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Yves Robert
Director 1920 - 2002

Yves Robert

Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France

Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

18 titles
Le bal des casse-pieds

Le bal des casse-pieds

Yves Robert 1992 1h 39m

A tolerant veterinarian turns the other cheek when annoyed but changes his nature when he falls in love.

Le château de ma mère

Le château de ma mère

Yves Robert 1990 1h 39m 8.0

To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseille, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills. Determined, Marcel makes the long voyage back to the cottage on foot and lands himself in trouble. One day Marcel's father discovers a shortcut to the cottage, but it requires trespassing.

La gloire de mon père

La gloire de mon père

Yves Robert 1990 1h 45m 8.0

Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.

Le jumeau

Le jumeau

Yves Robert 1984 1h 44m

Matthias Duval is in love, but he can't choose between the two twin sisters Betty and Liz Kerner. To pick up the two sisters, he invents his own twin brother and will play both characters.

Nous irons tous au paradis

Nous irons tous au paradis

Yves Robert 1977 1h 50m 6.4

Sequel to Pardon Mon Affaire. Four men continue to explore the fallout from their personal lives. This time they buy a house in the country, but struggle to escape their troubles.

Un éléphant ça trompe énormément

Un éléphant ça trompe énormément

Yves Robert 1976 1h 45m 6.6

On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better.

Le retour du grand blond

Le retour du grand blond

Yves Robert 1974 1h 21m 5.8

With "little captain" Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy," Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in some fake adventures. All this to stop the investigation into the death of Colonel Milan.

Salut l'artiste

Salut l'artiste

Yves Robert 1973 1h 36m 6.0

Marcello Mastrioanni stars as aging actor Nicolas whose career has dwindled to TV commercials. Seeking an anchor in his life, Nicolas attempts a reconciliation with his ex-wife. But in this, as in his professional life, Nicolas is doomed to disillusionment and failure.

Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire

Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire

Yves Robert 1972 1h 30m 7.3

A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.

Courage fuyons

Courage fuyons

Yves Robert 1970 1h 40m 7.0

At forty years old, Martin Belhomme leads a quiet life with his wife and two children. One day, he falls hopelessly in love with Eva, a cabaret singer. He decides to follow her to Amsterdam. From then on, his life becomes very eventful!

Alexandre le bienheureux

Alexandre le bienheureux

Yves Robert 1968 1h 40m 7.6

Alexandre est cultivateur dans une petite ferme française, mais sa femme le pousse à bout de force en lui imposant chaque jour une liste de travaux démesurée. Devenu brutalement veuf, il éprouve un grand soulagement et se sent libéré de son labeur : il décide de s'accorder un repos qu'il juge mérité, afin de prendre le temps de savourer la vie.

Les copains

Les copains

Yves Robert 1965 1h 31m

Seven old pals live inseparable lives, dividing their time between hilarious pranks and memorable drinking bouts. Bénin is the mastermind, Broudier the enforcer and Lesueur the prankster. One evening, a grandiose plan was hatched: to wreak havoc in two peaceful sub-prefectures: Ambert and Issoire.

Bébert et l'omnibus

Bébert et l'omnibus

Yves Robert 1963 1h 34m 8.0

L'espiègle Bébert échappe à la vigilance de son grand frère dans les rues de la capitale. Perdu, Bébert va vivre une nuit mémorable dans un train de banlieue.

La guerre des boutons

La guerre des boutons

Yves Robert 1962 1h 30m 7.8

For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys.

La famille Fenouillard

La famille Fenouillard

Yves Robert 1960 1h 18m

The story takes the Fenouillard family to Paris where they want to see the Eiffel tower;but they take the wrong train (after the laborious explanations of the station master),winds up on a ship who sails away to Brazil.

Signé Arsène Lupin

Signé Arsène Lupin

Yves Robert 1959 1h 40m

At the end of the Great War, Arsène Lupin resumed his adventurous life. Theft of three paintings committed by an adversary leads him to the treasure of the Golden Fleece.

Ni vu, ni connu

Ni vu, ni connu

Yves Robert 1958 1h 35m 8.0

In a small French village, everything would be quiet if the local wildlife cop was not being ridiculed by a smart poacher.

Les hommes ne pensent qu'à ça

Les hommes ne pensent qu'à ça

Yves Robert 1954 1h 14m

Alfred is in love, but shy. Desperate not to have the audacity to express his passion to the woman of his dreams, Nicole, a young dairyman, he enthusiastically accepts the proposal of Don Juan to make his sentimental education.

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