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Jacques Poitrenaud
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Jacques Poitrenaud

French film director and actor (1922-2005)
May 22, 1922 (April 2, 2005)

A Sunday in the Country

V.O.: Un Dimanche à la campagne
Fr. 1984. Dramatic comedy by Bertrand Tavernier with Louis Ducreux, Sabine Azéma, Michel Aumont. An elderly widowed painter welcomes his son and daughter in his villa in the country.
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1970. Comedy by Jacques Poitrenaud with Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche, Colette Castel. Placed at the head of a company, a gentle man ends up becoming a harsh and uncompromising boss.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1968. Mores comedy by Jacques Poitrenaud with Michel Simon, Marie Dubois, Yves Lefebvre. An elderly grandfather commits himself to mending his grandson's household.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1967. Adventures by Jacques Poitrenaud with Roger Hanin, Corinne Marchand, Francis Blanche. The adventures of an airplane pilot sentenced to death and delivered by political exiles.
Runtime: 88 min.

Four Queens for an Ace

V.O.: Carré de dames pour 1 as
Fr. 1966. Spy drama by Jacques Poitrenaud with Roger Hanin, Sylva Koscina, Dominique Wilms. A man is assigned to track down a dangerous spy.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1965. Comedy by Jacques Poitrenaud with Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche. A hatter tries to hide an illegal gambling den.
Runtime: 95 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 Sweet Skin

V.O.: Strip-tease
Fr. 1963. Drama by Jacques Poitrenaud with Krista Nico, Jean Sobieski, Dany Saval. Faced with the difficulty of making a career in the ballet world, a dancer reluctantly decides to earn a living as a stripper.
Runtime: 95 min.

Trouble Among Widows

V.O.: Du grabuge chez les veuves
Fr. 1963. Crime drama by Jacques Poitrenaud with Dany Carrel, Danielle Darrieux, Enzo Doria. A widow discovers that her deceased husband was a drug dealer.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1963. Crime drama by Jacques Poitrenaud with Dalida, Taïna Beryll, Philippe Nicaud. In Hong Kong, two French dancers are caught up with a trafficker.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1961. Comedy by Jacques Poitrenaud with Nicole Courcel, François Périer, Perrette Pradier. A car accident reveals a couple?s mutual infidelity.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1961. Sketches by Jacques Poitrenaud, Michel Boisrond, Claude Barma, Marc Allégret with Dany Saval, Dany Robin, Françoise Arnoul. Four stories about young women and men.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1960. Comedy by Jacques Poitrenaud, Michel Fermaud with Noël Roquevert, Dany Saval, Michael Lonsdale. Various adventures within a family of wacky people.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1956. Crime drama by Stany Cordier with Maurice Manson, Peter Walker, Michel André.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1952. Social drama by René Chanas with René Lefebvre, Madeleine Robinson, Louis Seigner. An orphanage employee founds a work where the atmosphere of a real home reigns.
Runtime: 83 min.
Fr. 1948. Satire by René Le Hénaff with Odette Joyeux, Paul Meurisse, Albert Dinan. Having inherited a nightclub, a slightly whimsical young woman poses as the wife of a kingpin to gain the respect of the manager.
Runtime: 99 min.

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