Maurice Teynac
Maurice Teynac (1915–1992) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film The Lame Devil under Sacha Guitry. In 1954 he appeared in London's West End in J.B. Priestley's poorly reviewed play The White Countess. Source: Article "Maurice Teynac" from Wikipedia in English,... Read full bio →
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L'enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished masterpiece, Inferno (1964), is reconstructed in this film which is part drama and part documentary.
Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion
Orion commander Cliff Allister McLane, galactic war hero and unconventional daredevil in the service of the world government, is transferred with his crew to the space patrol. On top of that, Colonel Villa, head of the Galactic Security Service, provides him with the attractive agent Tamara Jagellovsk as a chaperone.
Il faut tuer Birgitt Haas
"Hangar" is a new agency whose purpose is to carry out missions even too sensitive for the police or intelligence services. The agency must eliminate a German female terrorist by the name of Birgitt Haas. The murder is to be disguised as a crime of passion, so an agent must lure Birgitt into falling in love.
The Day of the Jackal
An assassin targets the president of France in this tense Frederick Forsyth thriller.
État de siège
Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
Mayerling
Based on real life events that led to tragic deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera.
La louve solitaire
Françoise looks like a sexy kitten by day, but is a silent she-wolf by night, making very clever robberies of gold jewels. Despite the interest, and competition, from Bruno, she ends a lonely she-wolf.
The Night of the Generals
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
Los pianos mecánicos
Vincent is recovering from a nervous breakdown in a seaside village on the Costa Brava. He enters into an affair with nightclub owner Jenny, but their relationship changes when she falls for alcoholic author Pascal Regnier, who is struggling to resume his writing career.
Le procès
Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.
Le diable et les 10 commandements
1) Jerôme Chambard, a retired man, taken in by nuns in a convent, swears like a trooper. 2) Françoise takes a lover because he has promised her a diamond necklace. 3) Denis, a seminarist, decides to renounce his vows to avenge his sister. 4) God in person lands at a remote farm and works miracles there. 5) Pierre learns that his mother is not…
Le capitaine Fracasse
The ruined Baron Philippe de Sigognac, meets one day a troupe of traveling actors. Attracted by Isabelle, and by the enthusiasm of his acting companions, he joins the troupe.
La mort de Belle
Stéphane Blanchon teaches at International College and lives quietly in Geneva with his wife Christine. His love life is nonexistent until Belle arrives to stay in his villa.
Napoléon
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.
L'affaire des poisons
Madame de Montespan, the Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV, has been in disgrace since the King set eyes on a younger beauty, Marie-Angélique Scorailles.
Si Versailles m'était conté...
The history of the palace of Versailles from its founding to the present.
La rose rouge
The Jacques Brothers, their temporary replacements, Yves Gérard and his troupe, as well as a famous movie star looking for a new partner, Evelyne Dorsey, are causing disruption at the "La Rose rouge" cabaret, the most famous cellar in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, to the delight of regulars.
La poison
Paul Braconnier et sa femme Blandine n'ont qu'une seule idée en tête : trouver le moyen d'assassiner l'autre sans risque. Paul rencontre dans ce but un célèbre avocat qui lui explique comment procéder. Paul tue ensuite sa femme d'un coup de couteau dans le ventre, pendant qu'elle lui verse du poison...
Fantômas contre Fantômas
Everyone in Paris thinks Fantomas is dead. A wave of extortion, blackmail and murder all point to the master criminal. Inspector Juve and his reporter friend Fandor set out to find the truth.
Le diable boiteux
Evocation, avec tout l'esprit de Guitry mais aussi celui de Talleyrand, de la vie de ce dernier, qui passe du service de la republique à celui de Bonaparte et de celui de Napoleon à celui de la royauté, avec pour seul but la grandeur de la France.
Fantômas contre Fantômas
After his failed attempts to capture the ruthless crook and murderer Fantômas, Inspector Juve becomes the victim of a virulent press campaign which accuses him of being Fantômas himself. Whilst Juve languishes in a prison cell, his friend, the journalist Fandor, attempts to clear his name by tracking the real Fantômas.