Michèle Girardon

Acting

Michèle Girardon

Born August 9, 1938 · Lyon, France

Died March 25, 1975 · aged 36

Michèle Girardon (1938-1975), sometimes credited as Michele Girardon, was a French actress. She became an international star after she taught herself English while on the set of Howard Hawks’s ‘Hatari!’. In 1975 she committed suicide via an overdose of sleeping pills at the age of 36.

Known For

Hatari!Hatari! · 1962
Hatari!
★ 6.81962
MovieAdventureComedy
A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.
The Bakery Girl of MonceauThe Bakery Girl of Monceau · 1963
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
★ 6.91963
MovieRomanceDrama
After several days without seeing Sylvie, the object of his desire again, a nameless law student becomes involved with Jacqueline, who works at the local bakery. Eventually, he has to choose when he arranges dates with both on the same day.
Tender ScoundrelTender Scoundrel · 1966
Tender Scoundrel
★ 5.21966
MovieComedyCrime
Tony Maréchal is a professional seducer. Having conquered countless women, proclaims that there is none that can resist his charm. To prove this makes a difficult challenge: to seduce baroness Minna von Strasshofer.
Death in the GardenDeath in the Garden · 1956
Death in the Garden
★ 6.41956
MovieDramaAdventure
In a remote Amazon jungle village, a group of angry diamond prospectors revolt when the local government undertakes a violent crackdown.
The Seven Deadly SinsThe Seven Deadly Sins · 1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
★ 5.91962
MovieComedy
Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic argument over a fly in the Sunday soup escalates into nuclear war. In "Sloth," a movie star would rather pay someone to tie his shoe than bend over to do it himself, and he can't be bothered to accept a starlet's sexual favors. In "Gluttony," a peasant family on its way to the funeral of a relative who died from indigestion stops regularly to eat and drink en route, arriving in time to eat some more. In "Greed," a high-class prostitute refunds the price of a cadet's lottery ticket. In "Pride," an unfaithful wife finds reason to reform. And so on through lust and envy.
The LoversThe Lovers · 1958
The Lovers
★ 6.61958
MovieRomanceDrama
A shallow, provincial wife finds her relationship with her preoccupied husband strained by romantic notions, leading her further towards Paris and the country wilderness.
The Slave MerchantsThe Slave Merchants · 1964
The Slave Merchants
★ 4.41964
MovieActionAdventure
The daughter of a noble man is sold into slavery, only to be later rescued by the film's hero. Repackaged from an original Sword-and-Sandal italian film.
I'll Sell My Skin DearlyI'll Sell My Skin Dearly · 1968
I'll Sell My Skin Dearly
★ 6.81968
MovieWestern
Shane’s a man come home to settle something he’d tried to forget, but has kept eating at him. His mother, father, and little sister, had been murdered for their land. Specifically an old mine the father had been working at for years with little result, but had finally struck a vein.

Filmography

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White Slave ShipWhite Slave Ship · 1961
White Slave Ship
★ 6.01961
MovieAdventure
The Albatross travels from England to the New World in 1675, with a number of passengers, a couple of political prisoners along with a dozen other women convicts, these to be sold into slavery on arrival. The woman activist frees the dozen of low-cast women, and they take over the ship. After a storm, the captain takes back control of his ship. Since mutiny is punishable by death in the New World, the mutineers try to reroute the course, tossing Desny and Purdom in the brig. A practical male mutineer wants to throw the women overboard to save rations, but the women free Purdom and the captain to battle the mutineers. A British warship comes to the rescue, and the captain pardons Angeli and Purdom for having saved his life.

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