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Édouard Molinaro
Writer 1928 - 2013

Édouard Molinaro

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (Oscar, etc.), My Uncle Benjamin (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), Dracula and Son (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles (with Michel Serrault and... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

6 titles
Beaumarchais l'insolent

Beaumarchais l'insolent

Édouard Molinaro 1996 1h 40m 7.3

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.

La cage aux folles

La cage aux folles

Édouard Molinaro 1978 1h 32m 6.9

Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.

Mon oncle Benjamin

Mon oncle Benjamin

Édouard Molinaro 1969 1h 30m 6.0

In the amorous mid 18th century under Louis XV, a country doctor risks danger and prison to pursue his seduction of the women of the bourgeoisie.

Peau d'espion

Peau d'espion

Édouard Molinaro 1967 1h 33m

A writer gets wrapped up in espionage.

La mort de Belle

La mort de Belle

Édouard Molinaro 1961 1h 31m 8.0

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.

Un témoin dans la ville

Un témoin dans la ville

Édouard Molinaro 1959 1h 29m 7.5

Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.

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