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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. 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. 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. 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.
Fr. 1963. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Guy Decomble, Vittorio Sanipoli. A police commissioner investigates a mysterious murder in the street.
Runtime: 87 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. 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. 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.

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.

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.
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.

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.
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.

Speaking of Murder

V.O.: Le Rouge est mis
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Gilles Grangier with Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, Paul Frankeur. In Paris, four bank robbers see their mutual trust called into question following the hesitations of one of the members.
Runtime: 85 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.

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.
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.

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. 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.
Runtime: 95 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 Géza von Radványi with Michel Simon, Yves Deniaud, Geneviève Page. An ugly, rich bachelor pays a young girl to give him a child.
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 1952. Biography by Jean Dréville with Gisèle Pascal, Jean Chevrier, René Blancard. Thanks to her entourage and her determination, H?l?ne Boucher becomes a famous aviatrix.
Runtime: 104 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. 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. 1949. Sketches by Jean Faurez with Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Carrier, Jules Berry.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1949. Dramatic comedy by Roger Richebé with Bernard Blier, Fernand Ledoux, Yves Deniaud.
Runtime: 92 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. 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.
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.

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. 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.
Fr. 1942. Crime drama by Louis Daquin with Renée Saint-Cyr, Henri Guisol, Pierre Renoir.
Runtime: 103 min.

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