinte
Released: 1942-12-16

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Jo la Romance

as Roland Grenier
Released: 1949-03-04

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L'homme au parapluie

as Grégory Black
Released: 1956-03-10

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Vivement dimanche

as Self
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Champs-Elysées

as Self
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Apostrophes

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-10

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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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as Self - Main Guest
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as Self
First aired: 1974-09-25

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as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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as Self
First aired: 1987-08-31

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À bout portant

as Self
First aired: 1968-12-16

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