François Simon
Also Known As: Michel-François, Michel Simon Fils
Biography: François Simon (16 August 1917 – 5 October 1982) was a Swiss stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1982. He was the son of actor Michel Simon. Source: Article "François Simon (actor)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Genève, Switzerland
Birthday: August 16, 1917
Deathday: October 05, 1982
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Gender: Male
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Christ Stopped at Eboli
Overview: In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1979-02-23
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The Suspended Vocation
Overview: The film centers on a Dominican monk named Jérôme (played by one actor in colour and another actor in black-and-white) and his interactions with various higher-ups within the French Catholic Church. Ruiz's intention was to reflect the ideological arguments that plagued Latin American left-wing political parties.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-07-27
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Flesh of the Orchid
Overview: A disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. The game-keeper, her guardian, tries to rape her but she escapes. In her flight she meets a man also running away, from two killers.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-01-29
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Fric-Frac
Overview: An employee at a jewelry store falls in love with a woman who secretly plans to rob the store.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1939-06-15
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To Die of Love
Overview: A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of his students Gerard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Daniele is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gerard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is trapped and the drama begins...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-01-20
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The Invitation
Overview: After the death of his mother, middle-aged insurance employee inherits her small cottage surrounded by a garden. Selling the cottage which is situated on unexploited ground near the center of a big city makes him a rich man and he buys a big house in the countryside. He takes some time off and decides to throw a big garden party at the house and invite all his colleagues from the office. Aided by alcohol, the guests gradually lose all their inhibitions and reveal personality traits and frustrations that they normally keep hidden.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-09-13
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Body of Love
Overview: An estranged father and son on holiday bond over the beautiful foreign girl they find unconscious on the beach.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1972-01-11
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The Basileus Quartet
Overview: The lives of the surviving members of the Basileus Quartet, a chamber group that has been playing successfully around the world for more than 30 years, are turned upside down after the death of the leader, Oscar Guarneri. The three aging musicians decide to split up to pursue those pleasures they've denied themselves too long.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1983-01-30
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Les nénuphars
Overview: Arthur and Marcel, two firemen, keep boredom at bay by improvising on stage, one on a keyboard the other on drums, tunes, poems and songs. Carol arrives, in search of her lover Armand. Accompanied by the musicians, she sings of her strange loves.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-03-17
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Charles, Dead or Alive
Overview: On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva, Charles Dé the founder's 50-year-old grandson has had it: he speaks eccentrically to a reporter, recognizing his grandfather as a craftsman and his son as a businessman, but is evasive about himself. He gives his family the slip and moves in with a young couple he meets by chance, doing the cooking, reading, drinking, and engaging in philosophical discussions with them. The young couple comes to love Charles. In secret, he stays in touch with a daughter, and the rest of the family hires a private investigator to find him, setting in motion a business take-over that threatens his Bohemian happiness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-01-15
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Death of the Flea Circus Director
Overview: With the help of his assistant Anja, Ottocaro Weiss intends to put the plague on stage: circumstances beyond his control and a lack of fresh talent have forced him to close down his flea circus. For Weiss, the plague means the «extinction of everything that makes life miserable and low and freedom along with it. Unbeknownst to him, he has won the support of a patron who is of the exact opposite opinion: for Johannes Wagner, the plague is an organising principle, and, aided by his agent Moosbrugger, he is able to smuggle a new number onto the programme. Whereas Ottocaro Weiss means to represent the plague theatrically, what appears on stage is the scientific reality of the rat-borne infestation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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The Zürrer Bakery
Overview: Widowed baker Zürrer has to raise his three children, who all turn out to be disappointments to him in various ways.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-09-25
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The Killer Strikes at Dawn
Overview: A young physician becomes lonely when his workaholic wife ignores him to concentrate on her professional career. He is befriended by an older female artist who is fond of hallucinogenic mushrooms. When his wife is late for their anniversary celebration, he drinks and takes mushrooms with the artist. He wakes up to find she has died and is fearful he may have accidentally killed her.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-04-08
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Violanta
Overview: A young man raises the dead in a high valley where the power is held by Violanta.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-02-22
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Extenuating Circumstances
Overview: Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leaves for a seaside holiday. But Gabriel the chauffeur has his mind on his girl, not the car; Gaetan and wife Nathalie are stranded in the country, where they find shelter in a low class bistro patronized by cheerful jail birds. Once the ice is broken, they have a wonderful time, but as the judge tries to trick his new friends into reforming, inevitable exposure approaches...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1939-07-26
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Francois Simon the Presence
Overview: The work of legendary actor François Simon, son of Michel Simon.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-01
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Lumière
Overview: Sarah, an actress nearing her forties, has invited 3 friends to join her for a holiday in Provence. This is the prologue for what happened a year ago in Paris with a man Sarah had long considered a platonic friend. She had just finished a film, had also finished her relationship with the director and was about to receive an award…
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-03-24
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La Femme flic
Overview: Young police inspector Corinne Levasseur interrogated a dealer without the judge's consent. Following an indiscretion of her lover, the substitute Berthot, Corinne is transferred to a small town in the North who lives under the thumb of a rich industrialist and his family. He is given subaltern tasks. Intrigued by the strange death of a teenager, she stubbornly leads an investigation that allows her to trace the chain of a child prostitution network in which are mixed a notable and his son-in-law. A young investigating judge decides to investigate the case, but he is the victim of pressure ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1980-01-08
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Alzire or the New Continent
Overview: A theatrical group prepare Voltaire’s play “Alzire”. From this the ideas of Voltaire are examined as they relate to the present day political situation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-05-17
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Judith Therpauve
Overview: A former hero of the French anti-Nazi resistance is approached by old comrades to lead a financially struggling liberal newspaper. Initially reluctant, she takes on the challenge, mortgaging her house to keep it afloat. As conservative forces intensify their opposition, she is eventually forced to sell the paper, seeing it as a personal failure.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-10-06
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The Madman
Overview: George (Francois Simon) takes care of his invalid wife and holds down a full-time job. When an investment firm wipes out his life savings, the middle-aged George is soon forced into retirement for health reasons. George takes up a life of crime when the company turns his back on him and the money is gone overnight. He is soon driven to the brink of insanity over the unfortunate series of events that transpire. - Dan Pavlides
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-10-02
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Président Faust
Overview: A modern variation on the myth of Faust, the film features Henri Faust, an influential man at the head of a gigantic financial empire. One day, the Devil himself visits her. The Evil One offers him a range of happiness, youth, love, fortune, power; but Faust has everything he wants and he refuses the pact offered to him. However, a fault exists and the Devil will know how to discover it.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-01-12
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The Purloined Letter
Overview: Part of a 6-film collection called “Grands Détectives” about famous fictional private detectives.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-02-09
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The Roads of Exile
Overview: French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau (François Simon) lives in 18th-century exile with his mistress (Dominique Labourier).
Genres: History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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