Gilles Perrault

Writing

Gilles Perrault

Born March 9, 1931 · Paris, France

Died August 3, 2023 · aged 92

Gilles Perrault (born Jacques Peyroles; 9 March 1931) is a French writer and journalist. Born in Paris, Perrault attended the Collège Stanislas de Paris and then studied at the Institut d'études politiques, eventually becoming a lawyer, a profession he worked in for five years. After the success of his essay Les parachutistes (1961), inspired by his military service in Algeria, he became a journ…

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StrayedStrayed · 2003
Strayed
5.82003
MovieDramaRomance
Fleeing the June 1940 arrival of Hitler's army in Paris, a young war widow and her two children are rescued from dive-bombing German fighters by a cocky, reckless teenager. He finds them refuge in an abandoned house, but despite the fact that the family quickly comes to be depending much on his cunning and survival abilities, their cohabitation proves uneasy.
The SerpentThe Serpent · 1973
The Serpent
6.11973
MovieThriller
Vlassov is a Soviet spy who defects in France. He is whisked to the U.S, where Allan Davies takes over the case. After polygraph tests and cross-examinations, Vlassov names several Western European agents who are also spying for the Soviets. Davies wants to take the listed agents into custody; meanwhile, those on the list start dying under mysterious circumstances.
To Skin a SpyTo Skin a Spy · 1966
To Skin a Spy
5.81966
MovieThriller
A French secret agent gets a license to kill when he is sent to Vienna to plug a security leak in this routine spy saga. He is caught in the crossfire of international enemy agents trying to eliminate the French.
Dossier 51Dossier 51 · 1978
Dossier 51
6.51978
MovieCrimeDrama
A French diplomat is surveilled by a secret service to find a weakness for political control, his private life becoming 'File No. 51'.
A CrimeA Crime · 1993
A Crime
4.91993
MovieCrimeDrama
"Un Crime" takes place over a single night, between 10pm and 6am. It takes place in a single setting - a millionaire's apartment in Lyon. The film is about the conflict between two men, alone, face to face in the closed world of the apartment. The first man is a famous lawyer named Dunand. The second is Frédéric Chapelin-Tourvel, Dunand's rich client, twenty years his junior. Throughout the night, Dunand tries to track down the truth. Did Frédéric kill his father and mother, in particularly barbarous circumstances ?
Les PasseursLes Passeurs · 2004
Les Passeurs
7.52004
MovieDrama
The Gods Must Be DaringThe Gods Must Be Daring · 1997
The Gods Must Be Daring
4.51997
MovieComedy
A priceless statuette "Dancing God" is transfered from Africa to France. Scoundrels of all stripes are dreaming of steeling it. The most clever of them are trying to replace the original with the copy. Chases, adventures, breathtaking stunts, shootouts - life is not worth a penny, when the priceless treasure is on stake.
The Little BunchThe Little Bunch · 1983
The Little Bunch
6.61983
MovieAdventureComedy
A great child group adventure music movie -no words spoken - le petite bande - small band - scape from their music class... excellent for every age, a film that you can watch happily with your children.

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