Philippe Léotard — Actor (23)
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Cat and Mouse (1975)
Le Chat et la Souris WikiData IMDb TMDB
Claude Lelouch actor: Michèle Morgan / Serge Reggiani …
other title: Il gatto, il topo, la paura e l'amore / Eine Katze jagt die Maus …
A jaded and charming police inspector is assigned along with his cheerful partner to a case involving the mysterious death and/or suicide of a wealthy entrepreneur. The chief suspect is his enchanting wife who was aware that her husband had a mistress. It is also possible that the dead man may be the victim of a radical terrorist group.
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There Were Days... and Moons (1990)
Il y a des jours... et des lunes IMDb TMDB
Claude Lelouch actor: Gérard Lanvin / Annie Girardot …
other title: Ci sono dei giorni... e delle lune / So sind die Tage und der Mond …
How can moon and time affect human mood and fate? In the manner of a Greek tragedy , this movie shows how the chaos of life ineluctably propels its characters towards violence and alienation.
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Wild Animals (1984)
Les Fauves IMDb TMDB
Jean-Louis Daniel actor: Daniel Auteuil / Philippe Léotard …
other title: Les fauves / Großstadthölle - Gehetzt und gejagt …
Berg and Bela are married stunt drivers, but one night Bela dies in an accident. Jaded and reclusive, Berg becomes a nighttime security guard where he befriends a young woman, Mimi, who works nights too. Soon a shadowy figure from Bela's past comes into Berg and Mimi's lives. Berg is forced to protect Mimi and seems responsible for a murder, but the man from Bela's past who caused her so much pain won't stop until he sees Berg suffer as much as Bela did.
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The Shock (1982)
Le Choc IMDb TMDB
Robin Davis actor: Alain Delon / Catherine Deneuve …
other title: Il bersaglio / Der Schock …
Martin Terrier wants to quit his job as a hired hitman, but his organized crime employers are unwilling to see him turned out to pasture, Terrier knows too much, and he is still useful to the organization. He escapes to the countryside where he meets Claire, and the two soon fall in love. Back in Paris to confront his employers, Terrier learns that they've stolen all his money from the bank. They give him an ultimatum—do one last job for them and he gets his money and his freedom...
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Paradise for All (1982)
Paradis pour tous WikiData IMDb TMDB
Alain Jessua actor: Patrick Dewaere / Jacques Dutronc …
other title: Brainwash - Ein Mann in Bestform / Paradis pour tous …
Doctor Valois has invented the "flashage", a cure for depressed people. After having tested it on monkeys, he tries with a first human patient, Alain Durieux. This is great success, everybody's happy except may be Alain's wife, Jeanne, who's worrying about the changes in Alain's personality. Other patients use the treatment with similar successes, and Valois's happy about it. But the monkeys are changing: non-cured ones are made mad by the over-stability and stereotyped behaviour of the cured ones. So are the humans. When Valois realises he can't stop the process, he decides to "flash" himself.
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Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff (1977)
Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff WikiData IMDb TMDB
Yves Boisset actor: Patrick Dewaere / Aurore Clément …
other title: Il giudice d'assalto / Der Richter, den sie Sheriff nannten …
Jean-Marie Fayard is a young examining magistrate in a large provincial french city. He belongs to that generation of judges who are endeavoring to re-adapt the notion of justice to our changing times. His methods are not agreeable to every one. Criticism and pressure are brought to bear upon him but he is aware of his value, professionally, and refuses to make any concessions. He follows an unwavering course. He uses dynamic methods and takes uncustomary initiatives. He behaves like a crusader, a battler, whence the nickname given him by the reporters : the sheriff.
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The Oil War Will Not Happen (1974)
La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu WikiData IMDb TMDB
Souheil Ben-Barka actor: Claude Giraud / Philippe Léotard …
other title: La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu
Toumer, a young technocrat, denounces the domination of his country's economy by systematic corruption. His desire to put an end to these scandals triggers a series of events leading to an explosive solution.
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The Middle of the World (1974)
Le Milieu du monde WikiData IMDb TMDB
Alain Tanner actor: Olimpia Carlisi / Philippe Léotard …
other title: Il centro del mondo / Die Mitte der Welt …
Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café waitress from Italy. Paul's party is very critical of foreign labour and wants to keep Switzerland to the Swiss. Where Paul falls deeper and deeper into the relationship and is ready to leave his wife, Adriana feels the social pressure growing and has to make her own decision.
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The Flesh (1991)
La carne WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Marco Ferreri actor: Sergio Castellitto / Francesca Dellera …
other title: La carne / A Carne …
A piano player meets and falls in love with a beautiful and voluptuous woman who, by some strange procedure, leaves the man unable to move but with a permanent priapism. After some time he becomes sick of it and she relieves his paralysis. Eventually she gets bored and decides to leave, but he can't take it because he loves her…
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Max and the Junkmen (1971)
Max et les ferrailleurs WikiData IMDb TMDB
Claude Sautet actor: Michel Piccoli / Romy Schneider …
other title: Il commissario Pelissier / O Estranho Caso do Inspector Max …
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.
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So Long, Stooge (1983)
Tchao Pantin WikiData IMDb TMDB
Claude Berri actor: Coluche / Agnès Soral …
other title: Am Rande der Nacht / Tchao Pantin …
In the 18th Arrondissement of Paris, Lambert, an aloof garage manager working the night shift at a petrol station spends his time drinking on the job, content in his own company. One night, Bensoussan, a small-time drug pusher in dire straits falls in on a stolen moped pretending to need a spark plug. The two men develop an unlikely friendship.
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The Abyss (1988)
L'oeuvre au noir
André Delvaux actor: Gian Maria Volonté / Sami Frey …
other title: L'opera al nero / L'oeuvre au noir
The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the alchemist doctor Zeno has been wandering Europe under an assumed name for twenty years. But he remains a non-conformist. He returns to his native Bruges, where he thinks he has been forgotten. In this silent labyrinth where the faces of the past resurface, he rediscovers his identity and thus signs his death warrant.
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The Mouth Agape (1974)
La Gueule ouverte
Maurice Pialat actor: Nathalie Baye / Hubert Deschamps …
other title: Die Qual vor dem Ende / La Gueule ouverte …
Monique is dying of cancer, lying in bed in the apartment above the store her family owns. Her philandering husband carries on with life, her son remains aloof, and her daughter-in-law wonders if she is witnessing her own decline. They all struggle to express, or feel, their love for one another.
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Snack Bar Budapest (1988)
Snack Bar Budapest TMDB
Tinto Brass actor: Giancarlo Giannini / Philippe Léotard …
Un ex avvocato sbandato e corrotto viene scelto da un gangster adolescente, capo di una banda di picchiatori, per trasformare una località della riviera adriatica in una piccola Las Vegas. Si scatena una bagarre. È un prodotto mirato, confezionato e destinato a un pubblico ben definito, il che non impedisce di vedere che le scellerate scene di violenza e il suo erotismo sciamannato sono la vera sostanza del film.
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The Track (1975)
La Traque IMDb TMDB
Serge Leroy actor: Mimsy Farmer / Jean-Luc Bideau …
other title: Il sapore della paura / Ein wildes Wochenende …
Somewhere in rural France, a young English female tourist is sexually assaulted by two men in the countryside. After she manages to escape, a party of local hunters agree to track her in order to cover up the scandal.
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The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Day of the Jackal
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Fred Zinnemann actor: Edward Fox / Terence Alexander …
other title: Il giorno dello sciacallo / Sjakalen …
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.