Acting
Odile Versois
Born June 14, 1930 · Paris, France
Died June 23, 1980 · aged 50
Odile Versois (born Étiennette de Poliakoff-Baydaroff; 15 June 1930 – 23 June 1980) was a French actress who appeared in 47 film and television productions between 1948 and 1980. Versois was the sister of actresses Marina Vlady, Hélène Vallier and Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff. Their father, Vladimir, was a noted opera singer of Russian descent, and their mother, Militza Envald Voropanoff, was a dancer. B…
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Cartouche · 1962Cartouche
★ 6.31962
MovieAdventureComedy
In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot's gang, but their ways are too 'unethical' for him. He creates his own band, acting under the name of Cartouche, making audacious robberies of the rich people, and even distributing the takings with the poor. Thus, cartouche attracts the people's sympathies, Venus's love, and hate from the Police and Malichot... Cartouche can escape all the traps they set at him - except the entrapments of love. Eventually, he will be saved by a woman, at her own cost.
Les insoumises · 1956Les insoumises
★ 7.01956
Movie
Four noble ladies, four widows, live in isolation in a Berry ch teau. There's the Mme de Bussange, her two sisters Sylvie and Hélène, her sister-in-law Elisabeth and her little boy, who alone will pass on the family name. Two men come along: Gilbert and René, bringing trouble and confusion. Gilbert courts Hélène, while René becomes attached to Elisabeth. Relations between the widows become strained and heated, until an attempt is made on Elisabeth's life. The culprit, Sylvie, kills herself. In despair, Mme de Bussange sets fire to the castle and dies in the inferno.
Checkpoint · 1956Checkpoint
★ 5.61956
MovieCrimeDrama
Stanley Baker's O'Donovan is sent to steal the plans of a rival company's racing car designs, to ensure his employers win the competition. However, when opening a safe containing the plans, he triggers an alarm leading to a gun battle where he kills a number of people. James Robertson Justice, alarmed by the scandal surrounding the killings, orders his agent be killed surreptitiously to hide his involvement with the plot. The film uses original footage from the Mille Miglia , an Italian open-road endurance race, featuring classic period racing cars.
The Diary of an Innocent Boy · 1968The Diary of an Innocent Boy
★ 6.01968
MovieComedyRomance
Set in 18th century France, a naive 17-year-old orphan named Benjamin is taken in by his wealthy aunt, the Countess de Valandry. There, he is seduced by a variety of women, including a few flirtatious maidservants and neighboring countesses who all want to be Benjamin's "first".
King in Shadow · 1957King in Shadow
★ 6.91957
MovieDrama
The film portrays the interaction of Johann Friedrich Struensee, a doctor treating the mentally ill Christian VII of Denmark, and his English consort Caroline Matilda.
Blonde in a White Car · 1959Blonde in a White Car
★ 6.81959
MovieMystery
Picked up by a beautiful motorist, jobless hitchhiker Pierre (Hossein) is subsequently romanced by the girl. Immediately thereafter, however, she dumps him, attempting to run him over as a final insult. Memorizing her license number, Pierre pursues the enigmatic motorist. Arriving at her home, Pierre is met by two young ladies (Marina Vlady and Odelle Versois), either one of whom might be the woman he's looking for.
La dragée haute · 1960La dragée haute
★ 7.01960
MovieCrimeDrama
Taking the place of the police, whom he finds neither fast nor efficient enough, a journalist named Hugo sets out to find the perpetrator of a murder. Suffocating in the small town where he plies his trade, he is eager to seize the opportunity that will make him a great reporter. The discovery of a murdered young woman - a high-fashion model - puts him on the trail of diamond smugglers. Despite the cautious advice of the newspaper editor and the pleas of his wife, who senses the dangers threatening them, Hugo forges ahead, plunging headlong into the labyrinth where gangsters are luring him to disappear. He finally unmasks the murderer. He finally gets his sensational story - but through his own carelessness, another girl falls victim to the gang. At the last second, the wife he thought he'd lost through his stubborn, madly clumsy attitude is still there, ready to comfort him.
Passport to Shame · 1958Passport to Shame
★ 6.11958
MovieDramaCrime
British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade.
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Passport to Shame · 1958Passport to Shame
★ 6.11958
MovieDramaCrime
British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade.
Marie Louise 'Malou' Beaucaire
Drummer-Crab · 1977Drummer-Crab
★ 6.51977
MovieDramaWar
"Le Crabe Tambour" ("Drummer Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.
The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme
To Paris with Love · 1955To Paris with Love
★ 5.61955
MovieRomanceComedy
A father and son go to Paris to help each other find love.
Lizette Marconne
Le mari ne compte pas · 1963Le mari ne compte pas
★ 3.31963
MovieComedyDrama
Mme Denise Grosjean, épouse de Léon
Plaisir du théâtre · 1956Plaisir du théâtre
★ 7.01956
SeriesComedyDrama
Mme Denise Grosjean, épouse de Léon
La Juive du Château Trompette · 1974La Juive du Château Trompette
★ 6.51974
SeriesDrama
La Marquise Hélène de Beauséjour













