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Jacques Deray
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Jacques Deray

French film director
February 19, 1929 (August 9, 2003)

Letter from an Unknown Woman

V.O.: Lettre d'une inconnue
Fr. 2002. Sentimental drama by Jacques Deray with Irène Jacob, Christopher Thompson, Joachim Bissmeier. A seductive and worldly writer receives a posthumous letter from a stranger who had loved him in secret for her whole life.
Runtime: 89 min.
Fr. 1998. Chronicle by Jacques Deray with Maruschka Detmers, Stéphane Freiss, Claude Rich. In 1914, the assistant of a Viennese neurologist falls in love with a young Frenchman she meets at a convention in Switzerland.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1994. Psychological drama by Jacques Deray with Alain Delon, Francesca Dellera, Laure Killing. A renowned gynecologist receives anonymous death threats that seem to be related to his troubled past.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1992. Psychological drama by Jacques Deray with Alain Delon, Manuel Blanc, Sophie Broustal. After his client reveals to him that he is the culprit of the murders he was acquitted of, a lawyer arranges for him to meet him at the crime scene.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1991. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Yves Montand, Vincent Lindon, Miou-Miou. While trying to find out who betrayed him, a former terrorist negotiates amnesty in exchange for information.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1989. Drama by Jacques Deray with Béatrice Dalle, Philippe Volter, Geneviève Page. A young actress, unable to bear the austere life of the country lord she has just married, soon announces her intention to leave him.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1987. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Malo, Franck Ayas. A police officer sets out to avenge the death of a colleague who was shot by a dangerous gangster.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1987. Sentimental drama by Jacques Deray with Nastassja Kinski, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Michel Piccoli. A young doctor falls in love with his director's mistress, compromising his career.
Runtime: 118 min.
Fr. 1985. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Michel Serrault, Charlotte Rampling, Xavier Deluc. A detective with unique methods investigates the murder of a famous pianist.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 1983. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Tcheky Karyo. A commissioner with unorthodox methods is sent to Marseilles to fight against drug trafficking.
Runtime: 101 min.
Fr. 1983. Drama by Jacques Deray with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nicole Courcel, Bernard Haller. In a communist country, a university student is subjected to a police examination because of his faith in God.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1982. Psychological drama by Jacques Deray with Claudine Auger, Marina Vlady, François Marthouret. A ruined princess plays on the feelings of a naive writer.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1980. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Alain Delon, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Michel Auclair.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1978. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Lino Ventura, Claudine Auger, Nicole Garcia. A French person passing through Barcelona is drawn into a mysterious affair.
Runtime: 94 min.

The Gang

V.O.: Le Gang
It. 1976. Comedy by Jacques Deray with Alain Delon, Nicole Calfan, Adalberto Maria Merli. In the 1940s, the criminal exploits of Robert le Dingue and his gang, known as the ""front-wheel drive gang"".
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1975. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claudine Auger. In 1947, a detective is assigned to find a murderer who has just escaped from a mental institution.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1974. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Alain Delon, Riccardo Cucciolla, Catherine Rouvel. Ruined by an Italian gangster, a Marseilles kingpin flees to Italy and then returns home to take his revenge.
Runtime: 101 min.

The Outside Man

V.O.: Un Homme est mort
Fr. 1972. Thriller by Jacques Deray with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider. After murdering a mob boss, a contract killer realizes that he has a colleague on his tail.
Runtime: 105 min.

A Few Hours of Sunlight

V.O.: Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide
Fr. 1971. Psychological drama by Jacques Deray with Claudine Auger, Marc Porel, Bernard Fresson. A married woman abandons her provincial life to go live with a Parisian journalist.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1971. Comedy by Jacques Deray with Alain Delon, Paul Meurisse, Nathalie Delon. A musician, who became a priest once he believed himself a widower, has his wife reappear in his life and threaten to become a prostitute if he pushes her away.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1970. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Michel Bouquet. In the early 1930s, two criminals become friends and kings of the underworld in Marseille.
Runtime: 124 min.

The Swimming Pool

V.O.: La Piscine
Fr. 1968. Psychological drama by Jacques Deray with Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet. A failed writer quarrels with a friend and drowns him in the pool of a villa.
Runtime: 115 min.
Fr. 1966. Spy drama by Jacques Deray with Lino Ventura, Jean Bouise, Jean Servais. A French agent is sent to Vienna to investigate the loyalty of the local network leader.
Runtime: 95 min.

That Man George

V.O.: L'Homme de Marrakech
It. 1965. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with George Hamilton, Claudine Auger, Daniel Ivernel. After participating in a robbery in Morocco, a man is pursued by his accomplices.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1964. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Sophie Daumier, Geraldine Chaplin. Three kidnappers kidnap a millionaire's daughter for ransom.
Runtime: 108 min.

Symphony for a Massacre

V.O.: Symphonie pour un massacre
Fr. 1964. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Jean Rochefort, Charles Vanel, Claude Dauphin. In order to obtain a large quantity of drugs, a trafficker sets out to kill his four partners one after the other.
Runtime: 110 min.

Rififi in Tokyo

V.O.: Rififi à Tokyo
Fr. 1962. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Karlheinz Böhm, Barbara Lass, Charles Vanel. An international gang brings in a specialist from France to rob a bank in Tokyo.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1960. Psychological drama by Jacques Deray with Jean-Claude Brialy, Alida Valli, Jean Chevrier. Taking pity on a young girl involved in dirty business, a gigolo tries to help her.
Runtime: 98 min.

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