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Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

French actor (1905-1974)
June 29, 1905 (October 27, 1974)

The Phantom of Liberty

V.O.: Le Fantôme de la liberté
Fr. 1974. Satire by Luis Bunuel with Jean-Claude Brialy, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Rochefort. A whimsical series of unusual episodes that satirize various aspects of the established order.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1973. Dramatic comedy by Henri Graziani with Philippe Noiret, Monique Chaumette, François Cohn. A child whose mother uses them as a scapegoat is poorly defended by his father.
Runtime: 82 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. 1969. Comedy by Édouard Molinaro with Jacques Brel, Claude Jade, Paul Frankeur. In France during the reign of Louis XV, a country doctor leads a merry life with cheerful companions.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Milky Way

V.O.: La Voie lactée
Fr. 1968. Satire by Luis Bunuel with Laurent Terzieff, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig. An account of the religious problems encountered by two men who go to St-Jacques de Compostelle.
Runtime: 103 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. 1966. Comedy by Michel Deville with George Chakiris, Marina Vlady, Jean Lefebvre. The misadventures of a painting lover who stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1966. Crime drama by Jean-Pierre Melville with Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin. A prison escapee tries to prove that he is not a ""donor.""
Runtime: 150 min.
Fr. 1965. War drama by Alexandre Astruc with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Maurice Ronet, Robert Hossein. Dislodged by the Germans,a group of maquisards try to join their fellow fighters.
Runtime: 90 min.

Ces sacrés liens du mariage

V.O.: Le Commissaire mène l'enquête
Fr. 1964. Sketches by Fabien Collin with Paul Frankeur, Pascale Roberts, Dany Carrel.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1964. Drama by Jean Prat with Jean-Claude Rolland, Danièle Argence, Claude Confortès. In order to earn as fast as possible the missing money to buy a small snack bar, a young man who dreams of becoming a professional cyclist enters a plastic factory.
Runtime: 99 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.
Fr. 1961. Drama by Jean Prat with Mireille Darc, Michel Piccoli, Paul Frankeur. The daughter of a master of arms becomes the second wife of an aristocrat whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances.
Runtime: 83 min.
Fr. 1960. Dramatic comedy by Jean Faurez with Dany Carrel, Raymond Bussières, Philippe Lemaire. A single man in his fifties helps a young girl and her child build an honest and simple life.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1960. Drama by Roger Saltel with Serge Sauvion, Paul Frankeur, Magali de Vendeuil. A man marries the daughter of the juror who acquitted him of murder.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1959. Comedy by Jean Lefèvre with Fernand Raynaud, Paul Frankeur, Françoise Delbart. Fleeing the wrath of his boss, an inventor mistakenly borrows a gangster's car and is drawn into a series of funny adventures.
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.

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.

Come Dance With Me

V.O.: Voulez-vous danser avec moi?
Fr. 1959. Police comedy by Michel Boisrond with Henri Vidal, Brigitte Bardot, Noël Roquevert. A young woman conducts her own investigation into the murder her husband is accused of.
Runtime: 89 min.
Fr. 1958. Crime drama by Maurice Labro with Lino Ventura, Estella Blain, Paul Frankeur. The Deuxi?me Bureau entrusts an ex-forger with a mission.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1958. Crime drama by Charles Gérard, Michel Deville with Pierre Vaneck, Roger Hanin, Paul Frankeur. Two young people invest the money entrusted to them in a nightclub.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1957. Dramatic comedy by Henri Aisner with Marc Cassot, Julien Bertheau, Jean-Paul Belmondo. Workers of an aviation factory who want to found a flying club encounter difficulties.
Runtime: 82 min.
Fr. 1957. Drama by André Cayatte with Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli, Lea Padovani. A man goes after the person he holds responsible for his wife's death.
Runtime: 113 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.

The Schemer

V.O.: Reproduction interdite
Fr. 1956. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Michel Auclair, Paul Frankeur, Annie Girardot. An art dealer becomes a forger?s accomplice.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1956. Drama by Alex Joffé with Jean-Marc Thibault, Barbara Laage, Paul Frankeur. The second thoughts of a mechanic who forgot to screw the steering nut of a car.
Runtime: 110 min.

Razzia

V.O.: Razzia sur la chnouf
Fr. 1955. Crime drama by Henri Decoin with Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Magali Noël. A police officer manages to infiltrate a drug gang.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1955. Sentimental drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Yvette Etiévant. The tragic affair between a married truck driver and a young truck stop waitress.
Runtime: 101 min.
Fr. 1955. Drama by André Cayatte with Jean-Marc Bory, Nelly Borgeaud, Antoine Balpêtré. An investigating judge tries to shed light on an ambiguous death.
Runtime: 115 min.
Fr. 1955. Crime drama by Dimitri Kirsanoff with Raymond Pellegrin, Marina Vlady, Paul Frankeur. The adventures of a good boy who, despite himself, joins a gang.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1955. Police comedy by John Berry with Eddie Constantine, Bella Darvi, Paul Frankeur. A journalist manages to exonerate a man unjustly accused of murder.
Runtime: 95 min.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1954. Crime drama by Maurice de Canonge with Claude Laydu, Joëlle Bernard, Daniel Cauchy. A young man, the lover of a prostitute whose brother is a gangster, finds himself an unwilling accomplice in a robbery in the jewelry store where he works.
Runtime: 75 min.

Grisbi

V.O.: Touchez pas au grisbi
Fr. 1953. Crime drama by Jacques Becker with Jean Gabin, René Dary, Jeanne Moreau. After having succeeded in a major coup, two aging gangsters are betrayed by the young mistress of one of them who denounces them to a rival gang.
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1953. Drama by Marcel Carné with Simone Signoret, Raf Vallone, Jacques Duby. A truck driver kills the husband of the woman he loves and is blackmailed.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1953. Social drama by André Cayatte with Bernard Blier, Marina Vlady, Isa Miranda. Teenagers are led to commit a robbery and two murders.
Runtime: 138 min.
Fr. 1953. Drama by Geza von Radvanyi with Michel Simon, Yves Deniaud, Geneviève Page. An ugly, rich bachelor pays a young girl to give him a child.
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 1950. Dramatic comedy by René Wheeler with Michèle Alfa, Julien Carette, Paul Frankeur. A boy is placed as an apprentice jockey in a racing stable.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 1949. Dramatic comedy by Roger Richebé with Bernard Blier, Fernand Ledoux, Yves Deniaud.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1949. Sketches by Jean Faurez with Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Carrier, Jules Berry.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1949. Comedy by Jacques Tati with Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur. A letter carrier tries his best to give a hand to the fairground people for the preparations of a village festival.
Runtime: 81 min.
Fr. 1948. Sketches by Georges Lampin, André Cayatte, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville with Bernard Blier, Tanis Chandler, Janine Darcey. The difficult return to normal life for a prisoner of war.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1947. Drama by Henri Decoin with Michel Simon, Gaby Morlay, Nadine Alari.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1947. Crime drama by Jean Faurez with Lucien Coëdel, Jany Holt, Louis Salou. A former bandit sets out to exonerate an innocent man.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1946. Dramatic comedy by Marcel Blistène with Édith Piaf, Jules Berry, Mila Parély. A young woman with a compelling voice is called upon to dub for a silent film star whose career is jeopardized by the advent of talkies.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1946. Comedy by Bernard Roland with Raymond Rouleau, Hélène Perdrière, Yves Deniaud. The rivalry between two film companies in 1912.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1946. War drama by René Clément with Noël-Noël, Nadine Alari, Paul Frankeur. A seemingly quiet family man devotes himself unreservedly as a leader of the resistance.
Runtime: 95 min.

Children of Paradise

V.O.: Les Enfants du Paradis
Fr. 1945. Melodrama by Marcel Carné with Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur. In Paris in 1827, a mime falls madly in love with a young woman who is courted by many men.
Runtime: 183 min.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1944. Comedy by Jean Faurez with Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil, Vivi Gioi. Thanks to the maneuvers of a village telephone operator, many problems are solved.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1942. Crime drama by Louis Daquin with Renée Saint-Cyr, Henri Guisol, Pierre Renoir.
Runtime: 103 min.
Fr. 1942. Science-fiction by André Zwobada with Madeleine Sologne, Jean Marchat, Julien Carette. After returning from a balloon trip into the stratosphere, an inventor's wife and a laboratory boy have aged fifteen days, while on Earth, twenty-five years have passed.
Runtime: 95 min.
Runtime: 103 min.

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