Daniel Duval
Biography: Daniel Duval (28 November 1944 – 10 October 2013) was a French film actor, director and writer. Best known as an actor, Duval has credits in over 70 television and film productions. As a filmmaker, Duval was awarded the Silver Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival in 1977 for his drama film Shadow of the Castles, which he wrote and directed. In 2008 and 2010, he appeared in a recurring role during the second and third seasons, respectively, of the hit French TV drama Engrenages. He was briefly married to Anna Karina, from 1978 to 1981. Source: Article "Daniel Duval" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 28, 1944
Deathday: October 09, 2013
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Caché
2005-10-05
Caché
Overview: George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.
Genres: Mystery Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-10-05
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À San Remo
2004-04-15
À San Remo
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-04-15
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Time to Leave
2005-05-16
Time to Leave
Overview: Romain, 31, a fashion photographer with terminal cancer, elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-05-16
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36th Precinct
2004-11-24
36th Precinct
Overview: The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of chief of police while in the middle of a search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French police before creating this story, which is taken in part from real facts that happened during the 1980s in France.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-11-24
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One Day You'll Understand
2008-01-01
One Day You'll Understand
Overview: A man endeavors to collect memories of his grandparents who died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Time of the Wolf
2003-08-28
Time of the Wolf
Overview: When Anna and her family arrive at their holiday home, they find it occupied by strangers. This confrontation is just the beginning of a painful learning process.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-08-28
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The Grocer's Son
2007-06-15
The Grocer's Son
Overview: Antoine Sforza, a thirty-year-old young man, left his village ten years before in order to start a new life in the big city, but now that his father, a traveling grocer, is in hospital after a stroke, he more or less reluctantly accepts to come back to replace him in his daily rounds.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-06-15
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RTT
2009-12-09
RTT
Overview: When Florence, his companion of five years, shocks him with the news that she's leaving him, moving to Miami and marrying another man, Arthur loses it. He follows Florence to all the way to Florida with plans to stop the wedding, which is set to take place in just a few days. Along the way, he crosses paths with Emilie, who is also heading to Miami, but unlike Arthur, is wanted by the police. As a result, Arthur gets stuck on an adventure he definitely never expected.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-12-09
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Jean de La Fontaine, le défi
2007-04-18
Jean de La Fontaine, le défi
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Genres: History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-04-18
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District 13: Ultimatum
2009-02-18
District 13: Ultimatum
Overview: Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city’s secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-02-18
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J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici
1997-10-01
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici
Overview: In this French gangster drama, a young hoodlum, new to his famed father's dubious profession, successfully completes his first hit but then finds himself trapped in between a brutal vendetta between rival gangs. To save himself, Francois joins forces with a motley gang of crooks, led by the emotionally unstable Rufin, and tries to wait the situation out while amusing himself with the affections of a nightclub chanteuse. Meanwhile, his colleagues are being killed off, one by one, leaving him to wonder whether or not his father will use his clout to save him.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1997-10-01
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Act of Aggression
1975-04-16
Act of Aggression
Overview: After his wife and daughter are raped and killed by a motorbike gang, a man sets out to take revenge.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-04-16
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The Telephone Bar
1980-08-27
The Telephone Bar
Overview: A gangster (Daniel Duval) incurs the wrath of the patriarch of a well-established crime family.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1980-08-27
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Beautiful Lies
2010-12-08
Beautiful Lies
Overview: A hairdresser forwards a passionate love letter to her widowed mother.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-12-08
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A Gang Story
2011-11-10
A Gang Story
Overview: After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge Suttel, with whom he first discovered prison life - for stealing cherries. The two of them inevitably got involved in organized crime. The team they formed, the Ganf Des Lyonnais, made them the most notorious armed robbers of the early 1970s. Their irresistible rise ended in 1974 with a spectacular arrest. Today, as he nears 60, Momon would like to forget that part of his life. He has found peace by retiring from the "business". He tends to his wife Janou, who suffered so in the past, and to his children and grandchildren, all of whom have great respect for this man of simple and universal values, so clear-headed and full of kindness. But then Serge Suttel, who has disowned nothing of his past, comes back into the picture.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-11-10
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Memoirs of a French Whore
1979-10-17
Memoirs of a French Whore
Overview: Marie is nineteen and bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets the charismatic and beautiful Gerard. Blinded by adoration, Mary decides to leave her parents and her clerk job to live with the man she considers as the love of her life. But Gerard is a pimp, who soon forces her into prostitution. From within homes to out on the streets, the young woman gradually discovers a world of decay and violence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-10-17
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The Second Wind
2007-10-24
The Second Wind
Overview: Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's scheming makes Gu appear as a traitor to his own accomplices. Gu will do whatever it takes to clean his honor...
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-10-24
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Total Khéops
2002-07-03
Total Khéops
Overview: A man is murdered soon after getting out of jail. His longtime friend, a cop, sets out to find out who did it and why.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-07-03
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The Wind of the Night
1999-03-03
The Wind of the Night
Overview: A wayward young man finds himself involved with two mysterious people of a previous generation. After an affair with the married Hélène, the young man tries to escape her obsessions on a road trip with Serge, a taciturn relic of the 60s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1999-03-03
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Lorfou
1987-03-28
Lorfou
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1987-03-28
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Payoff
2003-05-07
Payoff
Overview: Two very different cops are forced to work together...
Genres: Crime Comedy Action
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-05-07
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Stan the Flasher
1990-03-07
Stan the Flasher
Overview: Claude Berri, who usually participates in films by directing them, here returns to the screen as Stan, an over-the-hill lothario, much given to quoting Shakespeare, who occasionally goes around naked under his raincoat and exposes himself to strangers, who are usually not interested in his primitive display of genitalia. It also appears that he is unable to sexually satisfy his much younger lover, and he suspects her of having another boyfriend. He earns his living tutoring students (mostly young girls) in English literature. When, in his frustration, he gropes one of the girls in her home during a tutoring session, she protests, her father (who is at home) beats him up, and he is sentenced to a jail term. There, he is teamed up with a slightly loopy murderer. When he gets out of jail, he finds his girlfriend has left for good, and ends his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-03-07
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How to Draw a Perfect Circle
2009-09-23
How to Draw a Perfect Circle
Overview: Guilherme and Sofia, brother and sister, grow up sharing experiences and slowly discovering their sexuality. The thing that Sofia doesn't know is how far Guilherme will go to keep her inside his own perverse, dark and perfect circle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-09-23
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Headwinds
2011-12-14
Headwinds
Overview: Sarah tells Paul that she wants out of their marriage; the next day she disappears. A year later and Paul along with their children return to his childhood town to start anew after the loss of his wife and their mother.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-12-14
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The Last Romantic Lover
1978-04-26
The Last Romantic Lover
Overview: The romance between a lion tamer and a liberated girl.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-04-26
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Beware of My Love
1998-09-02
Beware of My Love
Overview: Muriel, a writer nearing 50 whose older lover won't live with her in Paris, meets a man on a train - Samuel, an Arab. He's attracted to her and pursues her, dropping in, asserting himself. She's willing to connect. He's passionate, then boorish, then jealous and possessive. He seems fixed on "Who's the strongest?," while she wants respect and trust. She's self-possessed as well as sexually charged, willing to laugh, and alternately firm and forgiving. He has little money, no immigration papers, few prospects, and a gambling jag. What does each want, and why does she stick with it? Is this colonial strife, war between the sexes, or a love story?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1998-09-02
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Love, etc.
1996-11-27
Love, etc.
Overview: A triangle: love, obsession, and choice. Pierre, a ladies' man who has little cash and no fixed residence, describes his best friend Benoît as the world's oldest 32-year-old. The shy, well-employed Benoît's life changes when he answers the personal ad of Marie, a 25-year-old who restores paintings. He's attracted to her and she likes his steady calm and his honest attention. They're soon a couple, and they include Pierre in their dinners, outings, and trips. What will happen when Pierre realizes that he too is in love with Marie?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1996-11-27
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On the Shore
2012-01-04
On the Shore
Overview: In this study of the lust for youth, Michel, a disillusioned cop nearing retirement, becomes obsessed with the body of a beautiful woman he meets on the beach. His search for an unattainable love drives him deeper into darkness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-01-04
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Les Déferlantes
2013-09-12
Les Déferlantes
Overview: Holed up in a small Normandy town, Louise hides from her ghosts as she looks after grumpy old Theo, the retired lighthouse keeper who shares her passion for ornithology. As she wanders the twisted shores, observing birds and people alike, Louise also keeps track of old Florelle, another broken soul who searches the beaches, seemingly waiting for the crashing waves to return something to her. Observing the locals' reactions to Lambert's return, the heir of a family lost at sea, Louise is intrigued by his past but, at the same time, attracted to him. As their relationship deepens, they start to unravel the web of secrets that have haunted the small village for decades. Together, they struggle to uncover the truth that could set them both free.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-09-12
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A Summer in Hell
1984-04-17
A Summer in Hell
Overview: An amateur detective helps a hotel owner to find her younger sister.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1984-04-17
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3 Friends
2007-08-22
3 Friends
Overview: Three childhood friends support each other through life's ups and downs in this comedy/drama. Each goes through a difficult time in their life, and is "helped" by the others - always well-intentioned, but not always with the intended results! Baptiste's (Kad Merad) wife leaves him and he becomes depressed then obsessive-compulsive. César (Pascal Elbé) has a secret affair with his boss's daughter - he's nervous about seeing her in case dad finds out, but if he stops seeing her she threatens to tell all anyway - either way his job is on the line. Claire (Mathilde Seigner), adopted as a baby, struggles to decide whether to try and find her birth-mother.The links between the three play a crucial part in each of their lives - a deep and supportive bond, but one which risks preventing them ever forming a relationship with someone else.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-08-22
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Among Wolves
1985-12-31
Among Wolves
Overview: An American general with highly confidential defence information has been kidnapped by terrorists and is being held in a cliff-top fortress in the Mediterranean.
Genres: Action Crime Drama War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1985-12-31
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La Décharge
1976-01-14
La Décharge
Overview: A fake documentary on the life forms of the Paris Suburbs, viewed through the eyes of homeless, unemployed people the sharks of politics and building societies push to hopeless life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-01-14
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Your Turn, My Turn
1978-03-15
Your Turn, My Turn
Overview: Family mother and model wife, Agnes hits a vehicle while driving in Paris. She immediately falls in love with the driver of the damaged car.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-03-15
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Le margouillat
2000-07-05
Le margouillat
Overview: The ambitious Alex is trapped by his father-in-law who fears that he will take his place in the multinational company of which he is the CEO. The latter has a photo montage made that accuses his troublesome son-in-law of adultery. This ploy leads Alex and his wife into a heated argument which, unfortunately, leads to an accident in which the wife is killed. Alex is then accused of his wife's murder. But in this descent into hell, he finds the strength to react.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2000-07-05
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Strike
1988-01-02
Strike
Overview: Short film by Michel De Vidas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1988-01-02
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Gomez vs Tavarès
2007-06-13
Gomez vs Tavarès
Overview: Two crooked lawmen (Stomy Bugsy, Titoff) search for a precious stone to collect an inheritance.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-06-13
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The Judge
1984-04-11
The Judge
Overview: A courageous judge tries to dismantle a drug traffickers ring.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1984-04-11
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Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
1994-01-01
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
Overview: Tadushepa grows from a young princess from the Mitanni kingdom to the legendary Queen Nefertiti of Egypt. The film starts with the discovery of her bust by a German archaeologist in 1912 and then turns the time back to the moment just before she is married to the old Pharaoh Amanophis III. She must say goodbye to her lover, the sculptor Yame. But in Egypt she appears to have a great talent for power. After the death of Amanophis she collapses on the heir to the throne Akhematon.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Will It Snow for Christmas?
1996-12-25
Will It Snow for Christmas?
Overview: A woman and her seven children live on a farm in Southern France. In spite of the hard work and the mediocre accommodation, their life would be a happy one, but for one person: the owner of the farm, an egotistic and authoritarian individual who is also the lover of the woman and the father of all her children. The farmer handles them as his property, uses them as cheap labour to work in the fields, and denies them the right to leave the farm. It is only the love of the woman for her children that allows them to endure their situation; but even for her, disenchantment has set in.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1996-12-25
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Pure Life
2014-08-28
Pure Life
Overview: 1949, a French explorer goes on a solitary expedition in the Amazon forest. He leaves behind him a diary that reflects the meaning of Pure Life and his encounters but leaves the mystery of his own disappearance unsolved. Based on a true story.
Genres: Adventure Documentary Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-08-28
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Ben and Benedict
1977-04-10
Ben and Benedict
Overview: Ben (Françoise Lebrun) is a woman who never gets to do what she really wants to do and is the victim of everybody and everything. Benedict is her imaginary creation: the girl who would respond with strength and mastery to situations she can only submit to. She is married to a cad who says he only married her because she was pregnant, and now he wants his freedom. Her real love is a fellow medical student, who shows some interest in her. Nonetheless, she remains faithful to her unenthusiastic husband, until she becomes pregnant again. At this point, she begins to act more like the Benedict of her dreams and less like the "Ben" she has lived as until now.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1977-04-10
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A Year in My Life
2006-03-08
A Year in My Life
Overview: In 1950s France, a young boy is taken in by a couple after spending a few months in the care of social service.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-03-08
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Le voyage d'Amélie
1974-12-18
Le voyage d'Amélie
Overview: In this gentle comedy, a disaffected group of young people bungle their first hold-up when the old lady they choose to rob turns out to be even poorer than they are. Not only that, but her husband has died, and she needs to get his body back to his hometown for burial and she is getting no help from the state. The would-be robbers good-naturedly agree to help her, and have a series of odd adventures involving the old lady, the corpse, and themselves. Eventually, the old lady dies as well, and they are really in a pickle.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-12-18
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Mais qui arrêtera la pluie ?
1990-08-25
Mais qui arrêtera la pluie ?
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Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-08-25
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A City Is Beautiful at Night
2006-11-08
A City Is Beautiful at Night
Overview: Adapted from the best-seller, the films is a road movie full of music and poetry, driving us from the hot districts of Marseille, to Paris, Montrealand Dakar. Paulo, the young writer, follows Richard, the old musician, in his wanderings, encounters, love stories and will share his vision of life. Richard transmits to Paulo his crazy and strange experience, opening the door to an enchanting world of passion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-11-08
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Process
2004-02-10
Process
Overview: The story of a woman who decides to kill herself. She puts herself through a series of experiences that test the limits of what is humanly bearable in an ultimate attempt to find a reason to live.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-02-10
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L'amour trop fort
1981-04-15
L'amour trop fort
Overview: Max is an old and unsuccessful actor while Charlie is an ambitious young director, yet they are bound together by close friendship. Until the day Rose-Marie, a rather conservative young antique dealer, walks into Charlie's life. When Max's wife walks out on him, he clings to the young couple like ivy. However he soons becomes a dead weight and Rose-Marie threatens to leave if Charlie doesn't choose between her and Max.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-04-15
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Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975-03-23
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Overview: A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-03-23
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