Maurice Travail
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 17, 1929
Deathday: August 03, 1994
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Ménage
1986-04-23
Ménage
Overview: Bickering couple Monique and Antoine are interrupted by bisexual burglar Bob while fighting in a bar. With husband and wife in need of cash, Bob teaches them the most efficient house burglary methods. Monique is attracted to the charismatic thief, but Bob is more interested in Antoine, who eventually succumbs to his attentions. As the trio continues living together, Monique grows unhappy about being ignored by both men.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1986-04-23
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Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée
1967-10-31
Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée
Overview: May 1944, in Provence, a young Jewish woman fleeing Nazi persecution, entrusts her three-month-old granddaughter to a stranger, Mathieu, a solitary shepherd who will raise her alone. Once the war is over, he will leave with her, in search of the mother. A research that will last more than twenty years and that will lead them to several European countries.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-10-31
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Incorrigible
1975-10-15
Incorrigible
Overview: Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using different names and changing disguises. He's charming and outrageous, incapable of uttering a sentence that isn't embellished or an outright lie. His life goal is to make enough money to build a sea wall to protect Mont-Saint-Michel. Charlotte, a parole officer, shows up: she's young and seems taken in by Victor. He discovers she lives above the Senlus Museum, where her parents are the curators. With two pals he decides to steal a priceless El Greco triptych and then ransom it back to the cultural ministry. What will Charlotte do when she realizes he's used her to make a fortune?
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-10-15
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Buffet Froid
1979-12-19
Buffet Froid
Overview: An absurd black comedy that cunningly reverses the conventions of the crime thriller to comment on the alienating and dehumanizing effects of contemporary urban life. Alphonse Tram is unwittingly involved in several murders despite having no memory of committing the crimes. His confusion lead him to confess to his neighbour, Inspector Morvandieu. Alphonse and Morvandieu become the axis around which murders occur.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-12-19
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La Mandarine
1972-03-17
La Mandarine
Overview: Paris, seventies. In a hotel in the glittering Rue de Rivoli an English boy falls in love with the two young grandchildren of the owner. Based on the novel "La Mandarine" by Christine de Rivoyre.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-03-17
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Cookies
1975-08-20
Cookies
Overview: Henri Serin (Jean-Pierre Marielle), an umbrella salesman, leads a quiet life between his work, his family and his passion for painting. During his many business trips, Henri indulges in a few amorous escapades, which provide a welcome change from the tiresome daily routine his bigoted wife locks him into. One fine day, Henri decides to drop everything and live on love and fresh water. He ends up in Pont-Aven, where he meets Émile, a local painter imitating Gauguin, with whom he shares his drinking and other feminine attractions.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-08-20
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The Immoral One
1980-07-16
The Immoral One
Overview: A woman suffering from amnesia reconstructs her life from audiotapes and discovers that she has had a sordid past, involved in prostitution, and unusual romantic relationships.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1980-07-16
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The Hostage Gang
1973-02-01
The Hostage Gang
Overview: Barely out of the psychiatric hospital where he went to seek care, Gilbert Nodier commits several assaults to have some money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-02-01
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It's Tough for Everybody
1975-06-18
It's Tough for Everybody
Overview: After losing his job, an idealistic adman starts his own agency, putting himself in the crosshairs of his jaded ex-boss.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-06-18
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The Education in Love of Valentin
1976-05-25
The Education in Love of Valentin
Overview: This sex comedy concerns the efforts of Julien to get his timid, "backward" 20-year-old son to take an interest in sex and get married. After a series of adventures with women (arranged by papa), Valentin finally gets married to a woman who appears to be as shy as he is. Things get complicated when his father begins an affair with her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-05-25
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Holy Year
1976-04-23
Holy Year
Overview: Two bank robbers, an old and a young, escape from prison to get to the hidden loot.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-04-23
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Les gros bras
1963-12-31
Les gros bras
Overview: Madame Andromèze's diamond bracelet has been stolen from the plane taking Nicole from Rome to Paris. Slipped by the thief into her bag, the bracelet undergoes many vicissitudes... Found and appraised, it is declared a fake! Nicole's brother and fiancé chase after the real bracelet, disrupting the life of a grand palace. Finally, Madame Andromèze finds her bracelet, which has been declared genuine. The original thief resurfaces and steals the jewel again.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-12-31
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Les gros malins
1969-05-13
Les gros malins
Overview: Paul Blanc runs a butcher's shop with his Neapolitan wife, the vivacious Giulia. One night, thanks to sleeping pills received from his brother in Argentina, he dreams of horse racing and sees in his dream the order of arrival of the horses. Giulia praises her husband's gift at the local café. But the turfmen dissuade her from betting on the nags chosen by Paul, who they consider to be real losers! But her vision proves to be right. When her secret is discovered, everyone wants to buy this miracle medicine. But the product is no longer manufactured, as it is considered dangerous and has been banned by the authorities.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1969-05-13
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The Adventures of Zadig
1970-12-29
The Adventures of Zadig
Overview: In the time of King Moabdar, in ancient Babylon, the young philosopher, Zadig, undergoes many misadventures.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-12-29
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Hotel du Lac
1986-03-02
Hotel du Lac
Overview: Romantic novelist Edith Hope so horrifies her friends that they banish her to the solitude of a Swiss hotel. She decides to work out her exile by observing her fellow guests.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-02
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Handsome Face
1972-11-29
Handsome Face
Overview: Pierrette, an active labor activist, marries Mario. He had little sympathy for his wife's political activities. Nevertheless, he takes part in a strikers' demonstration she leads, where he is bludgeoned to death by the CRS.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-11-29
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Chut !
1972-03-23
Chut !
Overview: A small saver discovers the scam that threatens all subscribers to the "Caution foncière". He embarks on an incredible adventure to recover the funds paid in by his friends, and succeeds in exposing the scandal.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-03-23
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Chinese Glory
1972-11-26
Chinese Glory
Overview: During the Second World War, the son of a Grenoble collaborator went up to his grandmother's house on the Vercors plateau to wait for the war to end without him. On July 21, 1944, German troops overran the plateau. Forced to flee, he joins a small group of Resistance fighters and civilians, and struggles to survive for three days and nights.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-11-26
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The Restroom Robbery
1975-01-22
The Restroom Robbery
Overview: Max and Riton, 2 thieves make plan to steal money in a train station office. They will operate through the wall in the public toilets.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-01-22
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The Big Store
1973-09-06
The Big Store
Overview: Four guys working for a small grocer in trouble, declare war on a new giant neighborhood supermarket by attempting several coups. A film about the big store taking over the business of smaller stores.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-09-06
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Catherine & Co.
1975-10-29
Catherine & Co.
Overview: Catherine, a young British sexworker living in Paris, decides to start her own "company" after learning the basics of big businesscom from her clients. She encounters both interest and setbacks in her search for investors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-10-29
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Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
1974-10-23
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Overview: Three friends navigate mid-life crises: a blocked writer, a disillusioned doctor, and a charming man facing bankruptcy and divorce. As their struggles strain friendships, a younger man captures the attention of one friend's wife, complicating their lives further.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-10-23
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The Seventh Company Has Been Found
1975-12-10
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
Overview: The second part of the Seventh Company adventures.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-12-10
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