Michel Serrault — Actor (33)
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La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
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Édouard Molinaro actor: Michel Serrault / Ugo Tognazzi …
other title: Il vizietto II / A gaiola das loucas 2 …
In a move to make his partner, Renato, jealous, the flamboyant Albin waits in a local cafe - dressed as a woman - hoping to be picked up. But Albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm. Now on the run from ruthless agents, Albin and Renato flee to Italy where they attempt to hide out on a farm, with Albin posing as Renato's wife. Can Albin escape the deadly pursuit of these relentless spies or does he have to sustain this charade - as a woman - forever?
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Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
Beaumarchais, l'insolent IMDb TMDB
Édouard Molinaro actor: Fabrice Luchini / Sandrine Kiberlain …
other title: L'insolente / Beaumarchais – Der Unverschämte …
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.
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The Restroom Robbery (1975)
C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule... IMDb TMDB
Jacques Besnard actor: Michel Serrault / Bernard Blier …
other title: Non è perché non si ha nulla da dire che si deve star zitti / Der Clou der Madame P.P. …
Max and Riton, 2 thieves make plan to steal money in a train station office. They will operate through the wall in the public toilets.
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Dr. Petiot (1990)
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Christian de Chalonge actor: Michel Serrault / Pierre Romans …
other title: Docteur Petiot / El caso del Doctor Petiot
A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petiot (Michel Serrault) offered to help Jews escape the Nazis. They would come to his house, and he would kindly give them lethal "vaccinations" for their anticipated travel to Argentina. Then he would steal everything the brought with them (in addition to their up-front payment to him) and burn their bodies in his home-made crematorium.
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Other People's Money (1978)
L'Argent des autres WikiData IMDb TMDB
Christian de Chalonge actor: Jean-Louis Trintignant / Catherine Deneuve …
other title: I soldi degli altri / Das Geld der anderen …
Henri Rainier has everything a man could want. A glamorous wife, two beautiful daughters and a well-paid job with a large bank. Then, one day, his entire world collapses. In the wake of a high-profile financial scandal, he is summoned into his director's office and accused of negligence. Rainier has no choice but to resign, but he soon realises that he has been made a scapegoat. He begins his own investigation in an attempt to clear his name and discover who is responsible for the enormous hole in the bank's finances. It soon becomes apparent that he is up against a very powerful and dangerous opponent.
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Order of the Daisy (1967)
Les Compagnons de la Marguerite IMDb TMDB
Jean-Pierre Mocky actor: Claude Rich / Michel Serrault …
other title: Die Freunde der Margerite / Les Compagnons de la Marguerite
Matou is an innocuous, gentle-looking man. He is married to a formidable, even a frightening woman, who is as dissatisfied with him as he is with her. He knows everything there is to know about restoring and authenticating manuscripts, particularly ancient ones, through his job at the museum. One day, it occurs to him that his skills could be put to use in a more personal way, and he embarks on a private career of re-arranging the documents of people who have had the misfortune to be married to the wrong people.
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That Naughty Girl (1956)
Cette sacrée gamine WikiData IMDb TMDB
Michel Boisrond actor: Brigitte Bardot / Jean Bretonnière …
other title: Mademoiselle Pigalle / Garota Levada …
Accused of dealing in counterfeit, Paul entrusts his daughter Brigitte to the care of a friend, Jean Clary. The girl, a walking catastrophe, finally wins Jean's heart. They unmask the forgers, clearing Paul's name and can now concentrate on their love.
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24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (2002)
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Laurent Bouhnik actor: Agnès Jaoui / Michel Serrault …
other title: 24 ore nella vita di una donna / 24 heures de la vie d'une femme …
Set in 1913, 1936 and 2001. When he returns to the casino and seaside resort of his early teens, Louis, a 78 year old man encounters Olivia, a 19 year old young woman madly in love with a violent cad. Louis tells the story of his own mother having a passionate, driven fling with his Italian tennis instructor in 1936, and of Marie Collins Brown, the slightly older widowed woman who helped him through his confusion and pain by recounting the story of her passionate 24 hour fling with a hopeless young Polish gambler in 1913.
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Heads or Tails (1980)
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Robert Enrico actor: Philippe Noiret / Michel Serrault …
other title: Sorvegliate il vedovo / Auch Mörder haben schöne Träume …
Since his wife died, Inspector Louis Baroni (Philippe Noiret) has become a virtual recluse, preferring the solitude of his quiet house to the company of others. His period of mournful contemplation is broken when he is called out to look into the suspicious death of Madame Morlaix who, according to her husband Edouard (Michel Serrault), fell from an upstairs window. Curious to find out more, Baroni begins his inquiry.
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Le Bon Plaisir (1984)
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Francis Girod actor: Catherine Deneuve / Michel Serrault …
other title: Scandalo a palazzo / Le bon Plaisir - Eine politische Liebesaffäre …
Claire's handbag is stolen. It contained a letter written ten years previously by the man who is now the French President. In the letter, he urges his pregnant mistress to have an abortion. Claire immediately alerts the President's men. From that moment, the machinery of state swings into action.
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The Swindle (1997)
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Claude Chabrol actor: Isabelle Huppert / Michel Serrault …
other title: Rien ne va plus – Il gioco è fatto / Das Leben ist ein Spiel …
Betty and Victor, a rather ill-matched couple, tour unobtrusively around France in their motor-home, earning their living as petty con artists, until one day they find themselves involved in an international money scam which takes them on a globe-trotting adventure.
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Love on a Pillow (1962)
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Roger Vadim actor: Brigitte Bardot / Robert Hossein …
other title: Il riposo del guerriero / Das Ruhekissen …
A young girl rescues a man from a suicide attempt. He turns out to be a sociopath, who begins to take over her life, abusing her both verbally and emotionally, yet she can't seem to tear herself away from him.
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The Hatter's Ghost (1982)
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Claude Chabrol actor: Michel Serrault / Charles Aznavour …
other title: I fantasmi del cappellaio / Die Fantome des Hutmachers …
A hatter in a provincial town (Michel Serrault) leads the life of a respectable citizen but is in fact a serial murderer. The only person to suspect this is his neighbour the tailor (Charles Asnavour).
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Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre (2001)
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Jean-Paul Salomé actor: Sophie Marceau / Michel Serrault …
other title: Belfagor - Il fantasma del Louvre / Belphégor - Das Phantom des Louvre …
A collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Louvre museum in Paris, and while experts are using a laser scanning device to determine the age of a sarcophagus, a ghostly spirit escapes and makes its way into the museum's electrical system.
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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
Préparez vos mouchoirs WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Bertrand Blier actor: Gérard Depardieu / Patrick Dewaere …
other title: Preparate i fazzoletti / Frau zu verschenken …
Solange is seriously depressed, and her kindhearted husband, Raoul, makes it his mission to cure her doldrums. After many failed attempts to cheer her up, Raoul hits upon a possible solution: find his wife a lover. Unfortunately, his choice, Stéphane, proves to be just as ineffectual in restoring her flagging spirits. In the end, the gorgeous Solange finds her own, highly problematic tonic to her troubles in the form of a 13-year-old boy.
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The Annuity (1972)
Le Viager
Pierre Tchernia actor: Michel Serrault / Claude Brasseur …
other title: Le Viager / Le viager …
In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of his doctor, Leon Galipeau, who sees to take advantage of the very interesting situation of the "future deceased". This one indeed has a small house in Saint-Tropez. Galipeau sniffs the windfall. Following his advice, Martinet agrees to give it in life to the brother of the doctor, Emile, and then rushes back to a health of iron. Worse, he even survives the war. Galipeau, exhausted, decide to use the great means to get rid of the importunce who persists in thwarting their project...