Sim

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Sim

Born July 21, 1926 · Cauterets, Hautes-Pyrénées, France

Died September 6, 2009 · aged 83

Sim (born Simon Jacques Eugène Berryer; 21 July 1926 – 6 September 2009) was a French comedian, actor and writer. He was part of the team on Les Grosses Têtes, a radio and TV programme. He also played the part of Geriatrix in the films Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar and Astérix at the Olympic Games. Simon Jacques Eugène was born on 21 July 1926 to engineer Henri Berryer and his wife Marie-Thérèse (…

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Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarAsterix and Obelix Take On Caesar · 1999
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
★ 6.01999
MovieFamilyAdventure
Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar and his aide de camp Detritus discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.
Asterix at the Olympic GamesAsterix at the Olympic Games · 2008
Asterix at the Olympic Games
★ 5.22008
MovieFantasyAdventure
Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process.
The Married Couple of the Year TwoThe Married Couple of the Year Two · 1971
The Married Couple of the Year Two
★ 6.51971
MovieAdventureComedy
Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divorce his wife, Charlotte, but when he sees others trying to woo her his own interest is rekindled.
The Voice of the MoonThe Voice of the Moon · 1990
The Voice of the Moon
★ 6.71990
MovieAdventureComedy
Odd couple Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental asylum, and former prefect Gonnella wander through the countryside and discover a dystopia made of television commercials, beauty pageants, rock music, Catholicism, and pagan rituals.
Pinot simple-flicPinot simple-flic · 1984
Pinot simple-flic
★ 5.61984
MovieComedy
The film starts in the 13th arrondissement of Paris in 1984. Robert Pinot is a police officer as ordinary as clumsy. One day, he stops a certain Josyane, a young drug addict who is also doubled as a pickpocket, nicknamed Marylou. Having discovered that she comes from the same village, Nanteuil, then him, he takes compassion for the young girl and decides to take her under his wing to keep her away from Tony, a dangerous dealer with whom she is in love.
A Golden WidowA Golden Widow · 1969
A Golden Widow
★ 5.11969
MovieComedy
A woman learns that she is sole legatee of her forgotten rich uncle, but there is a small problem: she's got to be a widow to latch onto the dough or the fortune will go to a vague sect...
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She TalksShe Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks · 1970
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
★ 6.21970
MovieComedyCrime
Housemaid Georgette loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.
Sacrés gendarmesSacrés gendarmes · 1980
Sacrés gendarmes
★ 5.51980
MovieComedy
In 1968, in a small village in the south of France, while the rest of the country was gripped by insurrectionary fervor and the search for a few liters of gasoline, life flowed peacefully. However, the tranquility and good humor of everyone were called into question by the announcement of the brigade's transfer to a less remote location.

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Les gaités de l’escadrilleLes gaités de l’escadrille · 1958
Les gaités de l’escadrille
★ 7.51958
MovieComedy
Onésime Labarbe, a "crawler" in the French Air Force, wants to become a pilot. He hopes to triumph over the sarcasm of his prankster comrades and win the hand of his beloved. Onésime has anticipated this by pretending to be a pilot in front of the young girl and her parents. It's true that they are no more barons than Onésime is a pilot, despite what his fiancée Pulchérie has said. The young soldier's efforts are not without their mishaps and setbacks. Yet his faith and tenacity triumphed over all obstacles. He is finally accepted as a pilot, while Pulchérie, through a misunderstanding, becomes an unwilling parachutist and, at the same time, a champion jumper. The deception is uncovered, but what does it matter to the two fiancés, who are joyfully celebrated by the entire Escadrille and can at last look forward to their long-awaited happiness?