Jacques Duby

Acting

Jacques Duby

Born May 7, 1922 · Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

Died February 15, 2012 · aged 89

Jacques Duby (7 May 1922 – 15 February 2012) was a French stage, film and television actor. He was born in Toulouse. Some of his works include 101 Dalmatians (1961), Pinocchio (1968), and The Jungle Book (1967). He also served as narrator in a French audiobook recording of Treasure Island released in 2011. Source: Article "Jacques Duby" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

The NovicesThe Novices · 1970
The Novices
★ 4.81970
MovieComedyDrama
Sister Agnès runs away from her convent in Brittany and seeks refuge in Paris with prostitute Mona Lisa. With absolutely no qualifications, the young novice has a hard job finding work, so Mona Lisa tries to teach her the ropes of the oldest profession of them all!
The Sicilian ClanThe Sicilian Clan · 1969
The Sicilian Clan
★ 7.61969
MovieCrimeDrama
An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
The Oldest ProfessionThe Oldest Profession · 1967
The Oldest Profession
★ 5.01967
MovieComedyDrama
A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.
The Wicked Go to HellThe Wicked Go to Hell · 1955
The Wicked Go to Hell
★ 6.41955
MovieDramaCrime
Two convicts attempt to escape from prison in a violent tale of deception, survival, and moral ambiguity.
The PhoneyThe Phoney · 1975
The Phoney
★ 5.01975
MovieComedy
While the President of a West African Republic arrives in France to sell uranium to the State, spies from around the world are on hand to thwart the transaction. France then decides to put one of its worst agents on the case, a certain Maxime, who has a very loose tongue. All they have to do is send him false information, hoping that it will fall into the ears of their enemies...
ChristineChristine · 1958
Christine
★ 6.31958
MovieDramaRomance
Vienna, 1906. A passionate love story develops between Franz Lobheiner and the young Christine. Lobheiner is, however, currently seeing the married Baroness von Eggersdorf. Upon learning of his wife's infidelity, the Baron von Eggersdorf provokes a duel with Lobheiner. But the former is no longer a real threat to the Baron. Lobheiner is now passionately in love with Christine. How will this love quartet end?
No Pockets in a ShroudNo Pockets in a Shroud · 1974
No Pockets in a Shroud
★ 5.41974
MovieDramaCrime
In the newspaper he has just founded, journalist Dolannes exposes all the wheeling and dealing and scandals that go on in his town.
Thérèse RaquinThérèse Raquin · 1953
Thérèse Raquin
★ 6.61953
MovieDramaCrime
Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they've gotten away with murder after Thérèse's weakling husband "falls" from a speeding train. But when forced to contend with a blackmailer's demands and the mute accusations of Thérèse's mother-in-law, it's only a matter of time before the law, their passion or blind chance trips them up.

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BoulevardBoulevard · 1960
Boulevard
★ 6.01960
MovieComedy
Boulevard focuses on Georges 'Jojo' Castagnier, an adolescent who lives in a poor room under the roof of a block of apartments in the Pigalle section of Paris. He ran away from home when he realized that his step-mother hated him from day-one. Among Jojo's many neighbors is the gorgeous Jenny Dorr , a nightclub dancer, whose lover he dreams of being. But, to Jojo's disappointment, Jenny becomes the lover of Dicky, a former boxer, who spends his time loafing about the Pigalle cafés. Jojo lacks for steady work, but manages to meet his financial obligations with a series of odd jobs. He tries selling magazines, which is a success for a while, though posing as Narcissus for two gay artists proves to be something of a disaster. Eventually, he woos Marietta, one of his other neighbors and a girl more suited to his age. But when things go really awry, Jojo becomes desperate and tries to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of his building

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