Georges Descrières
Biography: Georges Descrières (born 15 April 1930) is a French actor. He has appeared in 52 films and television shows between 1954 and 1996. He starred alongside Anna Karina in the 1962 film Sun in Your Eyes and portrayed the gentleman-burglar Arsène Lupin in an internationally successful TV series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ry Georges Descrières, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 15, 1930
Deathday: October 19, 2013
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L'homme qui n'était pas là
1987-05-06
L'homme qui n'était pas là
Overview: Charles Elaine, a famous actor, becomes the target of a man who wants to apply to him a theory according to which you can make someone crazy by manipulating him. Rella, a beautiful young woman, is designed to drive Charles crazy.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1987-05-06
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Vengeance of the Three Musketeers
1961-10-25
Vengeance of the Three Musketeers
Overview: To avenge her defeat and with the help of the Cardinal's army leader Rochefort, the treacherous Milady de Winter kidnaps both D'Artagnan and Constance, in order to spur a war between the French and the English, as per the Cardinal's wish.
Genres: Adventure Romance History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-10-25
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Maître Pygmalion
1975-07-27
Maître Pygmalion
Overview: Juliette, a young woman of twenty-five, works unsuccessfully as a sales representative. Discouraged, on the point of giving up, Juliette meets Christian, a brilliant and seductive salesman, who offers her to play Pygmalion: he will be the master, she will be the pupil. But the master falls in love with Juliette.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-07-27
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Horoscope
1978-06-21
Horoscope
Overview: Vincent and his friend Antoine are convinced to find fortune by following precisely their horoscope. But as they go along the zodiac forecasts, they accumulate absurd misunderstandings.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-06-21
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Champagne Charlie
1989-04-12
Champagne Charlie
Overview: This is the story of the Charles Heidsieck who opened the market for Champagne sales in America just prior to the American Civil War. He is a reluctant French spy and is captured and spends time in a Union prison. There are two parallel love stories (he is French) and some battles with his uncle for control of the family vineyard (because his father married his mother who the uncle also loved).
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-12
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Two for the Road
1967-04-27
Two for the Road
Overview: On the way to a party, a British couple dissatisfied with their marriage recall the gradual dissolution of their relationship.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-04-27
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Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976-02-17
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Overview: A bumbling film crew attempts to make a porno movie.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-02-17
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Sugar
1978-10-15
Sugar
Overview: Civil servant Adrien Courtois comes to Paris in order to make his money bear fruits.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-10-15
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Tonight or Never
1961-09-29
Tonight or Never
Overview: A theatrical director's relationship with his aspiring actress girlfriend begins to unravel when she fails to land a role in his play.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-09-29
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The Model Couple
1977-03-30
The Model Couple
Overview: In 1977 France, the Ministry of the Future chooses two “normal,” white, middle-class citizens, Claudine and Jean-Michel, for a national experiment. They will be monitored and displayed on television for six months in a model apartment outfitted with state-of-the-art products and nonstop surveillance—the template for “a new city for the new man".
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1977-03-30
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My Pastor Among the Nudists
1982-07-28
My Pastor Among the Nudists
Overview: A country priest receives his bishop with the mission of converting a nudist camp.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-07-28
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A Wall in Jerusalem
1968-11-20
A Wall in Jerusalem
Overview: A brilliant documentary about the growth of Israel into the Jewish homeland. Seventy-three years of struggle for religious freedom is vividly recorded using rare archive film footage and photographs of historic events in the development of 20th century Israel. Beginning with the Dreyfus Affair in 1894, the film covers Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism; the earliest immigration and settlements; the formation of kibbutzim; the Balfour Declaration; the rise of European anti-Semitism; the British occupation of Palestine; Arab confrontations; the United Nations resolution; the "Exodus" incident, and the Six Day War.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1968-11-20
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The Fighting Musketeers
1961-10-04
The Fighting Musketeers
Overview: D'Artagnan is back from England with a message for the queen. Buckingham has declared that he was ready to attack France to deliver Anne of Austria. D'Artagnan ends up arrested and thrown into prison. Musketeers wonder how to rescue their friend.
Genres: Adventure History Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-10-04
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Polyeucte
1961-03-31
Polyeucte
Overview: In a frightening dream, Pauline, daughter of Felix the Roman governor, foresees the death of Polyeucte and cannot agree to let her husband leave the Palace. In love, Polyeucte leaves however on the advice of his Christian friend Néarque who encourages him to neglect the tears of his wife and urges him to be baptized...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-03-31
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The Aristocrats
1955-10-12
The Aristocrats
Overview: A novel by Michel De Saint Pierre was the source for Les Aristocrates. Pierre Fresnay stars an aging Marquis, who tries his best to uphold the traditions of nobility in an ever-changing world. The Marquis' children prefer the trappings of modern society and pop culture and regard their father as a relic. This cultural clash nearly results in tragedy when two of the Marquis' offspring substitute recklessness for common sense.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1955-10-12
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Qu'est-ce qui fait craquer les filles...
1982-06-23
Qu'est-ce qui fait craquer les filles...
Overview: The owner of a casino and the owner of a luxury hotel in Deauville are eternal rivals.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-06-23
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Le Rouge et le Noir
1954-10-29
Le Rouge et le Noir
Overview: It's no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post-Napoleonic era, his intensely romantic liaisons propel him forward at a pace he cannot control.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1954-10-29
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Lovers on a Tightrope
1960-04-06
Lovers on a Tightrope
Overview: Cora, the wife of a wealthy Parisian businessman, Daniel, is involved in an affair with Henri, an unscrupulous garage mechanic who has set his sights on Cora's fortune. Daniel becomes suspicious and hires a detective to investigate, but the detective is unsuccessful in pinpointing Cora's extramarital activities.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-04-06
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Marriage of Figaro
1959-11-04
Marriage of Figaro
Overview: It's the day of Figaro's marriage to Susanna, but first he must help the Countess divert the Count's attention away from Susanna and back to her, while arranging the betrothal of Cherubino and Barbarina.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-11-04
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Tell Me You Love Me
1974-12-12
Tell Me You Love Me
Overview: Two couples, undermined by frequent scenes, fall apart: the men, Richard and Bertrand, directors of an advertising agency, move into their office; soon Lucien, their main client and friend, suffering from the same afflictions, joins them in this new bachelor life. For their part, the women regroup and organize themselves: Victoire absorbs herself in her work as a decorator; Charlotte, long submissive to Richard's personality, raises her head and finds a job; as for Pascaline, she runs off with Tabard, her husband Lucien's groom, to start raising sheep. These three crises, combined with a series of twists and turns, bring unexpected results for each of the couples.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-12-12
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A Flea in Her Ear
1968-11-27
A Flea in Her Ear
Overview: Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-11-27
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De doux dingues
1972-01-24
De doux dingues
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-01-24
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The Three Musketeers
1959-12-25
The Three Musketeers
Overview: The Three Musketeers (French: Les trois mousquetaires) is a 1959 French TV film based on a play adaptation of the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is notable for featuring Jean Paul Belmondo in the lead.
Genres: Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-12-25
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La Puce à l'oreille
1978-12-01
La Puce à l'oreille
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-12-01
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Le Misanthrope
1977-09-13
Le Misanthrope
Overview: Alceste hates all of humanity, denounces its hypocrisy, cowardice and compromise. But he nevertheless loves Célimène, flirtatious and slanderous. The virtuous thus launches into battles lost in advance which force him to flee.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1977-09-13
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Domino
1967-04-27
Domino
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-04-27
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The Pavements of Paris
1961-02-19
The Pavements of Paris
Overview: Arlette has too provincial parents to whom she announces her plan about own independence. After her departure, Marc, her absent fiance seek for her in vain in Paris until he discovers her picture on the magazine cover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-02-19
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Caroline and the Rebels
1955-03-11
Caroline and the Rebels
Overview: A swashbuckling heritage reveals itself as the adopted son of 19th-century Spaniards develops into a suave lady-killer.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-03-11
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Sun in Your Eyes
1962-06-22
Sun in Your Eyes
Overview: A love triangle between 23-year-old Emma (Anna Karina), her older boyfriend (Georges Descrières) and the younger man (Jacques Perrin) she meets while on vacation by herself.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-06-22
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Double assassinat dans la Rue Morgue
1973-06-02
Double assassinat dans la Rue Morgue
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Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-06-02
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Come Dance with Me!
1959-12-18
Come Dance with Me!
Overview: The wife of an accused murderer embarks on a dangerous masquerade to find the real culprit behind a dancer's death.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-12-18
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Would-Be Gentleman
1958-11-19
Would-Be Gentleman
Overview: M. Jourdain is a cloth merchant who wants to become a gentleman, learning dance, music, fencing and philosophy. Mme Jourdain is worried about Dorante's expenses and prefers her daughter Lucile to marry Cléonte. The two young men's servants use subterfuge to get M. Jourdain to accept Cléonte as son-in-law. They fake the arrival of the Grand Turk's son in Paris, and, in an Oriental ballet, confer upon M. Jourdain the title of Mammamouchi, his daughter marrying the son of the Grand Turk, who is none other than Cléonte in disguise.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-11-19
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Hi Doc
1957-03-06
Hi Doc
Overview: 24 hours in the life of a humble general practitioner. A very busy life to say the least... Like every other day, Dr. Forget works from morning till dusk (and even later). He sees patients in his consulting room or visits them either on house calls or at the hospital. But is today just another day? Not quite since on this very day, Junior, Dr. Forget's son, will know if he has passed or not his exam at the faculty of medicine.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1957-03-06
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The Man in the Buick
1968-01-12
The Man in the Buick
Overview: Mr Jo, nicknamed "the man with the Buick", is the darling of the small town of Honfleur. But he is in fact a trafficker with a bad reputation who would like to forget about his past, now limiting himself to smuggling rubies under the cover of a charitable organization which offers underprivileged children holidays in Switzerland. However, Mr. Jo is in love with a pretty widow and, in order to marry her, he is willing to get involved in a hold-up again. And "the man with the Buick", who seemed so honorable, will surprise the inhabitants of Honfleur when Inspector Menard reveals his secret activities.
Genres: Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1968-01-12
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Les caprices de Marianne
1982-06-04
Les caprices de Marianne
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-06-04
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