Jacques Canselier
Also Known As: Jacques Cancellier, Jacques Cancelier, Jacques Canseliet, Jacques Kansellier
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: Not available
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Gender: Male
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Santa and the Tooth Fairies
Overview: When Santa receives Hans' letter too late to deliver him a toy, Santa and the Tooth Fairies join forces to finish Hans' present before midnight strikes.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-12-25
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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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Such a Lovely Town...
Overview: Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-02-28
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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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Kisses Till Monday
Overview: Three thieves, Henri-Pierre, Bob and Dimitri decide to take on Frankie Strong, a wealthy businessman.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-11-27
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The Professional
Overview: French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-10-21
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Urgence
Overview: When a neo-Nazi group of terrorists is set to blow a pop concert off the face of the earth because it is an anti-racist benefit, they are faced with the intrepid Jean-Pierre Mougin, a macho sports reporter with zero tolerance for Nazi hate crimes. Going along with Mougin to stop the bombing is Lyza, whose brother was killed by this group of fascists, and so she is ardently seeking revenge. After Mougin gets his hands on a videotape that reveals the plot to blow up the concert and its audience, he and Lyza join forces. As the fuse gets shorter and shorter, Mougin is also joined by sympathetic street gangs. Thus reinforced, he faces his opposition (including crooked cops) in increasingly more desperate attempts to stop Murmeau, the leader of the Nazi gang, from carrying out his terrorist objective.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1985-01-30
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The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Overview: Colinot's world is turned upside down when his fiancee is kidnapped.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-10-24
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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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Dear Alexander
Overview: Alexandre obtains Bernadette's address through a marriage bureau. She invites him to a rendezvous, but because he thinks himself small and ugly he does not dare accept.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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To Be Twenty in the Aures
Overview: A group of refractory and pacifist Bretons is sent to Algeria. These beings confronted with the horrors of war gradually become killing machines. One of them did not accept it and deserted, taking with him an FLN prisoner who was to be executed the next day. International Critics Prize at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Copy restored in 2012
Genres: Documentary Drama War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-05-12
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Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
Overview: Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-27
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Parlez-moi d'amour
Overview: Emerging from a lengthy dinner where his mother was exhibited without restraint for the favor of a man, Daniel returns alone, sickened. Without imagining the trap closes on him, he later agrees to have a drink with a neighbor he just help carry packages. She "vamp" and keeps her house without a very fierce resistance opposes too happy to escape his solitude. Taking advantage of the absence of his mother, Daniel finally leaves the high school and moved to the neighbor who, having close to her more often, gets him a place in the clinic where she is employed.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-10-29
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Vagabond
Overview: After being burned in romance just one time too many, Quentin has become a master at amiable, superficial relationships. In fact, most people can't help but like him, as he is clearly a sensitive and thoughtful fellow, in addition to being friendly. He frequently pulls up stakes and moves to a new town when things grow too intimate for his liking. Now he has fallen in love with a single mother who makes settling down look more attractive than wandering on. However, achieving the breakthrough to real intimacy will cost him a good deal of pain.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-11-04
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The Bit Between the Teeth
Overview: Three men with a penchant for gambling on the horses soon find themselves in trouble because of their addiction. Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is the math whiz who uses his talent for picking the winners. Charles (Michel Galabru) is the wealthy scrap-iron magnate who has embarrassing evidence on many prominent political figures. Loic (Jacques Dutronc) is the aspiring politico who seeks to further his career by any means possible. Charles approaches Loic and asks his political party for a loan in hopes of fixing an upcoming race....
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-09-01
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Elle voit des nains partout !
Overview: La reine de France meurt en couche. Elle met au monde un petite fille prénommée Blanche-neige. Le roi deçu de n'avoir pas un fils est résolu à faire disparaître sa progéniture mais c'est sans compter sur la protection de nombreux personnages de la littérature enfantine : les fées, Tarzan, Robin des Bois ou d'autres encore...
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-04-07
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You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
Overview: Whilst King Gros Pif I amuses himself at debauched banquets, his musketeers pursue their tax-collecting duties with a malicious zeal. Goaded by the court jester (who is also the Queen’s lover), the ministers decide to put an end to this regime and have the King locked up. Hearing the news, the famous Chevalier Blanc comes to his rescue. Aided by the knight and his cousin Lucienne, the King flees to Flanders, where he devises a scheme to win him back the throne of France...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1977-10-19
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Max and the Junkmen
Overview: A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.
Genres: Crime Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-02-17
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Si ma gueule vous plaît...
Overview: A French satirical comedy that examines society’s obsession with appearance. A man with unconventional looks unexpectedly becomes a public sensation, facing ridicule and admiration. His striking features thrust him into a whirlwind of media sensationalism and superficial relationships. Amid a series of ironic and humorous encounters, he grapples with the burden of being judged solely on his appearance, ultimately questioning the true essence of beauty and personal worth.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-12-23
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