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Tcheky Karyo

Tcheky Karyo

French actor
October 4, 1953 (71 years old)
Fr. 2023. Comedy by Jonathan Barré with Laure Calamy, David Marsais, Grégoire Ludig. A female road safety specialist becomes a night-time hit-and-run killer.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 2021. Drama by Denis Imbert with Vincent Elbaz, Shanna Keil, Marie Gillain. Mutic since the disappearance of her mother, an eight-year-old girl, who lives alone in the mountains with her father, adopts a puppy, who turns out to be a wolf.
Runtime: 83 min.

A Mermaid in Paris

V.O.: Une Sirène à Paris
Fr. 2020. Fantasy comedy by Mathias Malzieu with Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marilyn Lima, Romane Bohringer. A heartbroken cabaret singer seems unaffected by the deadly song of the wounded mermaid he has taken in off the banks of the Seine.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 2017. Adventures by Clovis Cornillac with Clovis Cornillac, Félix Bossuet, Tcheky Karyo. In the aftermath of the war, a young mountain man tries by all means to save his dog, coveted by a mysterious stranger who claims to be its owner.
Runtime: 92 min.

Belle and Sebastian, the Adventure Continues

V.O.: Belle et Sébastien, l'aventure continue
Fr. 2015. Adventures by Christian Duguay with Félix Bossuet, Thierry Neuvic, Tcheky Karyo. In 1945 in the Hautes-Alpes, a child accompanied by his shepherd dog and a gruff pilot sets out to find his adopted older sister who disappeared in a plane crash.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 2014. Crime drama by Olivier Panchot with Jalil Lespert, Tcheky Karyo, Hiam Abbass.
Runtime: 94 min.

Belle and Sebastien

V.O.: Belle et Sébastien
Fr. 2013. Adventures by Nicolas Vanier with Félix Bossuet, Tcheky Karyo, Dimitri Storoge. During World War II, a little boy living with his grandfather in the Alps befriends a Pyrenean sheepdog hunted by the villagers.
Runtime: 99 min.
Fr. 2012. Biography by Christian Duguay with Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil. The saga that led Pierre Durand and his horse Jappeloup to win the gold medal in jumping at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
Runtime: 130 min.
Runtime: 90 min.

Requiem for a Killer

V.O.: Requiem pour une tueuse
Fr. 2011. Crime drama by Jérôme Le Gris with Mélanie Laurent, Clovis Cornillac, Tcheky Karyo. A professional killer, a soprano by trade, is hired to execute an opera singer for a concert in which her future victim is to participate.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 2011. Crime drama by Jose Alcala with Catherine Frot, Karim Seghair, Marie Raynal. The routine of a police captain who hunts down undocumented immigrants is shaken when she investigates the suspicious suicide of a Kazakh prostitute who had a son.
Runtime: 92 min.

A Gang Story

V.O.: Les Lyonnais
Fr. 2011. Crime drama by Olivier Marchal with Gérard Lanvin, Tcheky Karyo, Dimitri Storoge. An ex-copper comes to the aid of an old gangster friend, with whom he recalls their criminal exploits when they formed a Lyonnais gang together.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 2010. Drama by Emilio Estevez with Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger. When his son dies in the Pyrenees, an American ophthalmologist decides to complete the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela that the deceased had undertaken.
Runtime: 121 min.
Fr. 2007. Sentimental drama by Jérôme Cornuau with Tcheky Karyo, Marc-André Grondin, Gaëlle Bona. The love of a Norman peasant son for a young Polish aristocrat is compromised when World War II breaks out.
Runtime: 110 min.
Runtime: 100 min.
Can. 2006. Sentimental comedy by Joan Carr-Wiggin with Juliet Stevenson, Tcheky Karyo, Daniel Stern. On vacation in Malta, a married woman goes on a date she made with her childhood sweetheart 25 years earlier.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 2006. Chronicle by Laurent Boutonnat with Gaspard Ulliel, Léo Legrand, Marie-Josée Croze. In the early 19th century in the Perigord region of France, an orphan swears revenge on the nobleman who caused the death of his parents.
Runtime: 150 min.

SAC - Des hommes dans l'ombre

V.O.: SAC - Des hommes dans l'ombre
Fr. 2005. History by Thomas Vincent with Tcheky Karyo, Simon Abkarian, Bernard Le Coq. In 1981, the murder of an inspector and his family by men of the Service d'Action Civique provoked the dissolution of this parallel police force of the Gaullist regime.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 2005. Historic chronicle by Josée Dayan with Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Torreton, Tcheky Karyo. The power struggles in France at the dawn of the Hundred Years' War.
Runtime: 450 min.
Fr. 2004. Adventures by Pierre Aknine with Vincent Elbaz, Emmanuelle Béart, Tcheky Karyo. To protect the honor of the queen, the musketeers fight the accomplice of the cardinal of Richelieu, the intriguing Milady, a seductive woman with supernatural powers.
Runtime: 182 min.
U.S. 2004. Crime drama by D.J. Caruso with Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Tcheky Karyo. The Montreal police get the help of an FBI agent to track down a serial killer who steals the identity of his victims.
Runtime: 109 min.
G.-B. 2002. Crime drama by Neil Jordan with Nick Nolte, Tcheky Karyo, Saïd Taghmaoui. Addicted to drugs and broke, an American burglar takes part in the theft of paintings from a casino in Monte Carlo.
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 2001. Crime drama by Chris Nahon with Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tcheky Karyo. A Chinese police officer on a mission in Paris becomes a fugitive after being falsely accused of a murder committed by a crooked local detective.
Runtime: 98 min.

The King is Dancing

V.O.: Le Roi danse
Fr. 2000. History by Gérard Corbiau with Benoît Magimel, Boris Terral, Tcheky Karyo. On his deathbed, the musician Jean-Baptiste Lully recalls the milestones of his life and career, which were linked to the fate of his king, Louis XIV.
Runtime: 114 min.
U.S. 1999. Science-fiction by Chris Roberts with Freddie Prinze Jr., Tcheky Karyo, Saffron Burrows. In 2564, space soldiers fight monstrous aliens who want to invade the Earth.
G.-B. 1999. Dramatic comedy by Hugh Hudson with Colin Firth, Robert Norman, Irène Jacob. In the late 1920s on a Scottish estate, an eccentric inventor falls in love with his brother-in-law's fianc
Runtime: 94 min.
Fr. 1999. History by Luc Besson with Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway. In 1429, thanks to supposed divine revelations, a simple peasant girl became the head of the armies of the French king Charles VII.
Runtime: 145 min.
Fr. 1998. Fantasy comedy by Gérard Pullicino with Mitchell David Rothpan, Maria de Medeiros, Tcheky Karyo. A boy and his teacher help three little furry creatures find a stone that has evil powers.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1997. Crime drama by Jan Kounen with Vincent Cassel, Tcheky Karyo, Monica Bellucci. Ultra-violent bank robbers are pitted against a brutal and sadistic police inspector.

Gentle Into the Night

V.O.: Passaggio per il paradiso
It. 1997. Psychological drama by Antonio Baiocco with Julie Harris, Tcheky Karyo, Mariano Rigillo.
Runtime: 97 min.
U.S. 1997. Sentimental comedy by Griffin Dunne with Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston. Two spurned lovers try to stir up trouble in the couple formed by their respective former partners.
Runtime: 99 min.
Fr. 1996. Science-fiction by Jean-Michel Roux with Tcheky Karyo, Julie Delpy, Chick Ortega.
Runtime: 83 min.
G.-B. 1995. Spy drama by Martin Campbell with Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco.
Runtime: 129 min.
U.S. 1995. Comedy by Simon Wincer with Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, Denis Leary.
Runtime: 108 min.
U.S. 1995. Police comedy by Michael Bay with Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni.
Runtime: 118 min.
Can. 1995. Science-fiction by Rene Daalder with Balthazar Getty, Tcheky Karyo, Alice Krige.
Runtime: 120 min.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1994. Psychological drama by Jean-Claude Brisseau with Sylvie Vartan, Michel Piccoli, Tcheky Karyo.
Runtime: 99 min.
Runtime: 120 min.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1993. Crime drama by Marc Rivière with Tcheky Karyo, Clémentine Célarié, Vanessa Wagner. A young priest accused of a crime of which he knows the author is bound by the secrecy of confession.
Fr. 1992. Fantasy comedy by Pierre-Henry Salfati with Tcheky Karyo, Liane Foly, Bernadette Lafont.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1992. Dramatic comedy by Yannick Bellon with Tcheky Karyo, Dominique Blanc, Patrick Bouchitey.
Runtime: 103 min.
G.-B. 1992. History by Ridley Scott with Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver. The main stages of the discovery of the New World by Genoese navigator Christopher Columbus.
Runtime: 150 min.
Runtime: 110 min.
It. 1991. Mores drama by Mauro Bolognini with Julian Sands, Joanna Pacula, Tcheky Karyo. After having consented to his wife taking a lover, a young screenwriter becomes jealous.
Runtime: 95 min.
Br. 1991. Crime drama by Walter Salles with Peter Coyote, Tcheky Karyo, Amanda Pays. In Rio de Janeiro, an American photographer seeks to avenge the death of a prostitute who gave him a computer disk coveted by gangsters.
Runtime: 105 min.
Can. 1990. Dramatic comedy by Michael Rubbo with Nina Petronzio, Christopher Forrest, Paul Klerk. A young girl goes to Amsterdam to unmask the forgers who have sold one of her drawings as a work of Van Gogh.
Runtime: 100 min.

La Femme Nikita

V.O.: Nikita
Fr. 1990. Thriller by Luc Besson with Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tcheky Karyo. Officially dead, a criminal is subjected to rigorous training to become a killer for the secret service.
Runtime: 117 min.
Fr. 1989. Mores drama by Robin Davis with Florent Pagny, Nathalie Cardone, Tcheky Karyo. After his older brother cheats on his wife with the daughter of a surly peasant, a young farmer agrees to marry her.
Runtime: 101 min.
Bel. 1989. Drama by Jean-Jacques Andrien with Jeremy Irons, Fanny Ardant, Tcheky Karyo. A Belgian who has moved to Australia returns to his hometown to save his family's business and falls in love with a married woman.
Runtime: 118 min.

The Bear

V.O.: L'Ours
Fr. 1988. Adventures by Jean-Jacques Annaud with Tcheky Karyo, Jack Wallace, André Lacombe. In the Rockies, an orphaned bear cub and his protector, a large male bear, are being tracked by hunters.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1987. Psychological drama by Christopher Frank with Richard Berry, Claire Nebout, Tcheky Karyo. The director of a photo-laboratory remembers his tormented relationship with a young woman who lived surrounded by intriguing characters.
Runtime: 90 min­.
Fr. 1986. History by Suzanne Schiffman with Tcheky Karyo, Christine Boisson, Jean Carmet. In the thirteenth century, when a monk arrives in a village to verify the worshiping of an unknown saint, he accuses a woman of witchcraft for healing people with plants.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1986. Crime drama by Yves Boisset with Lambert Wilson, Tcheky Karyo, Myriem Roussel. A police officer's wife runs away from home with a thief her husband caught.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1985. Science-fiction by Jérôme Diamant-Berger with Julia Migenes, Tcheky Karyo, Sami Frey. A man tries to thwart a mad scientist who is trying to create the perfect holographic representation of a rock star.
Runtime: 86 min.
Fr. 1985. Chronicle by Jacques Fansten with Robin Renucci, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Sandrine Dumas. Five friends with the same political ideals experience various disappointments while their party is in power.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1985. Psychological drama by Andrzej Zulawski with Francis Huster, Tcheky Karyo, Sophie Marceau. Recently arrived in France, a Hungarian prince is drawn into bloody and sensual adventures by a group of mobsters.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1984. Drama by Bruno Gantillon with Tcheky Karyo, Rüdiger Vogler, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu. A young scientist seeks to prove that he is not responsible for the deaths of three colleagues.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1984. Melodrama by René Allio with Jacques Penot, Dominique Sanda, Laure Duthilleul. Following a liaison with his commander's wife, a young sailor is drawn into a sordid affair.
Runtime: 94 min.

Full Moon in Paris

V.O.: Les Nuits de la pleine lune
Fr. 1984. Mores comedy by Éric Rohmer with Pascale Ogier, Fabrice Luchini, Tcheky Karyo. Living a happy marriage in the suburbs, a young woman in need of independence sets up a studio in Paris so she can stay there occasionally.
Runtime: 101 min.
Fr. 1984. Drama by Bruno Gantillon with Tcheky Karyo, Rüdiger Vogler, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu. Baited by a publisher, a young scientist publishes an article denouncing the tactics of the multinational company he works for.
Runtime: 104 min.
Fr. 1983. Crime drama by Romain Goupil with Tcheky Karyo, Franci Camus, Anne Alvaro. Released from prison, a former militant who trafficked in arms seeks to reunite with friends, not knowing that he has been put under surveillance by intelligence services.
Runtime: 93 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.

The Return of Martin Guerre

V.O.: Le Retour de Martin Guerre
Fr. 1982. Mores drama by Daniel Vigne with Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye, Roger Planchon. In the middle of the sixteenth century, a court of the Toulouse parliament has to rule on an accusation of imposture against a peasant.
Runtime: 123 min.
Fr. 1982. Crime drama by Bob Swaim with Richard Berry, Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard. A police officer pressures a former gangster to be his informant.
Runtime: 100 min.

A Whole Night

V.O.: Toute une nuit
Bel. 1982. Essay film by Chantal Akerman with Aurore Clément, Pierre Forget, Véronique Silver. On a hot summer night in Brussels, various people take actions that will change the course of their lives.
Runtime: 90 min.

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