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Robert Hossein

Robert Hossein

French film actor, director, and writer of Azerbaijani origin (1927-2020)
December 30, 1927 (December 31, 2020)
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 2006. Police comedy by Edwin Baily with Antoine Duléry, Marius Colucci, Elsa Zylberstein.
Runtime: 374 min.

Venus Beauty Institute

V.O.: Vénus Beauté (Institut)
Fr. 1998. Dramatic comedy by Tonie Marshall with Nathalie Baye, Bulle Ogier, Samuel Le Bihan. A forty-year-old single beautician is courted by a young man who has fallen in love with her at first sight.
Runtime: 105 min.

The Wax Mask

V.O.: M.D.C. Maschera di Cera
Runtime: 98 min.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1988. Social drama by Yannick Bellon with Emmanuelle Béart, Robert Hossein, Patrick Catalifo. A former prostitute who was addicted to drugs stays in a rehabilitation centre where they teach acting.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1986. Dramatic comedy by Gérard Oury with Richard Anconina, Michel Boujenah, Souad Amidou. Although they have followed opposite paths, two brothers, from a Jewish family, decide to confront together a fearsome kingpin.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1985. Spy drama by Robert Hossein with Robert Hossein, Candice Patou, Ivan Desny. Two former lovers, KGB agents, are invited to a party organized by their boss who wants them to confess which of the two is a traitor.
Fr. 1982. Drama by Robert Hossein with Lino Ventura, Michel Bouquet, Jean Carmet. A former convict is pursued by the unwavering hatred of a police officer.
Runtime: 187 min.
Fr. 1982. Dramatic comedy by Roger Vadim with Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Christian Vadim, Caroline Cellier. The amorous adventures of some teenagers in Amboise in the early 1950s.
Runtime: 100 min.

The Day of Atonement

V.O.: Le Grand Pardon
Fr. 1982. Crime drama by Alexandre Arcady with Roger Hanin, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Louis Trintignant. An ambitious young mobster seeks to harm a Jew who has taken over the rackets in a Paris neighborhood.
Runtime: 136 min.

The Professional

V.O.: Le Professionnel
Runtime: 109 min.
Runtime: 184 min.
Fr. 1977. Dramatic comedy by Bernard Queysanne with Mimsy Farmer, Pascal Sellier, Serge Sauvion. A teenager becomes attached to an escort who pursues him with her affections.
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1973. Fantasy by Raymond Rouleau with Suzanne Flon, Robert Hossein, Andrée Tainsy. A governess believes she has detected the presence of evil spirits among the children in her care.
Fr. 1973. Psychological drama by Denys de La Patellière with Robert Hossein, Claude Jade, Claude Piéplu. In the late 1930s, a priest has an affair that leads to his dismissal.
Runtime: 90 min.

Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman

V.O.: Don Juan 73 ou si Don Juan était une femme...
Fr. 1973. Mores drama by Roger Vadim with Brigitte Bardot, Maurice Ronet, Robert Hossein. A rich heiress enjoys degrading the men she chooses as lovers.
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1972. Crime drama by Jean Larriaga with Marc Porel, Charles Denner, Robert Hossein. Three young men kidnap a police officer whom they want to exchange for a burglar who has just been arrested.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1972. Psychological drama by Roger Vadim with Gwen Welles, Didier Haudepin, Maria Mauban. During his vacation in Savoie, a student is attracted to a deaf-mute wildling.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1972. Crime drama by Étienne Périer with Jean-Claude Brialy, Stéphane Audran, Robert Hossein. A man tries to escape the blackmail from an individual who wants to profit from the accidental death of his wife.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1971. Crime drama by Jean Larriaga with Robert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Raymond Pellegrin. A writer meets up with an old childhood friend who provides an opportunity for him to plan a burglary.
Runtime: 88 min.

The Burglars

V.O.: Le Casse
Fr. 1971. Crime drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Robert Hossein. The perpetrators of a major diamond heist are tracked down by a police officer who covets the loot himself.
Runtime: 125 min.
Fr. 1970. Crime drama by Robert Hossein with Robert Hossein, Johnny Hallyday, Pascale Rivault. A kidnapped teenager is defended by one of her kidnappers against the others who want to kill her.
Runtime: 85 min.

The Heist

V.O.: Le Temps des loups
Fr. 1969. Crime drama by Sergio Gobbi with Robert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Virna Lisi. A police commissioner tries to stop the exploits of a gangster who happens to be a childhood friend.
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 1969. Crime drama by Pierre Chenal with Marisa Mell, Robert Hossein, Alberto Dalbes. The director of a rest home for neurotic rich people hides an escaped gangster in the apartments.
Runtime: 83 min.

The Battle of El Alamein

V.O.: La Battaglia di El Alamein
It. 1969. War drama by Giorgio Ferroni with Frederick Stafford, Robert Hossein, Michael Rennie. The tribulations of Italian soldiers who participate in military operations in the Libyan desert in 1942.
Runtime: 107 min.

The Scarlet Lady

V.O.: La Femme écarlate
Fr. 1969. Comedy by Jean Valère with Monica Vitti, Maurice Ronet, Robert Hossein. Heartbroken by her lover, a young woman decides to kill him before committing suicide.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1969. Crime drama by Sergio Gobbi with Pierre Vaneck, Elsa Martinelli, Robert Hossein. A man agrees to take the place of a missing person whom he resembles.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1969. Psychological drama by Nadine Trintignant with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Hossein, Florinda Bolkan. An unstable man confesses to the murder of a young girl who committed suicide.
Runtime: 91 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.

Sept hommes pour Tobrouk

V.O.: Inferno nel deserto
It. 1968. War drama by Mino Loy with Robert Hossein, George Hilton, Frank Wolff.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1968. Sentimental drama by Michel Boisrond with Renaud Verley, Nathalie Delon, Robert Hossein. A young high school student has a fleeting affair with the mistress of a race car driving champion.
Runtime: 82 min.

The Rope and the Colt

V.O.: Une Corde... un colt...
Fr. 1968. Western by Robert Hossein with Robert Hossein, Michèle Mercier, Anne-Marie Balin. To avenge the death of her husband, a woman calls upon a skilled gunslinger.
Runtime: 91 min.
Fr. 1968. Adventures by Bernard Borderie with Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean-Claude Pascal. A young woman, kidnapped and destined for the harem of an Arab king, is sought by her husband.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1967. Psychological drama by Jean Aurel with Anna Karina, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Brialy. Pushed into the big world by a country doctor, a small peasant has several love affairs.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1967. Psychological drama by Marguerite Duras with Delphine Seyrig, Robert Hossein, Gérard Blain. Two separated spouses meet again during their divorce court proceedings.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1967. Crime drama by Charles Gérard with Claude Mann, Robert Hossein, Claudine Coster. A police officer obtains information about a crime syndicate from a lawyer.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1967. Melodrama by Bernard Borderie with Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Roger Pigaut. In search of her missing husband, a countess is kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery.
Runtime: 83 min.

OSS 117 - Double Agent

V.O.: Niente Rose per OSS 117
It. 1967. Spy drama by Renzo Cerrato, Jean-Pierre Desagnat with John Gavin, Margaret Lee, Curd Jürgens. A secret agent borrows the identity of a criminal to unmask the authors of political assassinations.
Runtime: 104 min.

Rasputin

V.O.: J'ai tué Raspoutine
Fr. 1967. History by Robert Hossein with Gert Fröbe, Peter McEnery, Geraldine Chaplin. A Russian prince decides to kill Rasputin, advisor to the tsar.
Runtime: 86 min.

Le Chevalier de Maupin

V.O.: Madamigella di Maupin
It. 1966. Comedy by Mauro Bolognini with Catherine Spaak, Robert Hossein, Tomas Milian. The adventures of a young girl who disguised herself as a man to escape the Austro-Hungarian troops.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1966. Crime drama by Bernard Borderie with Robert Hossein, Raymond Pellegrin, Pierre Clémenti. A young thug kidnaps a police officer's brother.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1965. Adventures by Bernard Borderie with Michèle Mercier, Jean Rochefort, Sami Frey. A widow is given a difficult mission by King Louis XIV.
Runtime: 105 min.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1965. Dramatic comedy by Denys de La Patellière with Jean Gabin, Lilli Palmer, Michèle Mercier. A retired veterinarian becomes the protector of a young prostitute.
Runtime: 91 min.
Fr. 1965. Thriller by Robert Hossein with Robert Hossein, Marie-France Pisier, Roger Dutoit. A worker continues to murder young girls.
Runtime: 89 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.
Fr. 1965. Sketches by Terence Young, Christian-Jaque, Carlo Lizzani with Henry Fonda, Bourvil, Vittorio Gassman. Three espionage adventures.
Runtime: 91 min.
Fr. 1964. Crime drama by Robert Hossein with Robert Hossein, Michèle Morgan, Marie-France Pisier. When the wife of a murdered industrialist returns to a small Austrian town, problems arise.
Runtime: 80 min.

Marco the Magnificient

V.O.: La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo
It. 1964. Adventures by Denys de La Patellière, Noël Howard with Horst Buchholz, Anthony Quinn, Orson Welles. The extraordinary tribulations of a Venetian on his way to China.
Runtime: 122 min.
Fr. 1964. Adventures by Bernard Borderie with Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort. An ugly, rich gentlefolk, married to a ruined young noble, is arrested for witchcraft.
Runtime: 115 min.

Shadow of Evil

V.O.: Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117
Fr. 1964. Spy drama by André Hunebelle with Kerwin Mathews, Pier Angeli, Robert Hossein. An American agent fights a clandestine organization in Thailand.
Runtime: 105 min.

Why Paris?

V.O.: Pourquoi Paris?
Fr. 1963. Dramatic comedy by Denys de La Patellière with Monique Bertho, Charles Aznavour, Jacques Monod. A young Belgian arrives in Paris to pursue a career in painting and goes from disillusionment to disillusionment.
Runtime: 79 min.
Fr. 1963. Crime drama by Robert Hossein with Robert Hossein, Marie-France Pisier, Simon Andreu. The misadventures of a criminal in the grip of the mob and the police.
Runtime: 78 min.
Fr. 1963. Crime drama by Julien Duvivier with Robert Hossein, Catherine Rouvel, Georges Wilson. A burglar, escaped from prison, falls under the thumb of a greedy and sensual woman.
Runtime: 108 min.
Runtime: 93 min.

Vice and Vertue

V.O.: Le Vice et la vertu
Fr. 1962. Drama by Roger Vadim with Annie Girardot, Robert Hossein, Catherine Deneuve. In France in 1944, two sisters struggle with the Nazi occupation.
Runtime: 105 min.

Love on a Pillow

V.O.: Le Repos du guerrier
Fr. 1962. Psychological drama by Roger Vadim with Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, James Robertson Justice. A young middle-class person falls in love with the idle man she saved from suicide.
Runtime: 99 min.

Les Petits Matins

V.O.: Mademoiselle Stop
Fr. 1962. Comedy by Jacqueline Audry with Agathe Aems, Jean-Claude Brialy, François Périer. The adventures of a young girl who is hitchhiking.
Runtime: 100 min.

Paris Pick-Up

V.O.: Le Monte-charge
Fr. 1962. Crime drama by Marcel Bluwal with Robert Hossein, Lea Massari, Maurice Biraud. An ex-convict helps a woman who murdered her husband to stage a fake suicide.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1962. Crime drama by Claude Autant-Lara with Gert Fröbe, Maurice Ronet, Robert Hossein. A man interested in a murder case is himself accused of killing of his wife.
Runtime: 115 min.
Fr. 1961. Crime drama by Robert Hossein with Jean Servais, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Prévost. During a social function, a blackmailer is murdered.
Runtime: 92 min.

Madame

V.O.: Madame Sans-Gêne
Fr. 1961. Comedy by Christian-Jaque with Sophia Loren, Robert Hossein, Julien Bertheau. A launderer marries a sergeant in Bonaparte's army who will become a marshal.
Runtime: 100 min.
Runtime: 85 min.

The Menace

V.O.: La Menace
Fr. 1961. Crime drama by Gérard Oury with Robert Hossein, Marie-José Nat, Paolo Stoppa. A young girl, coveted by a married man, accuses him of being the perpetrator of a crime.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1960. Psychological drama by Robert Hossein with Robert Hossein, Michèle Morgan, Perrette Pradier.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1959. War drama by Jean Valère with Marina Vlady, Robert Hossein, Roger Hanin. Five French resistance fighters condemned to death by the Germans wait in a cellar for an hour for the fatal moment.
Runtime: 85 min.

Riff Raff Girls

V.O.: Du rififi chez les femmes
Fr. 1959. Crime drama by Alex Joffé with Nadja Tiller, Robert Hossein, Silvia Monfort. In Brussels, gangsters planning a daring bank robbery come into conflict with other mobsters who want their share of the loot.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1959. Crime drama by Maurice Labro with Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Philippe Clay. A press agent is wrongly accused of murdering his boss's daughter.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1959. Psychological drama by Robert Hossein with Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Clément Harari.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1959. Crime drama by Édouard Molinaro with Robert Hossein, Estella Blain, Philippe Clay. A young mechanic does everything possible to save his fianc?e who has fallen into the clutches of a gang of white drug dealers.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1958. Drama by Robert Hossein with Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Héléna Manson. A man searches for the identity of a stranger with odd behaviour.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1958. Sentimental drama by Henri Aisner, Vladimír Vlcek with Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, René Lefèvre. An adventurer being hunted by the police joins a sports team.
Runtime: 92 min.

No Sun in Venice

V.O.: Sait-on jamais...
Fr. 1957. Drama by Roger Vadim with Françoise Arnoul, Christian Marquand, Robert Hossein. In Venice, a young woman triggers a fierce competition between three men.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 1957. Crime drama by Yves Allégret with Robert Hossein, Antonella Lualdi, André Luguet. A gang leader falls in love with a young woman without suspecting that she holds information that could compromise him.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1956. Social drama by Robert Hossein with Pierre Vaneck, Marina Vlady, Giani Esposito.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1956. Psychological drama by Georges Lampin with Robert Hossein, Jean Gabin, Marina Vlady. A poor student commits a murder that plunges him into deep remorse.
Runtime: 106 min.

Rififi

V.O.: Du rififi chez les hommes
Fr. 1955. Crime drama by Jules Dassin with Jean Servais, Robert Manuel, Carl Möhner. Gangsters who committed a daring robbery at a jewelry store have to contend with a rival gang that wants the loot.
Runtime: 110 min.

The Wicked Go to Hell

V.O.: Les Salauds vont en enfer
Fr. 1955. Drama by Robert Hossein, Georges Lampin with Marina Vlady, Henri Vidal, Serge Reggiani. A young woman held captive by two prison escapees uses her charm to turn them against each other.
Runtime: 102 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.
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.
Fr. 1949. Moral study by Raymond Bernard with Viviane Romance, Jean-Pierre Grenier, Marcel Dalio. A prostitute has various adventures with sailors.
Runtime: 78 min.
Fr. 1948. Sentimental drama by Jean Delannoy with Jean Marais, Michèle Morgan, Jean Chevrier. A flight attendant reunites with her former fianc?, who has become an airline pilot.
Runtime: 105 min.

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