Acting
Jean Desailly
Born August 24, 1920 · Paris, France
Died June 11, 2008 · aged 87
Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.
Known For
The Professional · 1981The Professional
★ 7.21981
MovieActionAdventure
Josselin Beaumont, a French secret agent, is tasked with assassinating Njala, the president for life of Malawi in Africa. A shift in French policy means that assassinating Njala is no longer an option. But instead of recalling their agent, high-ranking officials deliberately sacrifice Beaumont by handing him over to the Malawian authorities. Arrested, tried, and imprisoned, he nevertheless manages to escape. Back in Paris after a two-year absence, he informs his superiors through Colonel Martin that he will fulfill his contract during Njala’s upcoming official visit to Paris between the 12th and 15th of this month, and that he has a few scores to settle with the D.G.S.E. The question is, should Beaumont be stopped or not?
Un Flic · 1972Un Flic
★ 6.61972
MovieCrimeThriller
A Parisian police chief has an affair, but unbeknownst to him, the boyfriend of the woman he’s having an affair with is a bank robber planning a heist.
La Cerisaie · 1966La Cerisaie
1966
MovieComedy
The 25th Hour · 1967The 25th Hour
★ 7.61967
MovieDramaWar
A Romanian peasant fights to get back to his family after he's imprisoned by the Nazis.The picture is based on real events. It includes Hungary's government in collaboration with the Nazis, the encroachment of Romania by Stalin's troopers, and other happenings.
Amphitryon · 1960Amphitryon
1960
MovieComedy
Morceaux de Cannes · 2021Morceaux de Cannes
★ 2.02021
MovieDocumentary
We thought we'd seen, read, and heard everything there was to see about the Cannes Film Festival, from the glitz and gossip to the scandals and censorship. And yet, Emmanuel Barnault's "Morceaux de Cannes" (Pieces of Cannes), by this leading expert on Italian and French cinema, convinces us otherwise. The third largest event in the world (after the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup) reveals its secrets only sparingly, as this film attests. The result of passionate research in the INA archives, these 52 minutes, without interviews or voice-over narration, string together rare and sometimes previously unseen footage. Taken together, they tell a surprising, original, and heartwarming story of the Festival. On the beach, on a street corner, in a restaurant, or in the privacy of a hotel room, these forgotten archives summon the greatest filmmakers, actors, and actresses of the last seventy years, from Jean Cocteau to David Lynch, for an anthology of the Festival's history.
Le deuxième coup de feu · 1969Le deuxième coup de feu
★ 7.01969
MovieComedy
Le Doulos · 1962Le Doulos
★ 7.41962
MovieDramaThriller
Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?
Filmography
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Love and the Frenchwoman · 1960Love and the Frenchwoman
★ 4.91960
MovieComedyRomance
The seven stages in the life of the modern Frenchwomen are disclosed by seven directors in a witty way: 1 - Childhood, 2 - Adolescence, 3 - Virginity, 4 - Marriage, 5 - Adultery, 6 - Divorce, 7 - The Single Woman.
Le narrateur (voice) (segment "L'Adolescence")
Lust · 1962Lust
★ 7.11962
MovieComedy
This short film by Jacques Demy was based on his memories of growing up in Nantes, France. While it was initially made for the omnibus film THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS (as the segment on "Lust"), it has also been distributed and exhibited separately.
Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret · 1967The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
★ 8.81967
SeriesCrimeMystery
Narrator (voice)
Claudine · 1978Claudine
★ 4.91978
SeriesDrama
A coming-of-age miniseries based on the well-known "Claudine" stories by the French bisexual actor and author Sidonie Gabrielle Colette.
Claude, le père de Claudine
Le Bonheur conjugal · 1965Le Bonheur conjugal
★ 7.01965
SeriesComedy
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