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Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

French actor (1887-1970)
December 31, 1887 (February 19, 1970)
Fr. 1961. Crime drama by Edmond T. Gréville with Dawn Addams, Jean Servais, Claude Brasseur. A middle-aged man marries a young actress who will give him a hard time.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Doctor's Horrible Experiment

V.O.: Le Testament du docteur Cordelier
Fr. 1959. Fantasy by Jean Renoir with Jean-Louis Barrault, Teddy Bilis, Michel Vitold. A psychiatrist finds a formula that turns him into a sadistic monster.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1956. Comedy by Georges Lampin with Betsy Blair, Robert Lamoureux, Raymond Bussières. A young American billionaire in Paris acquires a taste for work, thanks to the writer who is in charge of watching her.
Runtime: 88 min.

Paris Does Strange Things

V.O.: Elena et les hommes
Fr. 1956. Satire by Jean Renoir with Ingrid Bergman, Mel Ferrer, Jean Marais. A Polish princess fails in her attempt to lead a general to the position of dictator.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1956. Comedy by Carlo Rim with Eddie Constantine, Jean Richard, Yves Robert. The adventures of the various members of a family of crooks.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1955. Musical by Jean Renoir with Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Maria Felix. In Paris, a young laundress becomes a star dancer at the Moulin Rouge.
Runtime: 103 min.
Fr. 1954. Mores comedy by Jean-Paul Le Chanois with Robert Lamoureux, Gaby Morlay, Fernand Ledoux. The daily life of a family of the Parisian petty bourgeoisie.
Runtime: 97 min.

Poison Ivy

V.O.: La Môme vert-de-gris
Fr. 1952. Police comedy by Bernard Borderie with Eddie Constantine, Dominique Wilms, Howard Vernon. An FBI agent investigates the theft of gold bars.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1951. Melodrama by Claude Heymann with Jean Gabin, Françoise Christophe, Jacques Castelot. In Paris, upon his release from prison, an innocent man reconnects with the wife of his friend, a dubious businessperson, whose faults he has, out of friendship for him and love for her, endorsed.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1951. Mores drama by Jacques Becker with Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin. In the underworld, at the beginning of the 20th century, two men fight over a woman nicknamed ""Golden Helmet.""
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1949. Sentimental drama by Jean-Paul Le Chanois with Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal, Marcelle Géniat. Abandoned by her fianc?, an apprentice dancer gives herself to a rich industrialist, which exacerbates the jealousy of her former lover.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1949. Crime drama by Louis Daquin with Serge Reggiani, Hélène Perdrière, Marcel Herrand. A young journalist comes to the rescue of a terrorized woman and is himself accused of murder.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1949. Police comedy by Henri Aisner with Serge Reggiani, Hélène Perdrière, Pierre Renoir. A young journalist exposes the mysterious attacker of a scientist's daughter.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1949. Moral study by Jacques Becker with Daniel Gélin, Nicole Courcel, Brigitte Auber. The clashes of some young Parisians with their parents.
Runtime: 110 min.

Beauty and the Devil

V.O.: La Beauté du diable
Fr. 1949. Fantasy by René Clair with Gérard Philipe, Michel Simon, Nicole Besnard. A disillusioned scientist sells his soul to the devil in exchange for youth, fame and wealth.
Runtime: 96 min.
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Fr. 1948. Social drama by Louis Daquin with Jean Desailly, René Lefèvre, Loleh Bellon. A young engineer discovers the hard life of miners.
Runtime: 101 min.

Passion for Life

V.O.: L'École buissonnière
Fr. 1948. Comedy by Jean-Paul Le Chanois with Bernard Blier, Juliette Faber, Édouard Delmont. A teacher faces difficulty in gaining acceptance for his approach to teaching.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1948. Comedy by Carlo Rim with Fernandel, Annette Poivre, Yves Deniaud. A man searches for his deceased aunt whose corpse was hidden in a closet.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1947. Comedy by René Clair with Maurice Chevalier, François Périer, Marcelle Derrien. A fifty-something man teaches a young man the art of seduction.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1947. Psychological drama by Georges Lampin with Annabella, Fernand Ledoux, Louis Salou. A clown helps a young acrobat with two lovers get out of her predicament.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1947. Comedy by Jacques Becker with Roger Pigaut, Claire Mafféi, Noël Roquevert. A young couple misplaces a winning lottery ticket.
Runtime: 80 min.

Children of Paradise

V.O.: Les Enfants du Paradis
Fr. 1945. Melodrama by Marcel Carné with Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur. In Paris in 1827, a mime falls madly in love with a young woman who is courted by many men.
Runtime: 183 min.
Fr. 1944. Adventures by Jean Delannoy with Pierre Blanchar, Yvonne Gaudeau, Paul Bernard. The knight of Lagard?re swears to the dying duke of Nevers that he will watch over his daughter.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1943. Adventures by Émile Couzinet with Jean Weber, Robert Favart, Michèle Lahaye.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1943. Crime drama by Henri Decoin with Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Prim, Jules Berry.
Runtime: 98 min.
Runtime: 89 min.
Fr. 1942. Crime drama by Jacques Becker with Raymond Rouleau, Mireille Balin, Pierre Renoir. Rookie police officers manage to ensnare a group of criminals.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1941. Dramatic comedy by Louis Daquin with Louise Carletti, Gilbert Gil, Pierre Larquey. Kids work to earn money to fix a broken skylight.
Runtime: 95 min.

Coral Reefs

V.O.: Le Récif de corail
Runtime: 95 min.

The Rules of the Game

V.O.: La Règle du jeu
Fr. 1939. Mores comedy by Jean Renoir with Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Roland Toutain.
Runtime: 106 min.

The End of the Day

V.O.: La Fin du jour
Runtime: 99 min.
Runtime: 100 min.

Grand Illusion

V.O.: La Grande Illusion
Fr. 1937. War drama by Jean Renoir with Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim.
Runtime: 111 min.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1937. Crime drama by Julien Duvivier with Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Charpin.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1936. Drama by Robert Siodmak with Kate de Nagy, Suzy Prim, Jules Berry.
Runtime: 100 min.
Runtime: 66 min.
Runtime: 90 min.

Escape from Yesterday

V.O.: La Bandéra
Fr. 1935. Adventures by Julien Duvivier with Jean Gabin, Annabella, Robert Le Vigan.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1935. History by Abel Gance with Edwige Feuillère, Gabriel Gabrio, Roger Karl.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1933. Sentimental comedy by René Clair with Annabella, Georges Rigaud, Raymond Cordy.
Runtime: 91 min.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1932. Crime drama by Paul Fejos with Thomy Bourdelle, Jean Worms, Jean Galland.
Runtime: 80 min.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Golden Age

V.O.: L'Âge d'or
Fr. 1930. Poetic drama by Luis Bunuel with Lya Lys, Gaston Modot, Max Ernst.
Runtime: 62 min.

Under the Roofs of Paris

V.O.: Sous les toits de Paris
Fr. 1930. Sentimental comedy by René Clair with Albert Préjean, Pola Illery, Gaston Modot.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1929. Drama by Henri Fescourt with Jean Angelo, Lil Dagover, Gaston Modot.
Runtime: 223 min.
Runtime: 132 min.
Runtime: 110 min.
Runtime: 69 min.
Runtime: 43 min.

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