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Claude Piéplu

Claude Piéplu

French actor (1923-2006)
May 9, 1923 (May 24, 2006)
Fr. 1998. Fantasy comedy by Claude Zidi with Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni. Two Gauls go to the rescue of their druid, who has been kidnapped by a corrupt Roman governor who wants to take Caesar's place.
Runtime: 109 min.
Runtime: 95 min.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Impostors

V.O.: Les Faussaires
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1989. Police comedy by Patrice Ambard with Lambert Wilson, Isabelle Gélinas, Claude Piéplu. Wanting to escape his overbearing mother, a model employee moves in with an old lady who has a habit of stealing.
Runtime: 87 min.

Paltoquet

V.O.: Le Paltoquet
Fr. 1986. Police comedy by Michel Deville with Michel Piccoli, Jean Yanne, Fanny Ardant. While investigating the murder of a stranger, a commissioner focuses his search on the regulars of a seedy caf
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1986. Dramatic comedy by Gérard Frot-Coutaz with Micheline Presle, Claude Piéplu, Xavier Leduc. A young man visits his parents, who are retired teachers, to announce his upcoming marriage.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1985. Comedy by Jean-Michel Ribes with Jean Rochefort, Roger Hanin, Pauline Lafont. Hoping to save himself from bankruptcy, a king gives his daughter in marriage to the son of a financier who made a fortune in food.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1980. Dramatic comedy by Philippe Condroyer with Claude Piéplu, Catherine Allégret, Mony Dalmès.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1979. Fantasy comedy by Joël Santoni with Catherine Deneuve, Claude Brasseur, Claude Piéplu.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1978. Satire by Jacques Rouffio with Gérard Depardieu, Jean Carmet, Nelly Borgeaud. A pensioner starts playing the stock market following the advice of a swindler.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1978. Comedy by Christian Gion with Henri Guybet, Claude Piéplu, Claude Jade. An assistant professor who is controversial among his peers devotes himself to writing a novel that wins the Goncourt Prize.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 110 min.

This Sweet Sickness

V.O.: Dites-lui que je l'aime
Fr. 1977. Psychological drama by Claude Miller with Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Dominique Laffin. A young man is madly in love with an old friend who has married someone else.
Runtime: 106 min.
Fr. 1977. Comedy by Michel Deville with Robert Lamoureux, Christine Dejoux, Claude Piéplu. A forty-year-old employee in a hardware store starts to swindle real estate.
Runtime: 97 min.

And Long Live Liberty

V.O.: Et vive la liberté!
Fr. 1977. Comedy by Serge Korber with Gérard Rinaldi, Gérard Filipelli, Jean Sarrus. Three friends try to prevent legionnaires from settling in a small village.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 1977. Comedy by Jean Girault with Roger Mirmont, Francis Perrin, Jean-Jacques Moreau. During the German Occupation, three young men steal the Venus de Milo to prevent it from being shipped to Germany.
Runtime: 105 min.

The Tenant

V.O.: Le Locataire
Fr. 1976. Psychological drama by Roman Polanski with Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas. A man moves into an apartment left vacant after his tenant's suicide and is overcome by anxiety.
Runtime: 125 min.
Fr. 1976. Police comedy by Gérard Pirès with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Bernadette Lafont, Mireille Darc. An insurance company executive discovers he can use a computer to get rid of those who harm him.
Runtime: 89 min.

The Best Way to Walk

V.O.: La Meilleure Façon de marcher
Fr. 1975. Psychological drama by Claude Miller with Patrick Dewaere, Patrick Bouchitey, Christine Pascal. A personal conflict develops between two counselors at a summer camp.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1975. Mores comedy by Joël Séria with Jean-Pierre Marielle, Dolores McDonough, Bernard Fresson. A salesman leaves his wife to practice his talents as a painter and live the bohemian lifestyle.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1975. Comedy by Bertrand Blier with Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean Rochefort, Bernard Blier. Two men who have left home and work are stalked by their wives.
Runtime: 101 min.

Special Section

V.O.: Section spéciale
Fr. 1975. Social drama by Costa-Gavras with Michael Lonsdale, Louis Seigner, Claude Piéplu. Following the assassination of a German officer in Paris during the Occupation, a special court is given the task of sentencing the supposed terrorists to death.
Runtime: 114 min.
Fr. 1974. Comedy by Marco Pico with Philippe Noiret, Pierre Richard, Claude Piéplu. A journalist who believes that his colleague's children were kidnapped shares the news, which becomes the headline of the day.
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1974. Comedy by Claude Zidi with Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Claude Piéplu. As a result of a mix-up of files, a young high school teacher is drawn into a series of bewildering adventures.
Runtime: 105 min.

The Phantom of Liberty

V.O.: Le Fantôme de la liberté
Fr. 1974. Satire by Luis Bunuel with Jean-Claude Brialy, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Rochefort. A whimsical series of unusual episodes that satirize various aspects of the established order.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1974. Satire by Christian Gion with Francis Perrin, Bernard Blier, Claude Piéplu. A young advertising executive who has lost his job manages to start his own agency, but his ex-boss decides to eliminate this tough competitor.
Runtime: 88 min.

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

V.O.: Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Fr. 1973. Comedy by Gérard Oury with Louis de Funès, Claude Giraud, Suzy Delair. A petulant business person must disguise himself as a Jewish rabbi to escape from Arab secret agents.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1973. Psychological drama by Denys de La Patellière with Robert Hossein, Claude Jade, Claude Piéplu. In the late 1930s, a priest has an affair that leads to his dismissal.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1973. Thriller by Claude Chabrol with Michel Piccoli, Stéphane Audran, Claude Piéplu. The wife of a provincial mayor and her lover agree to eliminate her troublesome husband.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1973. Comedy by Gilles Grangier with Roger Pierre, Jean-Marc Thibault, Claude Piéplu. The wartime adventures of two horse racing enthusiasts.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

V.O.: Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie
Fr. 1972. Satire by Luis Bunuel with Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stéphane Audran. Two bourgeois couples and a diplomat suffer various setbacks every time they get together for a meal.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1972. Satire by Claude Berri with Claude Berri, Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Marielle. A bookseller transforms his establishment into a store specialized in the sale of erotic books and gadgets.
Runtime: 99 min.

The Man With Connections

V.O.: Le Pistonné
Fr. 1970. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Guy Bedos, Georges Géret, Yves Robert. In 1955, an aspiring actor is drafted into the army.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1969. Comedy by Christian-Paul Arrighi with Pierre Richard, Michel Galabru, Claude Piéplu. An employee in a sleeping car receives a rooster as a gift and is drawn into various adventures.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1968. Psychological drama by Henri-Georges Clouzot with Laurent Terzieff, Elisabeth Wiener, Bernard Fresson. The young wife of a painter falls under the influence of a pervert.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1968. Comedy by Philippe de Broca with Madeleine Renaud, Yves Montand, Marthe Keller. A destitute old marquise transforms her ancestral castle into a hotel.
Runtime: 94 min.

If I Were a Spy

V.O.: Si j'étais un espion
Fr. 1967. Spy drama by Bertrand Blier with Bernard Blier, Bruno Cremer, Patricia Scott. A doctor is under surveillance by spies who want to use him to find someone.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1964. Comedy by Jacques Fabbri, Pierre Lary with Jacques Fabbri, Colette Renard, Claude Piéplu. Various people come together to cooperatively build a multi-unit house.
Runtime: 80 min.

A Funny Boss

V.O.: Un Drôle de caïd
Fr. 1964. Comedy by Jacques Poitrenaud with Louis de Funès, Maurice Biraud, Dany Saval. Two burglars are forced to accept a young girl as a partner.
Runtime: 85 min.

The Troops of St. Tropez

V.O.: Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Fr. 1964. Comedy by Jean Girault with Louis de Funès, Geneviève Grad, Michel Galabru. The adventures of a village gendarme transferred to Saint-Tropez in the middle of a summer camp.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1964. Comedy by Jean Girault with Louis de Funès, Yvonne Clech, Michel Tureau. With the help of his family, a brave merchant tries to rob a bank.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1962. Comedy by Michel Boisrond with Dany Saval, Jean Poiret, Jacqueline Maillan. A serious bachelor sees his life transformed by a petulant young girl.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1961. Crime drama by Julien Duvivier with Jean-Claude Brialy, Nadja Tiller, Édith Scob. In the Black Forest, a squire is found dead in his bed, apparently poisoned by one of the women who were present in the old manor that night.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1961. Crime drama by Jean Becker with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Pierre Vaneck, Christine Kaufmann. An adventurer gets into bad situations to help a friend.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1960. Dramatic comedy by Henri Verneuil with Pascale Petit, Roger Hanin, Pierre Mondy. On the verge of going away, a man entrusts his wife to an old friend.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1960. Police comedy by Bernard Borderie with Fernandel, Barbara Laage, Georges Wilson. A professor is made very uncomfortable by the considerable amount of money that a thief has put in his suitcase.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1958. Comedy by Guy Lefranc with Daniel Gélin, Dany Robin, Noël Roquevert. A private detective falls in love with the girl he is in charge of following.
Runtime: 85 min.

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