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Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

French actor (1932-2007)
October 27, 1932 (April 19, 2007)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

V.O.: Le Scaphandre et le papillon
Fr. 2007. Biography by Julian Schnabel with Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Marie-Josée Croze. Suffering from locked-in syndrome and rendered totally paralyzed except for his left eye, a journalist dictates a book about his experience by blinking his eye.
Runtime: 111 min.
Fr. 2007. Crime drama by Franck Mancuso with Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lucas, Agnès Blanchot. A police officer grieving for his murdered daughter reopens the investigation at the request of the man who was convicted of the crime.
Runtime: 83 min.

Astérix at the Olympic Games

V.O.: Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques
Fr. 2007. Fantasy comedy by Frédéric Forestier, Thomas Langmann with Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Stéphane Rousseau. Gauls who oppose Caesar participate in the Olympic Games in order to prove to him their superiority over the Romans.
Runtime: 116 min.
Can. 2006. Dramatic comedy by Philippe Falardeau with Olivier Gourmet, Paul Ahmarani, Jean-Pierre Cassel. In search of his biological parents in Quebec, a Belgian inventor befriends a young bohemian seeking to rehabilitate the memory of his father.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 2005. Sentimental comedy by Jérôme Foulon with Françoise Fabian, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Andréa Ferréol. A septuagenarian widow feels revitalized by an old painter with whom she falls in love.
Fr. 2002. Psychological drama by Jean-Dominique de la Rochefoucauld with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Yvon Back, Katharina Marx. A financial magnate suffering from an incurable disease returns to live in his ancestral village in the Hautes-Pyr
Fr. 2001. Sentimental comedy by Nina Companeez with Valentine Varela, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Éric Ruf. Three eccentric old men encourage a love affair between their snobbish young landlady and a bricklayer.

Crimson Rivers

V.O.: Les Rivières pourpres
Fr. 2000. Crime drama by Mathieu Kassovitz with Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès. In a small university town in the Alps, two police officers team up to solve a series of murders that are as gruesome as they are mysterious.
Runtime: 106 min.
Fr. 1998. Sentimental drama by Paolo Barzman with Isabelle Renauld, Urbano Barberini, Jean-Pierre Cassel. A young French botanist arrives in India in search of her ex-lover who left her without warning four years earlier.
Fr. 1996. Mores comedy by Alain Tasma with Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Cerise.
Runtime: 86 min.
Fr. 1996. Dramatic comedy by Robin Davis with Samuel Labarthe, Nadia Farès, Jean-Pierre Cassel.
Runtime: 89 min.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1995. Psychological drama by Claude Chabrol with Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jacqueline Bisset.
Runtime: 111 min.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1995. Psychological drama by Didier Grousset with Bernard Yerlès, Anaïs Jeanneret, Jean-Pierre Cassel.
Fr. 1993. Comedy by Alain Bonnot with Dominique Horwitz, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Andréa Ferréol. On the Paris-Moscow train, a young fool accompanied by his aunt foils a daring heist.
Fr. 1993. Biography by Jacques Otmezguine with Anne Canovas, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Emmanuel Salinger. The widow of a Muslim becomes the darling of the Parisian elite by claiming to be the author of a best-selling book written by her Jewish cousin.
Fr. 1992. Crime drama by Jean Marboeuf with Christophe Ratandra, Martine Logier, Jean-Pierre Cassel. Police officers in Calais are investigating the death of a young woman found on the beach wearing suspenders.

Macao, mépris et passion

V.O.: Amor e Dedinhos de Pé
Port. 1991. Mores drama by Luis Filipe Rocha with Joaquim de Almeida, Ana Torrent, Jean-Pierre Cassel. In 1897, in Macau, the son of a rich Portuguese family is ostracized from society after humiliating a young woman.
Runtime: 125 min.
It. 1991. Fantastic tale by Lamberto Bava with Alessandra Martines, Mario Adorf, Kim Rossi Stuart. Refusing an arranged marriage, a princess takes refuge in the woods where her path crosses that of a white knight and a prince, son of the king against whom her father is at war.
Runtime: 200 min.

Le Lieutenant Lorena

V.O.: Aqui d'el rei!
Fr. 1990. Melodrama by Antonio Pedro Vasconcelos with Ludmila Mikaël, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Jean-Pierre Cassel. In Lisbon, at the end of the nineteenth century, a fickle countess tries to seduce a naive young soldier returning from Mozambique.
Runtime: 180 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1988. History by Philippe de Broca with Philippe Noiret, Sophie Marceau, Lambert Wilson. In 1793, children raised by a lord of Brittany find themselves on opposite sides of the Chouans uprising against Republican troops.
Runtime: 145 min.
Fr. 1988. Crime drama by Giovanni Fago with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Danielle Darrieux, Stéphane Bouy. A fallen actor accepts to take the place of a great industrialist, without knowing that he is setting foot in a hellish machination.
Runtime: 90 min.
G.-B. 1987. Mores drama by Simon Langton with Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Sylvia Kristel. Recalling the tumultuous life of a great Venetian seducer of the eighteenth century.
Runtime: 168 min.
Fr. 1986. Fantasy by Claude Barma with Ludmila Mikaël, Jean Sorel, Jean-Pierre Cassel. In a manor house on the Brittany coast, a clairvoyant is bewitched by an enigmatic painting.
Fr. 1986. Comedy by Claude de Givray with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Marie-Noëlle Eusèbe, Hélène Arie. A great Parisian fashion designer who is in a financial crisis falls in love with an African woman with business acumen.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1985. Chronicle by Yves Robert with Christian Clavier, Anaïs Jeanneret, Jean Carmet. In 1936, the life of the inhabitants of a Breton manor is disturbed by the arrival of workers on vacation.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1985. Chronicle by Yves Robert with Christian Clavier, Anaïs Jeanneret, Jean-Pierre Bouvier. While trying to find her summer acquaintances, a young bourgeois woman gets involved in social conflicts.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1984. Biography by Claude de Givray with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel Duchaussoy, Pascale Petit. A famous actor with a passion for gambling is hassled by a tax collector.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 97 min.

The Trout

V.O.: La Truite
Fr. 1982. Mores drama by Joseph Losey with Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jeanne Moreau. The tribulations of a young upstart whose plan is to get everything she can from the men who want her, without giving them anything in return.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1980. Psychological drama by Moshé Mizrahi with Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Pierre Dux.
Runtime: 93 min.
Runtime: 100 min.

From Hell to Victory

V.O.: Contro 4 bandiere
Runtime: 101 min.
Fr. 1979. Psychological drama by Pierre Kast with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Stéphane Audran, Alexandra Stewart.
Runtime: 95 min.

La Veste verte

V.O.: La Giacca Verde
It. 1978. Psychological drama by Franco Giraldi with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Renzo Montagnani, Senta Berger. Having escaped to the mountains during the war, a conductor is amused by the tall tales of a musician who is a compulsive liar.
Runtime: 118 min.
Fr. 1978. Psychological drama by Bernard Queysanne with Pascale Audret, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Marcel Cuvelier. A young woman becomes increasingly unbalanced by the pressures of modern life.

Anna's Meetings

V.O.: Les Rendez-vous d'Anna
Fr. 1978. Drama by Chantal Akerman with Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali Noël. The tribulations of a Belgian filmmaker who came to present her latest film in Germany.
Runtime: 120 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 Twist

V.O.: Folies bourgeoises
Fr. 1976. Dramatic comedy by Claude Chabrol with Stéphane Audran, Bruce Dern, Jean-Pierre Cassel. A young woman abandons her lover to try to win back her husband who is also unfaithful.
Runtime: 107 min.

No Time for Breakfast

V.O.: Docteur Françoise Gailland
Fr. 1975. Psychological drama by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli with Annie Girardot, François Périer, Jean-Pierre Cassel. A woman doctor learns that she has cancer and is threatened with death.
Runtime: 97 min.
G.-B. 1974. Crime drama by Sidney Lumet with Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam. Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American industrialist on board a luxury train immobilized by a snowstorm.
Runtime: 127 min.
Pan. 1974. Adventures by Richard Lester with Michael York, Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway. D'Artagnan and the three musketeers fight against a spy serving Cardinal de Richelieu.
Runtime: 105 min.
Pan. 1973. Adventures by Richard Lester with Michael York, Charlton Heston, Oliver Reed. D'Artagnan gets the help of three musketeers to complete a mission received from the queen.
Runtime: 105 min.

Love at the Top

V.O.: Le Mouton enragé
Fr. 1973. Mores comedy by Michel Deville with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Romy Schneider. On the advice of a novelist friend, a shy bank employee gains the confidence of a wealthy financier and makes female conquests.
Runtime: 105 min.
Bel. 1972. Fantasy by Harry Kümel with Mathieu Carrière, Susan Hampshire, Michel Bouquet. A young sailor has strange experiences in the mansion of an uncle with a mysterious past.
Runtime: 104 min.
G.-B. 1972. Psychological drama by Lionel Jeffries with Scott Jacoby, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Patricia Neal. The young son of separated spouses has a speech impediment, a symptom of serious psychological problems.
Runtime: 102 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. 1971. Dramatic comedy by Gérard Brach with Jean-Pierre Cassel, John McEnery, Claude Jade. The close friendship between two friends deteriorates because of a woman.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Breach

V.O.: La Rupture
Fr. 1970. Psychological drama by Claude Chabrol with Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel Bouquet. An industrialist seeks to undermine his daughter-in-law who wants to obtain a divorce from her son.
Runtime: 125 min.

The Bear and the Doll

V.O.: L'Ours et la poupée
Fr. 1969. Sentimental comedy by Michel Deville with Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Daniel Ceccaldi. A capricious divorcee falls in love with a gruff cellist who resists her advances.
Runtime: 89 min.

Army of Shadows

V.O.: L'Armée des ombres
Fr. 1969. War drama by Jean-Pierre Melville with Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret. The exploits of a leader of the French Resistance.
Runtime: 137 min.

Is Paris Burning?

V.O.: Paris brûle-t-il?
Fr. 1966. War drama by René Clément with Gert Fröbe, Orson Welles, Bruno Cremer. At the beginning of August 1944, the new commander of Paris receives orders from Hitler to destroy the City of Light.
Runtime: 165 min.

The Killing Game

V.O.: Jeu de massacre
Fr. 1966. Satire by Alain Jessua with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claudine Auger, Michel Duchaussoy. A young couple, a comic book author, is nearly broken up by the encounter of a rich and idle mythomaniac. A young cartoonist couple is nearly broken up by a rich and idle mythomaniac.
Runtime: 95 min.
G.-B. 1965. Comedy by Ken Annakin with Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox. An international event for the London-Paris crossing by plane at the beginning of the 20th century.
Runtime: 133 min.
Fr. 1965. Comedy by René Clair with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Avron, Jean Richard. In order to allow the marriage between two lovers and stop the war, a brigadier crosses enemy lines to bring back the fianc
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1964. Adventures by Abel Gance with Jose Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sylva Koscina.
Runtime: 145 min.

Une Femme est passée

V.O.: Nunca pasa nada
Esp. 1964. Psychological drama by Juan Antonio Bardem with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Corinne Marchand, Antonio Casas. A dancer causes disorder in a peaceful village.
Runtime: 95 min.
Runtime: 94 min.

The Dance

V.O.: La Gamberge
Fr. 1962. Satire by Norbert Carbonnaux with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Françoise Dorléac, Michel Serrault. A young girl from the country wants to be famous and popular in Paris.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Elusive Corporal

V.O.: Le Caporal épinglé
Fr. 1962. War drama by Jean Renoir with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich. A corporal's many attempts to escape from a prison camp.
Runtime: 101 min.
Fr. 1962. Police comedy by Édouard Molinaro with Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Françoise Dorléac. After Ars?ne Lupin's death, the two biological sons of the famous gentleman burglar set out to continue their illustrious father's career.
Runtime: 106 min.

Seven Capital Sins

V.O.: Les 7 Péchés capitaux
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1961. Biography by Claude Boissol with Bernard Verley, Marianne Koch, Jean Marais. The brief and dreary existence of Napoleon's son who always kept the cult of his father.
Runtime: 100 min.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1960. Comedy by Norbert Carbonnaux with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Pierre Brasseur, Dahlia Lavi. A naive young man maintains his optimism despite the difficult events he has gotten mixed up in.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Joker

V.O.: Le Farceur
Fr. 1960. Fantasy comedy by Philippe de Broca with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Geneviève Cluny, Anouk Aimée. An original and seductive womanizer lives in the middle of a wacky family.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Love Game

V.O.: Les Jeux de l'amour
Fr. 1959. Sentimental comedy by Philippe de Broca with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Geneviève Cluny, Jean-Louis Maury. A young Parisian antique dealer who wants a child tries to convince the man she loves to marry her.
Runtime: 86 min.
Fr. 1959. Comedy by Pierre Chevalier with Fernand Raynaud, Anne Auberson, Pierre Bertin. In order to move into a mansion with four friends, a young man pretends to be a distinguished old lady.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1957. Satire by Maurice Delbez with Noël-Noël, Denise Grey, Sophie Daumier. A hardened pedestrian ends up buying a car.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 1957. Comedy by Maurice Régamey with Louis de Funès, Noëlle Adam, Jacques Jouanneau. After a failed suicide attempt, a depressed musician hires contract killers.
Runtime: 82 min.
Fr. 1957. Dramatic comedy by Claude Boissol with Jean Richard, Nicole Courcel, Sophie Daumier. Convinced that someone close to him is trying to poison him with arsenic, a police commissioner conducts a close investigation among his entourage.
Runtime: 81 min.

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