Writing
André Tabet
Born June 27, 1902 · Algiers, Algeria
Died December 18, 1981 · aged 79
André Gaston Isaac Tabet was a screenwriter and lyricist. He was the older brother of Georges Tabet (1905-1984). They collaborated on such scripts for Gérard Oury's films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). André Tabet is also the lyricist of a considerable number of songs written for the cinema or the operettas of Francis Lopez.
Known For
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! · 1966Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
★ 7.91966
MovieComedyWar
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.
The Sucker · 1965The Sucker
★ 7.41965
MovieComedyCrime
In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves · 1954Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
★ 6.21954
MovieAdventureComedy
A lord’s servant, Ali Baba, is sent to retrieve a slave for his master, but ends up on an adventure filled with gold, mischief, love, and forty famous thieves instead.
The Oldest Profession · 1967The Oldest Profession
★ 5.01967
MovieComedyDrama
A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.
The Slave Merchants · 1964The 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.
Time of the Wolves · 1970Time of the Wolves
★ 6.01970
MovieActionCrime
Patterning himself after the American gangster John Dillinger, the criminal (Robert Hossein) is tracked by the inspector (Charles Aznavour), a former childhood friend. Plenty of gunplay and psychology is used to trap the killer. His only tender moments are spent with his girlfriend Stella (Virna Lisi). Dillinger is cornered by the police and kills several innocent victims in a crowd during the shootout. The mob decides to take things into their own hands as they approach the doomed man with a noose when he runs out of bullets.
The Vampire of Dusseldorf · 1965The Vampire of Dusseldorf
★ 5.61965
MovieAdventureCrime
A true story of Peter Kurten, a serial killer who committed nine murders and many other offenses in Dusseldorf during the Great Depression era.
Agent 38-24-36 · 1964Agent 38-24-36
★ 5.71964
MovieComedyRomance
A Russian spy is assigned to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilisation. Without much intelligence of his own, the distrusted Soviet intelligence agent needs all the help he can get from his 'talented' partner Penelope Lightfeather as they scatter around the French countryside for secret rendezvous while trying to avoid being caught by counterintelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.
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