Robert Thomas

Writing

Robert Thomas

Born September 28, 1927 · Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France

Died January 3, 1989 · aged 61

Robert Thomas (28 September 1927 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes – 3 January 1989) was a French writer, actor and film director. As a writer, almost from the beginning, he was fascinated by a curious genre that he helped invent: the comédie policière or comedy thriller, of which Eight Women is an example. In 1960, Thomas had a hit with Man Trap, a humorous murder mystery which was an overnight success in Pa…

Known For

8 Women8 Women · 2002
8 Women
★ 6.92002
MovieComedyThriller
Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.
The Grand ManoeuvreThe Grand Manoeuvre · 1955
The Grand Manoeuvre
★ 6.01955
MovieComedyRomance
Armand, a boastful womaniser, makes a bet that he can seduce any girl he wants. He soon crosses paths with a beautiful Parisian divorcee, who is nothing like anyone he has ever met before.
7 Women and a Murder7 Women and a Murder · 2021
7 Women and a Murder
★ 5.52021
MovieComedyMystery
When the family patriarch is murdered, seven women find themselves trapped together in his mansion to solve the mystery.
Vanishing ActVanishing Act · 1986
Vanishing Act
★ 7.11986
MovieMysteryThriller
A man honeymooning with his new wife in the Rockies reports her disappearance to the police. A few days later, a woman escorted by the local priest claims to be his missing wife, despite the man's failure to recognize her. Is a stranger impersonating her or is he delusional?
BedmaniaBedmania · 1974
Bedmania
★ 4.11974
MovieComedy
A large bed recounts stories from its brief existence. Clumsy burglars, adulterated husbands and wives, homosexuals, lesbians, a lady, and her gigolo, a doctor who tries an erotic measurement machine on his assistant.
Spotlight on a MurdererSpotlight on a Murderer · 1961
Spotlight on a Murderer
★ 6.51961
MovieMystery
An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count's body and are killed off one by one. Jean-Marie, his fiancée Micheline, and Edwige investigate the deaths and search for the count's body.
FreddyFreddy · 1978
Freddy
★ 4.51978
MovieComedy
Les Brésiliennes du Bois de BoulogneLes Brésiliennes du Bois de Boulogne · 1984
Les Brésiliennes du Bois de Boulogne
★ 4.01984
MovieComedy
A young Brazilian arrives in Paris to discover that his brother has become a transvestite in the Bois de Boulogne. He decides to do everything to get him out of the clutches of his "protectors".

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