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Jacques François

Jacques François

French actor (1920-2003)
May 16, 1920 (November 25, 2003)
Fr. 2001. Dramatic comedy by Jacques Rozier with Jean Lefebvre, Lydia Feld, Mike Marshall.
Runtime: 127 min.
Runtime: 85 min.

My Man

V.O.: Mon homme
Runtime: 99 min.

Veuve de l'architecte, la

V.O.: La Veuve de l'architecte
Fr. 1995. Dramatic comedy by Philippe Monnier with Michèle Morgan, Jacques François, Olivier Sitruk.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1993. Comedy by Nicolas Gessner with Julien Guiomar, Henri Virlojeux, Antonella Lualdi. Two Parisian artisans who were evicted from their workshop devise a scheme to ensure a nice retirement.
Runtime: 80 min.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1992. Mores comedy by Didier Van Cauwelaert with Michel Leeb, Christine Boisson, Dominique Lavanant. The tribulations of a news anchor whose wife is dating five equally unbearable friends.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1991. Crime drama by Philippe Lefebvre with Erin Gray, Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques François. On vacation at a spa, a writer is involved in the theft of a mysterious statue from Mozambique.
Runtime: 82 min.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1986. Psychological drama by Michel Drach with Carole Laure, Jeanne Moreau, Dominique Labourier. Discovering she has cancer, a young lawyer decides, with other women in the same situation, to face the disease.
Runtime: 106 min.

Frontier

V.O.: Les Aventuriers du nouveau monde
Fr. 1986. History by Pierre Lary, Victor Vicas, Allan Kroeker with Matt Birman, Mel Martin, Daniel Ceccaldi. In the eighteenth century, while France and England are fighting to expand their empires in North America, various characters sought their fortune on the continent.
Runtime: 312 min.
Fr. 1985. Crime drama by Jean-Paul Carrère with Jean Richard, Jacques François, Katia Tchenko. A police commissioner investigates the murder of a businessperson in a luxurious Parisian hotel.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1985. Comedy by Jean Yanne with Jean Yanne, Michel Serrault, Jean Poiret. In 1789, while the Caliph of Baghdad is on his way to Paris, the editor of a newspaper engages in revolutionary activities.
Runtime: 92 min.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 1984. Police comedy by Nicolas Gessner with Guy Marchand, Michel Creton, Edwige Feuillère. A car thief agrees to participate in a major heist in Nice.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1982. Comedy by Michel Lang with Pierre Mondy, Clio Goldsmith, Claudia Cardinale. The misadventures of a bank executive who, on the occasion of his retirement, receives an affair with a call girl as a gift.
Runtime: 108 min.

The Troops & Troop-ettes

V.O.: Le Gendarme et les gendarmettes
Fr. 1982. Comedy by Jean Girault, Tony Aboyantz with Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac. A tactical police officer faces the problems created by the presence of female trainees in his brigade.
Runtime: 102 min.
Runtime: 89 min.
Fr. 1981. Dramatic comedy by Franck Apprederis with Jacques Villeret, Eddy Mitchell, Evelyne Dress. Upon his release from prison, a shy and self-conscious former accountant becomes involved in the theft of a painting.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1980. Police comedy by Joël Séria with Philippe Gasté, Pierre Doris, Jeanne Goupil.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1978. Mores drama by Christian Gion with Nicole Calfan, Francis Huster, Henri Guybet.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1978. Comedy by Claude Zidi with Louis de Funès, Annie Girardot, Julien Guiomar. An industrialist, mayor of his village, upsets his wife who leaves him and becomes his opponent in the elections.
Runtime: 97 min.

I'm Shy, But I'll Heal

V.O.: Je suis timide... mais je me soigne
Fr. 1978. Comedy by Pierre Richard with Pierre Richard, Aldo Maccione, Mimi Coutelier. A shy man leaves his job to follow a young girl he has fallen in love with but doesn't dare approach.
Runtime: 91 min.
Fr. 1978. Satire by Jean Yanne with Jean Yanne, Mimi Coutelier, Jacques François. A police commissioner is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a star TV host.
Runtime: 99 min.

The Troops & Aliens

V.O.: Le Gendarme et les extra-terrestres
Fr. 1978. Comedy by Jean Girault with Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Maria Mauban. After witnessing the flight of a flying saucer, a police officer experiences difficulties with his superiors who do not believe him.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1978. Police comedy by Jean Hennin with Jacques François, Françoise Brion, Denise Grey.

The Toy

V.O.: Le Jouet
Fr. 1976. Satire by Francis Veber with Pierre Richard, Michel Bouquet, Fabrice Gréco. A journalist has to submit to the whims of his boss's young son who has chosen him as a ""toy"".
Runtime: 92 min.

Cat & Mouse

V.O.: Le Chat et la souris
Fr. 1975. Crime drama by Claude Lelouch with Serge Reggiani, Michèle Morgan, Philippe Léotard. The ups and downs of an unorthodox detective's investigation into the death of a construction contractor.
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 1973. Mores comedy by Jean-Marie Périer with François Périer, Jacques Dutronc, Ottavia Piccolo. A former aviation pioneer plans to marry his adopted son to his second wife's daughter.
Runtime: 95 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.
G.-B. 1973. Crime drama by Fred Zinnemann with Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Delphine Seyrig. The French security services are looking for a professional killer to assassinate General de Gaulle.
Runtime: 141 min.

The French Conspiracy

V.O.: L'Attentat
Fr. 1972. Crime drama by Yves Boisset with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Piccoli, Gian Maria Volonté. A journalist, involved in a plot against a political leader against his will, threatens to reveal everything to the police.
Runtime: 105 min.
Alg. 1972. Drama by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina with Michel Auclair, Sid Ali Kouiret, Julien Guiomar. In order to make an Algerian rebel leader talk, a French officer threatens to shoot hostages.
Runtime: 94 min.

Earth Light

V.O.: Le Clair de terre
Fr. 1969. Psychological drama by Guy Gilles with Patrick Jouané, Edwige Feuillère, Annie Girardot. A Tunisian who is feeling uprooted in Paris returns home in search of his roots.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1955. Dramatic comedy by René Clair with Gérard Philipe, Michèle Morgan, Jean Desailly. A dragoons lieutenant bets that he can seduce, in fifteen days, the woman that fate would designate.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1953. Comedy by Marcel L'Herbier with Arletty, André Luguet, Suzy Carrier. To escape her unhappy marriage, a young girl runs away to Paris.
Runtime: 100 min.
G.-B. 1953. Adventures by Jack Lee with Van Heflin, Eric Portman, Jacques François. In Algeria, a group of archaeologists, searching for a tomb that contains a golden mask, are confronted with competitors and looters.
Runtime: 88 min.

The Three Musketeers

V.O.: Les 3 Mousquetaires
Fr. 1953. Adventures by André Hunebelle with Georges Marchal, Bourvil, Gino Cervi. The knight D'Artagnan and his three musketeer friends are on a mission for the queen.
Runtime: 107 min.

Three Women

V.O.: Trois Femmes
Fr. 1951. Sketches by André Michel with Moune de Rivel, Agnès Delahaie, Catherine Erard. Adaptation of three short stories by Guy de Maupassant chosen for the central feminine character.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1951. Comedy by Jacques Becker with Daniel Gélin, Anne Vernon, Jean Galland. After a quarrel, two young spouses separate.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1950. Social drama by Louis Daquin with Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Pierre Grenier, Jean Mercure. A mercenary-minded ship captain is moved by the misery of Jewish refugees.
Runtime: 92 min.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1942. Drama by Jean Dréville with Charles Vanel, Aimé Clariond, Renée Devillers. The misdeeds of a kooky businessperson.
Runtime: 82 min.
Fr. 1942. Adventures by Abel Gance with Fernand Gravey, Assia Noris, Jean Weber. A broke gentleman becomes a balladeer in order to follow the woman of his dreams.
Runtime: 108 min.

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