Writing

Jacques Chabannes

Born October 13, 1900 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Died June 16, 1994 · aged 93

No biography available.

Known For

The WestThe West · 1938
The West
★ 9.01938
MovieDrama
The film portrays the relationship between a female Moroccan student, who has been forced to leave her studies at the Sorbonne for financial reasons and works as a dancer in a Paris nightclub, and a French naval officer. However, on returning to Casablanca she is tricked into believing that he had the led attack on her village that wiped out her family. She begins to plot her revenge.
Triple enquêteTriple enquête · 1948
Triple enquête
★ 10.01948
Movie
Commissioner Thomas simultaneously investigates the actions of an oil company, a theft and an assassination, and the kidnapping of a child with look-alikes.
Le Cabaret du Grand LargeLe Cabaret du Grand Large · 1946
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
★ 10.01946
MovieCrime
Superintendent Thomas is investigating a cabaret owner with suspicious actions.
Les insoumisesLes insoumises · 1956
Les 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.
Boom on ParisBoom on Paris · 1954
Boom on Paris
★ 5.71954
MovieComedyMusic
In the early 1950s, the popular radio show "La Kermesse aux Étoiles", hosted by the famous Jean Nohain, mixing lottery games and performances of various artists, will be disrupted by the adventures of a man and his fiancée seeking to recover a dangerous bottle of perfume (explosive) which was unfortunately mixed with the prizes to be won ...
Le mari ne compte pasLe mari ne compte pas · 1963
Le mari ne compte pas
★ 3.31963
MovieComedyDrama
La FlambéeLa Flambée · 1962
La Flambée
★ 8.01962
MovieDramaMystery
Palace of ShamePalace of Shame · 1954
Palace of Shame
★ 4.81954
MovieThriller
Tongues start to wag after a famous Parisian music hall dancer is rushed to hospital after being found poisoned by arsenic at the Concert Mayol.

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André Chénier and the Young CaptiveAndré Chénier and the Young Captive · 1978
André Chénier and the Young Captive
★ 8.01978
MovieHistoryTV Movie
After serving as an embassy secretary in London at the end of 1787, a position he didn't exactly enjoy, the poet André Chénier returns to Paris. When the Revolution breaks out, he becomes enthusiastic about it, and never ceases to express his love of liberty and high principles. But he also speaks out against excesses and troublemakers. For her part, the beautiful Aimée de Coigny, who has just divorced the Duc de Fleury, leads a dissolute life. In 1793, the Convention decides to put "the Terror on the agenda". Aimée de Coigny and her new lover, Casimir de Montrond, are arrested. At the Saint-Lazare prison, their life together is preserved. Six months later, Chénier is arrested and imprisoned. Dazzled by the young woman's beauty, the poet dedicates his most beautiful verses to her. But Aimée remains unmoved by his love.

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Les ViolentsLes Violents · 1958
Les Violents
★ 5.21958
MovieMystery
Pierre Tercelin who used to be a prosperous industrialist is now ruined and embittered, having become a mere lock keeper. A widower, he lives with his daughter Evelyne, a music-hall dancer. Claiming he is being persecuted by his cousin Edgar he gets in touch again with another cousin of his he hates, Bernard, a millionaire gun runner,who is also a victim of Edgar. It must be said that both Pierre and Bernard once caused Edgar to go bankrupt... Pierre offers Bernard to join efforts against Edgar. Soon after, Bernard dies of poison, which is only the first of a series of acts of violence. Tiercelin is shot at while going back home, Bernard's son is gunned down while his sister Luciane disappears. Chief-inspector Malouvier - who oddly enough looks very much like the suspect- investigates....

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