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Michel Audiard

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920-1985)
May 15, 1920 (July 28, 1985)
U.S. 1999. Crime drama by Stephen Hopkins with Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Monica Bellucci. In Puerto Rico, a detective tries to get a rich lawyer to confess to murdering two little girls.
Runtime: 111 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.

Dog Day

V.O.: Canicule
Fr. 1983. Crime drama by Yves Boisset with Lee Marvin, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet. An American bandit, wounded during a hold-up, takes refuge in a farmhouse inhabited by a strange family.
Runtime: 101 min.
Fr. 1983. War drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie Laforêt, Mathias Habich. During the Tunisian campaign, French legionnaires fight with Germans over a treasure of gold bars.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 1983. Crime drama by Claude Miller with Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Guy Marchand. Believing he sees his missing daughter in an unbalanced criminal, a private detective follows all her movements from afar.
Runtime: 120 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. 1982. Spy drama by Yves Boisset with Lino Ventura, Michel Piccoli, Krystyna Janda. A French secret agent seeks to confirm the allegations that his German life partner is linked to terrorists.
Runtime: 98 min.

The Professional

V.O.: Le Professionnel
Runtime: 109 min.

Under Suspicion

V.O.: Garde à vue
Fr. 1981. Crime drama by Claude Miller with Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Guy Marchand.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1981. Police comedy by Georges Lautner with Miou-Miou, Gérard Lanvin, Michel Galabru.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1980. Crime drama by Robert Enrico with Philippe Noiret, Michel Serrault, Dorothée.
Runtime: 105 min.
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Runtime: 93 min.

Stunt Woman

V.O.: L'Animal
Fr. 1977. Comedy by Claude Zidi with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raquel Welch, Aldo Maccione. A stunt performer tries to win over an American colleague.
Runtime: 106 min.
Fr. 1977. Police comedy by Claude Pinoteau with Yves Montand, Claude Brasseur, Agostina Belli. A swindler drags a tour guide and an actress into a kidnapping affair.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1977. Crime drama by Georges Lautner with Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Michel Aumont. A man is drawn into a shady affair by a friend who is a member of Parliament and is murdered.
Runtime: 123 min.
Fr. 1976. Crime drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Bernard Blier. Upon his release from prison, a man returns to his hometown and searches for the real culprit of the murder for which he was convicted.
Runtime: 121 min.
Fr. 1974. Comedy by Michel Audiard with Jean Carmet, Stéphane Audran, Jane Birkin. The attempts of a poor fellow to achieve social and romantic success.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1974. Police comedy by Michel Audiard with Jean Carmet, Bernard Blier, Maria Pacôme. Three thugs hold an impresario and his entourage hostage.
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1974. Montage by Michel Audiard.
Runtime: 75 min.
Fr. 1972. Comedy by Michel Audiard with Annie Girardot, Bernard Blier, André Pousse. A fake princess rules the destiny of a district
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1971. Police comedy by Michel Audiard with Michel Serrault, Paul Meurisse, Bernard Blier.
Runtime: 79 min.
Fr. 1970. Satire by Michel Audiard with Annie Girardot, Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc. A housekeeper creates havoc between her three bosses because of her gossip.
Runtime: 79 min.
Fr. 1969. Comedy by Michel Audiard with Michèle Mercier, Claude Rich, André Pousse. In order to claim an inheritance, a young woman hires assassins to eliminate her husband.
Runtime: 91 min.
Fr. 1968. Drama by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Suzanne Flon, Colette Deréal. The inventor of a rocket experiences various financial and marital failures.
Runtime: 85 min.

Pasha

V.O.: Le Pacha
Fr. 1968. Crime drama by Georges Lautner with Jean Gabin, Dany Carrel, André Pousse. A police commissioner sets a trap for the murderer of one of his detectives.
Runtime: 82 min.

A Little Virtuous

V.O.: La Petite Vertu
Fr. 1968. Dramatic comedy by Serge Korber with Dany Carrel, Jacques Perrin, Robert Hossein. The life of a young thief, who is married to a gangster, gets turned upside down by her encounter with a photographer.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1968. Police comedy by Michel Audiard with Marlène Jobert, Françoise Rosay, Bernard Blier. A bandit's mistress calls on her elderly aunt to take down two thugs who have robbed her.
Runtime: 78 min.
Fr. 1967. Police comedy by Yves Allégret with Horst Buchholz, Sylva Koscina, Michel de Ré. A young thug from Barcelona runs away with the profits from a robbery.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1967. Crime drama by Georges Lautner with Mireille Darc, Hardy Krüger, Maurice Biraud. While waiting to commit a robbery in Lebanon, a mobster falls in love with a pretty girl.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1966. Police comedy by Georges Lautner with Lino Ventura, Mireille Darc, Jean Lefebvre. A former mobster is dragged into a score-settling game when he tries to do a favor for a friend.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1966. Comedy by Serge Korber with Jean Lefebvre, Dany Carrel, Bernard Blier. The adventures of a naive and simpleton peasant visiting Paris.
Runtime: 87 min.

Tender Scoundrel

V.O.: Tendre Voyou
Fr. 1966. Comedy by Jean Becker with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Nadja Tiller. A young man is living off the backs of ladies under false pretenses.
Runtime: 96 min.

All Mad About Him

V.O.: Toutes folles de lui
Fr. 1966. Comedy by Norbert Carbonnaux with Robert Hirsch, Sophie Desmarets, Maria Latour. A young man unknowingly inherits a prostitution network.
Runtime: 80 min.

Commissaire San Antonio

V.O.: Sale Temps pour les mouches
Fr. 1966. Police comedy by Guy Lefranc with Gérard Barray, Jean Richard, Philippe Clay. A police officer infiltrates a gang responsible for the kidnapping of two scientists.
Runtime: 90 min.

Cloportes

V.O.: La Métamorphose des cloportes
Fr. 1965. Crime drama by Pierre Granier-Deferre with Lino Ventura, Pierre Brasseur, Irina Demick. Released from prison, a mobster sets out to punish accomplices who let him down.
Runtime: 102 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.

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.
Fr. 1964. Adventures by Henri Verneuil with Lino Ventura, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bernard Blier. In Africa, a truck driver tries to catch up with a colleague who stole a vehicle.
Runtime: 130 min.
Fr. 1964. Comedy by Georges Lautner with Lino Ventura, Mireille Darc, Bernard Blier. A French agent is delegated to the widow of an arms trafficker to retrieve plans.
Runtime: 109 min.
Fr. 1963. Police comedy by Georges Lautner with Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Francis Blanche. When an old gangster dies, he entrusts his belongings and his daughter to a friend.
Runtime: 106 min.
Fr. 1963. Comedy by Marcel Bluwal with Jean-Claude Brialy, Louis de Funès, Sophie Daumier. The rise of a young upstart.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1962. Psychological drama by Denys de La Patellière with Lino Ventura, Annie Girardot, Pierre Brasseur. A simple, hard-working man has to deal with the machinations of an industrialist.
Runtime: 90 min.

Le Roi du tiercé

V.O.: Le Gentleman d'Epsom
Fr. 1962. Mores comedy by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Louis de Funès, Madeleine Robinson. A retired officer frequents the horse-racing scene where he cashes in on his supposed knowledge of racehorses.
Runtime: 83 min.

The Counterfeiters of Paris

V.O.: Le Cave se rebiffe
Fr. 1962. Police comedy by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Maurice Biraud, Bernard Blier. A retired counterfeiter returns to making fake money.
Runtime: 98 min.

A Monkey in Winter

V.O.: Un Singe en hiver
Fr. 1962. Mores comedy by Henri Verneuil with Jean Gabin, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Suzanne Flon. Influenced by a young customer, an alcoholic innkeeper momentarily breaks his promise to stop drinking.
Runtime: 102 min.

Any Number Can Win

V.O.: Mélodie en sous-sol
Fr. 1962. Thriller by Henri Verneuil with Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Maurice Biraud. An aging gangster sets up a major robbery at the Cannes Casino.
Runtime: 103 min.
Fr. 1961. Sketches by Michel Boisrond with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Philippe Noiret, Dany Robin. Four sketches featuring historical figures.
Runtime: 130 min.
Fr. 1960. Comedy by Gilles Grangier with Pierre Fresnay, Jean Gabin, Noël-Noël. Three old men on their way to the hospice have some burlesque adventures.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1960. War drama by Denys de La Patellière with Lino Ventura, Charles Aznavour, Hardy Krüger. In North Africa, four French soldiers try to return to their lines with a German prisoner.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1960. Mores comedy by Henri Verneuil with Claudia Cardinale, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Morgan. Leaving Bordeaux and her husband, a young woman settles in Paris where she leads a social and libertine life.
Runtime: 98 min.

The President

V.O.: Le Président
Fr. 1960. Psychological drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Renée Faure. A president of the Council struggles to support the economy of France.
Runtime: 110 min.

Love and the Frenchwoman

V.O.: La Française et l'amour
Fr. 1960. Sketches by Henri Decoin, Jean Delannoy, Michel Boisrond, René Clair, Henri Verneuil, Christian-Jaque, Jean-Paul Le Chanois with Jacqueline Porel, Darry Cowl, Noël Roquevert. Various aspects of the love life of the French woman.
Runtime: 135 min.

Babette Goes to War

V.O.: Babette s'en va-t-en guerre
Fr. 1959. Comedy by Christian-Jaque with Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Charrier, Francis Blanche. During the war, a small provincial girl is involved in an espionage case.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1959. Mores comedy by Jean Delannoy with Jean Gabin, Micheline Presle, Blanchette Brunoy. In need of fuel and money, a penniless baron in his fifties moors his luxurious yacht near a lock.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1959. Drama by Denys de La Patellière with Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Brialy, Françoise Rosay. A resistance fighter who has gone blind is taken in by a single woman and becomes her lover.
Runtime: 98 min.

Rue de Paris

V.O.: Rue des Prairies
Fr. 1959. Drama by Denys de La Patellière with Jean Gabin, Marie-José Nat, Roger Dumas. A worker finds affection only in his adopted son.
Runtime: 87 min.

The Creeping Beast

V.O.: La Bête à l'affût
Fr. 1959. Crime drama by Pierre Chenal with Françoise Arnoul, Henri Vidal, Michel Piccoli. A wealthy widow comes to the aid of a prison escapee.
Runtime: 90 min.

Inspector Maigret and the Saint Fiacre Affair

V.O.: Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre
Fr. 1959. Crime drama by Jean Delannoy with Jean Gabin, Valentine Tessier, Robert Hirsch. Inspector Maigret clarifies the enigma surrounding the death of the countess of Saint-Fiacre.
Runtime: 101 min.

Le Clochard

V.O.: Archimède, le clochard
Runtime: 86 min.

The Possessors

V.O.: Les Grandes Familles
Fr. 1958. Moral study by Denys de La Patellière with Jean Gabin, Jean Desailly, Bernard Blier. An magnate of industry and the press dominates his family members.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, Paul Frankeur. On the eve of retirement, four gangsters attempt one last armed robbery.
Runtime: 75 min.

Inspector Maigret

V.O.: Maigret tend un piège
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Jean Delannoy with Jean Gabin, Jean Desailly, Annie Girardot. Inspector Maigret investigates a series of murders of women, all committed in the Parisian neighbourhood of Place des Vosges.
Runtime: 117 min.
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau, Lino Ventura. An actor who witnessed a murder is sued by the man he unjustly condemned.
Runtime: 85 min.

La Malfaitrice

V.O.: Retour de manivelle
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Denys de La Patellière with Michèle Morgan, Daniel Gélin, Peter Van Eyck. In order to collect the life insurance of her husband who has just committed suicide, a young woman formulates a diabolical plan involving fake crime.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1957. Drama by Jean-Paul Le Chanois with Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Bourvil. A former convict seeks happiness by doing good.
Runtime: 210 min.
Fr. 1957. War drama by Marcel Camus with Daniel Gélin, Anh Méchard, Lucien Callamand. In Indochina, a young Frenchman being pursued by traffickers takes refuge in a village of peasants and gradually becomes attached to them.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Nadja Tiller, Danielle Darrieux. A detective investigates a murder committed in the drug scene.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1957. Thriller by Pierre Billon with Raymond Pellegrin, Jeanne Moreau, Paul Meurisse. After denouncing his accomplices and fleeing with the loot, a thief takes refuge in a circus where his sister is employed.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1956. Psychological drama by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Monique Mélinand, Florelle. When his wife runs away, a shipowner sees the mistakes he made in his marriage.
Runtime: 83 min.
Fr. 1956. Satire by Norbert Carbonnaux with Fernand Gravey, Micheline Dax, Jean Richard. An adventurer poses as a great trainer with racing tips to a naive man.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1956. Police comedy by Guy Lefranc with Fernand Raynaud, Noël Roquevert, Louis de Funès. After preventing an armed robbery, a shy bank employee discovers that the robber is his father.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1956. Dramatic comedy by André Hunebelle with Madeleine Robinson, Ivan Desny, Jacqueline Pierreux. Absorbed by her work, the owner of a sewing shop neglects her husband, who allows himself to be seduced by a young model.
Runtime: 88 min.

Hi-Jack Highway

V.O.: Gas-Oil
Fr. 1955. Adventures by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Ginette Leclerc. A trucking boss gets involved in a series of police adventures.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1954. Crime drama by Pierre Foucaud with Henri Vidal, Monique Van Vooren, Erich von Stroheim. A police officer breaks into a drug gang.
Runtime: 88 min.

Sang et lumières

V.O.: Sangre y Luces
Fr. 1953. Drama by Georges Rouquier with Daniel Gélin, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Henri Vilbert. Having given up on going back into the ring, a matador gets convinced by an impresario.
Runtime: 78 min.
Fr. 1953. Crime drama by Paul Cadéac with Michel Auclair, Barbara Laage, René Blancard. A former naval officer smuggles cigarettes between Tangier and Marseille.
Runtime: 82 min.

The Most Wanted Man

V.O.: L'Ennemi public no 1
Fr. 1953. Police comedy by Henri Verneuil with Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor, David Opatoshu. The misadventures of a good guy who is mistaken for a famous criminal.
Runtime: 98 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.
Fr. 1952. Police comedy by André Hunebelle with Raymond Rouleau, Anne Vernon, Tilda Thamar. After running into many dangers, a journalist gets the better of a group of traffickers.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1952. Comedy by Guy Lefranc with Dany Robin, François Périer, Jean Carmet. The tribulations of a newly married couple.
Runtime: 101 min.
Fr. 1952. Melodrama by Guy Lefranc with Madeleine Robinson, Jeanne Moreau, Henri Vilbert. The tribulations of a former prostitute who hid her past from her daughter.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1951. Psychological drama by Guy Lefranc with Louis Jouvet, Dany Robin, Daniel Gélin. A police officer's investigation brings to life the story of young lovers who committed suicide.
Runtime: 91 min.
Fr. 1951. Comedy by André Hunebelle with Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets, Simone Valère. A sculptor believes he's being cheated by his wife.
Runtime: 92 min.

Le Passe-muraille

V.O.: Garou-Garou, le passe-muraille
Fr. 1950. Fantasy comedy by Jean Boyer with Bourvil, Joan Greenwood, Marcelle Arnold. A civil servant discovers that he has the gift of walking through walls.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1950. Police comedy by André Hunebelle with Raymond Rouleau, Martine Carol, Claude Farell. A journalist unmasks a colleague's murderer.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 1950. Melodrama by Jean Stelli with Renée Faure, Françoise Rosay, Pierre Larquey. Although they've loved each other since childhood without admitting it, a surgeon and a young woman find their love thwarted by life.
Runtime: 82 min.
Fr. 1949. Spy drama by André Hunebelle with Raymond Rouleau, Gaby Sylvia, Mila Parély.
Runtime: 100 min.

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