Maurice Sarfati
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 24, 1931
Deathday: November 13, 2013
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The Door Slams
1960-12-21
The Door Slams
Overview: Between a whimsical wife, two insolent girls, a son who is engaged in strange chemical experiments and a mother-in-law who is being courted by a rich English lord, André Costais, an intractable industrialist, is struggling to impose his authority on his family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-12-21
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956-12-19
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Overview: Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuous gypsy, performs a bewitching dance in front of delighted spectators. From up in a tower of the cathedral, Frollo, an alchemist, gazes at her lustfully. Later in the night, Frollo orders Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer and his faithful servant, to kidnap Esmeralda. But when the ugly freak comes close to her is touched by the young woman's beauty...
Genres: Drama History Horror
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-12-19
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Air of Paris
1954-09-24
Air of Paris
Overview: Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring champion who will reach the goals he was never able to achieve.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1954-09-24
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Homage at Siesta Time
1962-01-21
Homage at Siesta Time
Overview: The widows of four missionaries condemned by the Indians to die at the stake, go to the Amazon jungle to pay homage to them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-01-21
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The Big Flag
1954-06-21
The Big Flag
Overview: For Naval officers duty comes first. Navy Lieutenant Favrel is one of these men. He has promised his wife Simone to stay with her all the time but a last mission aboard a training cruiser makes him realize that his life is tied to the sea. For his part, Navy cadet Pierre Hardouin understands that sailing is his vocation. The prospect of staying home alone while Pierre is on mission, frightens Madeleine, the girl of his heart. But the young woman ends up accepting the ordeal and marrying Pierre.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1954-06-21
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Sins of Youth
1958-10-31
Sins of Youth
Overview: In a small provincial town, the boarding-house is run by Mathilde Belin, the overindulging and over-demanding mother of Paul. When she is told by her envious sister Charlotte that her son is having a secret affair with Catherine, a salesgirl, she becomes furious and starts doing everything in her power to separate the lovebirds.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-10-31
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Mitsou
1956-12-24
Mitsou
Overview: During the First World War, the Empyrée Montmartre, a Paris music-hall, is dedicated to patriotic revues whose star is the charming Mitsou. The young artist is not without talent but she is mainly well-connected. She is indeed the cherished mistress of Pierre Duroy-Lelong, a rich industrialist. One night, thanks to Petite-Chose, an ebullient singer-dancer and her co-star, she gets to know a handsome army, Lieutenant Bleu. Mitsou falls madly in love with him and Lieutenant Bleu is physically attracted to her. The trouble is that Bleu comes from a distinguished family and cannot put up with her lack of culture and artistic bad taste...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-12-24
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The Golden Claws of the Cat Girl
1968-02-09
The Golden Claws of the Cat Girl
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Adventure Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1968-02-09
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La P..... sentimentale
1958-10-24
La P..... sentimentale
Overview: A high school boy falls for a prostitute he has met on the notorious "Rue Des Patures".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-10-24
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Maigret Sets a Trap
1958-01-29
Maigret Sets a Trap
Overview: Four women were murdered, each was knifed and, though they had their clothes torn, they weren't molested. As the famed police inspector Jules Maigret pieces the clues together, he comes to realize that for the elusive man that he suspects to be unmasked, he has to set him a trap.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-01-29
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OSS 117 Is Not Dead
1957-08-14
OSS 117 Is Not Dead
Overview: OSS 117 is asked for help by a female acquaintance Muriel Rousset. She beseeches him to retrieve secret documents which have been stolen from Sir Anthony Lead, the father of Anita and Marion. He complies with her wish and no obstacle or danger can hinder him from meeting her expectations.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1957-08-14
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The Crab Basket
1960-05-20
The Crab Basket
Overview: Charles is a student in Strasbourg. Abandoned by Liliane, his fiancée, who has inexplicably given up on marriage, he moves to Paris, where he decides to pursue a career in cinema. He founded a film club and became a journalist, then assistant to a famous director. Little by little, he came face to face with the various compromises inherent in this professional milieu. After writing a screenplay about his experiences, he enlists the help of Chantal, a young actress, to bring his film project to fruition.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-05-20
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Le Berger des abeilles
1976-11-24
Le Berger des abeilles
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-11-24
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Give Me Ten Desperate Men
1962-06-17
Give Me Ten Desperate Men
Overview: This is a story that is less a developed tale than a thumbnail sketch about imaginary events on a kibbutz in Palestine. Set in the period just before Israel gained its status as an independent nation, the drama shows the occupants of the kibbutz engaged in typical hard work. They have to find a source of water, construct their buildings, and do all the chores needed to stay alive, and these pressures as well as the times in which they live cause tensions to rise. The mix of kibbutzim covers a wide range of personality types, from the deeply religious to the ingrained soldier.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-06-17
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The First Outrages
1955-10-28
The First Outrages
Overview: Christian has just returned home after failing his A-levels. His father, incensed by his failure, asks a neighboring teacher to give him lessons. But Christian falls for Simone, the teacher's cousin. Jealous, Christian's girlfriend Bichette arranges for the father and the teacher to learn everything. Christian is sent away and reunited with Françoise, the house's pretty maid, who had been dismissed. Bichette has had it.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1955-10-28
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L'Exécution
1961-01-29
L'Exécution
Overview: Paris, at the start of the German Occupation, five men plan to sabotage a factory.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-01-29
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Hugues le Loup
1979-01-19
Hugues le Loup
Overview: Gédéon, the Count of Niedeck's gamekeeper, visits Dr. François to invite him to the chateau. He explains that his master has suddenly gone mad during a change of moon. En route, the two men meet a strange old woman who lives in the woods. Gédéon explains to the doctor that whenever this woman prowls around, the Count is plagued by dementia. Once there, the doctor treats the Count and calms him down. The Count has a daughter, Odile, whom he clearly hates. One evening, a mysterious traveler arrives.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-01-19
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Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
2004-10-19
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
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Genres: Animation
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-10-19
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The Curse of Belphegor
1967-11-08
The Curse of Belphegor
Overview: At the Opera of Toulon, the cast and crew hoping to put on a Satanism / human sacrifice-themed ballet entitled “La malédiction de Belphégor” soon find their numbers dwindling.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-11-08
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The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1980-12-12
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Overview: An adaptation of the novel 813, in which the gentleman burglar competes to steal state papers and tries to uncover the identity of a terrifying murderer.
Genres: Romance Comedy Adventure Action Crime Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1980-12-12
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Lost Command
1966-05-01
Lost Command
Overview: After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.
Genres: Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-01
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Fire of Love
1967-04-28
Fire of Love
Overview: Maroîs, the fairground bon vivant, spends most of his time around a bottle of wine, in the company of his friend Michaux, with whom he was once a sailor. He neglects his wife Monique, a pretty girl much younger than himself. Suffering from this indifference, she seeks imperfect and fleeting consolation, first from Michel, their friend's son, then from Jean-Louis, a young mechanic who has helped out with Maroîs' truck and won his trusting friendship. Michel, jealous, tells the showman of his misfortune. He leaves to kill his wife's lover. The latter, wishing to separate the antagonists, seriously burns herself by knocking over an autogenous welding block, which explodes. Taken to hospital, she asks for and receives her husband's forgiveness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-04-28
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A Night at the Moulin Rouge
1957-08-07
A Night at the Moulin Rouge
Overview: An uncle in America wants to endow his nieces with a dowry, provided they succeed in making a name for themselves one night at the Moulin Rouge, where one of them is already performing. Everyone's pulling out all the stops to help the girls put on an act, dupe the theater manager and win the dowry - which will be doubled if they manage to marry, as their uncle is marrying the star of the show.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1957-08-07
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Codine
1963-05-15
Codine
Overview: An ex-convict struggles to survive by brute force alone in a turn-of-the-century slum in Bucharest. Codine is the thug who served 10 years for murdering a friend. He returns home to his miserly mother, whose penny-pinching ways infuriate her son. A young boy looks up to Codine, and through the man's eyes he sees the economic and social injustices from an adult perspective. When Codine kills another man who violated his trust, his mother becomes more unhinged and paranoid. Thinking her son will steal her hoarded money, she plots to kill her only son. The impressionable child watches in horror and amazement at the cruel machinations of the adult work that surrounds him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1963-05-15
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Les Hommes en blanc
1955-05-09
Les Hommes en blanc
Overview: Jean Nerac completes his medical studies, sure of a successful career, but less sure of his attempts with fellow student Marianne, who refuses to accept him. Nerac leaves for the Auvergne. An old doctor will soon die, but replacing him will be difficult, as one of Jean's colleagues has failed. However, with patience, skill, modesty and friendship, Jean Nerac overcame the mistrust of his patients. He settled in these austere mountains, and Marianne, convinced of the young man's worth, helped him with her presence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1955-05-09
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Illicit Motherhood
1953-10-09
Illicit Motherhood
Overview: A group of drifting youngsters train to commit petty thefts. A certain André puts them on the trail of a real hold-up. They might carry it out if a suicide attempt didn't stop them. A young woman throws herself into the river. They save her, comfort her, learn that she's pregnant. They surround her with their friendship. When André reappears and seizes Lucienne to throw her on the pavement, everyone unites to save her, and the kind-hearted Maurice offers to be the baby's loving father.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1953-10-09
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La chose qui ricane
1985-09-11
La chose qui ricane
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Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1985-09-11
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Cyrano de Bergerac
1990-03-28
Cyrano de Bergerac
Overview: Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he finds a way to express his love to her, indirectly.
Genres: Drama Comedy History Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-03-28
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