Acting
Jacques François
Born May 16, 1920 · Paris, France
Died November 25, 2003 · aged 83
Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions. During World War II, he served as a captain in the French First Army under General de Lattre. In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unkno…
Known For
The Day of the Jackal · 1973The Day of the Jackal
★ 7.51973
MovieActionThriller
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
Sorcerer · 1977Sorcerer
★ 7.51977
MovieThrillerAdventure
Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob · 1973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
★ 7.41973
MovieComedy
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes · 1982The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
★ 6.01982
MovieComedy
Cruchot's police office moves into a new building. They do not only get high tech equipment, but also four young female police officers to educate. All of them scramble to work with them -- and cause pure chaos while being distracted by the fine ladies. Then they get into real trouble when one after the other of their female colleagues is kidnapped.
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space · 1979The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
★ 6.11979
MovieComedyScience Fiction
The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time · 1998The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
★ 6.01998
MovieComedyFantasy
The sequel to The Visitors reunites us with those lovable ruffians from the French Medieval ages who - through magic - are transported into the present, with often drastic consequences. Godefroy de Montmirail travels to today to recover the missing family jewels and a sacred relic, guarantor of his wife-to-be's fertility. The confrontation between Godefroy's repellent servant Jack the Crack and his descendent, the effete Jacquart, present-day owner of the chateau, further complicates the matter.
L'Opération Corned Beef · 1991L'Opération Corned Beef
★ 6.21991
MovieComedyAction
The unsanctioned efforts of a covert unit to gather evidence about illegal arms shipments with the unwitting help of an embassy employee.
The Toy · 1976The Toy
★ 6.91976
MovieComedyDrama
When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. Gradually befriending the spoiled boy, he induces him to play at making a newspaper, unveiling publicly the tyrannical way of life of the father. The powerful emotional climax we experience with the child astonishes both men.
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L'Opération Corned Beef · 1991L'Opération Corned Beef
★ 6.21991
MovieComedyAction
The unsanctioned efforts of a covert unit to gather evidence about illegal arms shipments with the unwitting help of an embassy employee.
Le Général Masse, supérieur hiérarchique du Squale
Actors · 2000Actors
★ 5.82000
MovieComedy
A self-conscious and self-referential adventure into the (pretend) lives of legendary actors in Paris.
Jacques François
Santa Claus Is a Stinker · 1982Santa Claus Is a Stinker
★ 7.31982
MovieComedy
Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a cross-dresser visit their office.
Docteur Poinsot, le pharmacien de quartier
Gramps Is in the Resistance · 1983Gramps Is in the Resistance
★ 6.91983
MovieComedyWar
It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, is far from being the cowardly hairdresser he pretends. He is in truth the Germans’ most feared opponent: le super-résistant!
Jacques de Frémontel dit « Félix », résistant
Pause-café · 1981Pause-café
★ 7.91981
SeriesDrama
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