Adrien Cayla-Legrand
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 26, 1919
Deathday: December 12, 2007
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The Day of the Jackal
1973-05-16
The Day of the Jackal
Overview: An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-16
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Idiot in Paris
1967-03-22
Idiot in Paris
Overview: Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris (the "Halles"). The poor man is completely lost, but the meat merchant Dessertine takes him under his wings when he hears that Goubi was likewise 'raised by the State'...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-03-22
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The Granddaughter's Model
1971-05-05
The Granddaughter's Model
Overview: Four young women embark on a journey of sexual awakening.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-05-05
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Les Culottes rouges
1962-12-19
Les Culottes rouges
Overview: Antoine Rossi, a recidivist prisoner of war in Germany, manages to escape with the cowardly Fendard. Fendard does everything in his power to help him even though he is wounded, but Antoine tries to get rid of him as he boards the train to freedom.
Genres: Romance Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-12-19
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Trouble Among Widows
1964-04-15
Trouble Among Widows
Overview: When Guillaume Valmont dies in a car accident, the only thing he leaves his wife Isabelle is his pharmacy. She never loved her older husband and she regards his death as a deliverance. At the funeral, she meets Judith, widow too, and she soon realises that her husband had been leading a double life. A short while later, the pharmacy is broken into, but nothing is stolen. Police Inspector Laforêt is put in charge of the case. Isabelle becomes suspicious when Judith offers to buy the pharmacy.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-04-15
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Salut Berthe !
1968-08-20
Salut Berthe !
Overview: Adrien Chautard, a major industrialist from Abidjan, has been chosen to replace an expert on the official Ivory Coast delegation sent to Paris to discuss the country's association with the Common Market. Chautard is delighted at the prospect of this trip, where he will be reunited with the woman of his dreams: Elisabeth. Alas, at Abidjan airport, a nasty surprise awaits him: Berthe, his lawful wife, has decided to leave with him to consult a leading cardiologist in the capital.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1968-08-20
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The Pebbles of Etratat
1972-03-10
The Pebbles of Etratat
Overview: Following a car breakdown, Miss Annie, director of a weight loss center, meets a certain Mr. Kelvo, a car champion. But instead of helping her, he rapes her. She decides to take revenge and follows him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-03-10
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Out of It
1978-10-10
Out of It
Overview: The lawyer is visiting a prison to meet with a violent criminal who has been condemned to death. During the visit, things turn bad, there is a riot where prisoners escape and the criminal escapes taking a lawyer hostage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-10-10
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The Night of the Generals
1967-01-29
The Night of the Generals
Overview: A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
Genres: Thriller Mystery War Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-29
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Male Hunt
1964-09-18
Male Hunt
Overview: A few stories about marriage and its problems. Antoine is about to marry Gisèle. His friend Julien, an established bachelor, desperately tries to convince him not to do it, recounting his own painful experiences.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-09-18
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The Christmas Tree
1969-09-25
The Christmas Tree
Overview: A French-American millionaire, his girlfriend and his war buddy try to grant his dying son's every wish.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1969-09-25
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The Executioner of Hearts
1983-10-12
The Executioner of Hearts
Overview: While filming on location in Tahiti, a small-time actor seizes an opportunity to make it big, but the attention may be more than he bargained for.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1983-10-12
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People in Luck
1963-04-26
People in Luck
Overview: A light French comedy of 5 segments.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-04-26
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Thank Heaven for Small Favors
1963-08-28
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
Overview: Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family to do strange work.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-08-28
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The Good and the Bad
1976-01-19
The Good and the Bad
Overview: The film follows the exploits of Jacques, a car-mechanic turned pro-thief, and his Jewish co-conspirator Simon as their robberies, beginning well before the Second World War, take on a political coloration under the occupation.
Genres: Drama Crime Comedy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-01-19
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How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
1965-10-28
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
Overview: The film consists of three novels. The film begins with the fact that the Bernard Blier hero removes a lantern from the entrance to a brothel. The second part is about how the lantern and jewelery were stolen from a young baroness. And in the third part the hero of Louis de Funes hangs a lantern at the entrance to his house.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1965-10-28
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