Acting

William Jacques

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Known For

La MartingaleLa Martingale · 1983
La Martingale
7.51983
MovieTV Movie
A high-stakes drama set in the world of gambling, where a clever but morally conflicted roulette player, Alex Joski, joins forces with a desperate woman battling debt. As they pursue an “unfailing system” to beat the casino, their alliance is tested by jealousy, mistrust, and the reappearance of the woman’s troublesome former lover.
Desire in MotionDesire in Motion · 1994
Desire in Motion
4.71994
MovieRomanceDrama
During the long train ride from Montreal to Vancouver, a man and woman find themselves increasingly attracted to each other.
The ExtraditionThe Extradition · 1975
The Extradition
10.01975
MovieDrama
Throughout the late 19th century and in the early part of the 20th, Russians of a wide variety of political persuasions contemplated various forms of revolution. Throughout the same period, they often had to seek asylum in other countries. This movie concerns Sergei (Roger Jendly), a revolutionary who kills a student in Russia and flees to Switzerland. Though he has the gifts and abilities to unify various revolutionary groups within Russia, once he has been forced to flee, they have no interest in him. When his presence in Switzerland threatens a trade agreement with the Tsar, he is tracked down and expelled.
The ConfessionThe Confession · 1970
The Confession
7.41970
MovieDramaThriller
In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.
After DarknessAfter Darkness · 1985
After Darkness
4.81985
MovieDramaHorror
To salve his guilty conscience an elder brother removes his disturbed younger sibling from a mental institution after a suicide attempt and tries to bring him back to mental competency through one on one contact. Free of the institution he continues to be haunted by dreams of a lost twin and chants the eerie phrase "Do I stand before the king?" It is the elder brother that seems doomed to lose himself in his brother's insanity.
L'amour des femmesL'amour des femmes · 1982
L'amour des femmes
6.31982
MovieDrama
Geneva, 1980s. Three friends in search of themselves. Bruno, an architect, is married to a woman he cannot simply love. Philippe, a more refined journalist, refuses to accept the reality of separating from his girlfriend Sonia. Bruno, the youngest of the three, collects one-night stands...
La Grotte aux loupsLa Grotte aux loups · 1980
La Grotte aux loups
9.01980
MovieCrimeTV Movie
A postman in a small mountain village finds a woman and her son both dead in the "grotte aux loups" (cave of wolves). He soon begins to realize than it's not natural death, and that someone in the village in behind their murder, while tragic events occur.

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