Acting
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Born April 9, 1933 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Died September 6, 2021 · aged 88
Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021) was a French actor. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward, frequently portraying police officers and criminals in action thriller films. His best known credits include Breathless (1960), That Man from Rio (1964), Pierrot le Fou (1965), Borsalino (197…
Known For
Love Is a Funny Thing · 1969Love Is a Funny Thing
★ 6.31969
MovieDramaRomance
A composer and a French film star, both of whom are married to others, meet and fall in love while shooting a film in the United States.
J'ai tout donné · 1972J'ai tout donné
★ 9.31972
MovieMusicDocumentary
An intimate cinéma vérité style documentary following french mega star Johnny Hallyday's summer tour.
Casino Royale · 1967Casino Royale
★ 5.31967
MovieAdventureAction
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
Actors · 2000Actors
★ 5.82000
MovieComedy
A self-conscious and self-referential adventure into the (pretend) lives of legendary actors in Paris.
Breathless · 1960Breathless
★ 7.51960
MovieDramaCrime
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
The Professional · 1981The Professional
★ 7.21981
MovieActionAdventure
Josselin Beaumont, a French secret agent, is tasked with assassinating Njala, the president for life of Malawi in Africa. A shift in French policy means that assassinating Njala is no longer an option. But instead of recalling their agent, high-ranking officials deliberately sacrifice Beaumont by handing him over to the Malawian authorities. Arrested, tried, and imprisoned, he nevertheless manages to escape. Back in Paris after a two-year absence, he informs his superiors through Colonel Martin that he will fulfill his contract during Njala’s upcoming official visit to Paris between the 12th and 15th of this month, and that he has a few scores to settle with the D.G.S.E. The question is, should Beaumont be stopped or not?
Hold-up · 1985Hold-up
★ 6.11985
MovieComedyCrime
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
Belmondo by Belmondo · 2016Belmondo by Belmondo
★ 7.82016
MovieDocumentary
Jean-Paul Belmondo returns to the settings of a fantastic career, accompanied by his son Paul. Over a career spanning 50 years, Jean-Paul Belmondo’s movies drew over 130 million people into cinemas. This logbook takes us back to sets and countries, from where we can revisit the films in reference and find out about his fruitful collaborations with various directors. Paul Belmondo will lead the investigation, meeting the stars and his father’s friends (eye-witnesses all) and questioning his father about his journey, sharing it with us so we can discover the man and his story like never before.
Movies
Love Is a Funny Thing · 1969Love Is a Funny Thing
★ 6.31969
MovieDramaRomance
A composer and a French film star, both of whom are married to others, meet and fall in love while shooting a film in the United States.
J'ai tout donné · 1972J'ai tout donné
★ 9.31972
MovieMusicDocumentary
An intimate cinéma vérité style documentary following french mega star Johnny Hallyday's summer tour.
Casino Royale · 1967Casino Royale
★ 5.31967
MovieAdventureAction
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
Actors · 2000Actors
★ 5.82000
MovieComedy
A self-conscious and self-referential adventure into the (pretend) lives of legendary actors in Paris.
Breathless · 1960Breathless
★ 7.51960
MovieDramaCrime
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
The Professional · 1981The Professional
★ 7.21981
MovieActionAdventure
Josselin Beaumont, a French secret agent, is tasked with assassinating Njala, the president for life of Malawi in Africa. A shift in French policy means that assassinating Njala is no longer an option. But instead of recalling their agent, high-ranking officials deliberately sacrifice Beaumont by handing him over to the Malawian authorities. Arrested, tried, and imprisoned, he nevertheless manages to escape. Back in Paris after a two-year absence, he informs his superiors through Colonel Martin that he will fulfill his contract during Njala’s upcoming official visit to Paris between the 12th and 15th of this month, and that he has a few scores to settle with the D.G.S.E. The question is, should Beaumont be stopped or not?
Hold-up · 1985Hold-up
★ 6.11985
MovieComedyCrime
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
Belmondo by Belmondo · 2016Belmondo by Belmondo
★ 7.82016
MovieDocumentary
Jean-Paul Belmondo returns to the settings of a fantastic career, accompanied by his son Paul. Over a career spanning 50 years, Jean-Paul Belmondo’s movies drew over 130 million people into cinemas. This logbook takes us back to sets and countries, from where we can revisit the films in reference and find out about his fruitful collaborations with various directors. Paul Belmondo will lead the investigation, meeting the stars and his father’s friends (eye-witnesses all) and questioning his father about his journey, sharing it with us so we can discover the man and his story like never before.
Stavisky... · 1974Stavisky...
★ 5.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.
Is Paris Burning? · 1966Is Paris Burning?
★ 7.21966
MovieWarDrama
Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he's unable to maintain control of the city. After much contemplation, Choltitz ignores orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, alongside Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a leader organise his forces.
Belmondo, itinéraire... · 2011Belmondo, itinéraire...
★ 7.72011
MovieDocumentary
Documentary on the career of Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Pierrot le Fou · 1965Pierrot le Fou
★ 7.31965
MovieDramaRomance
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Le Guignolo · 1980Le Guignolo
★ 6.11980
MovieComedyAction
After the failure of his recent criminal exploits, international con artist Alexandre Dupré sets off for Venice to try to dupe some Japanese business men into buying a fake copy of a stolen Caneletto. On the aeroplane, a stranger asks him to look after his briefcase until after they have landed. Alexandre agrees, but the stranger is shot dead soon after and Alexandre himself becomes the target of enemy agents who are keen to recover the briefcase...
Desire · 1996Desire
★ 5.51996
MovieComedy
Désiré is a fine servant and butler who regularly seduces the ladies of the house where he works, but then he moves on. This time he is working for Odette, the mistress of the minister of Posts and he is living a new situation. He has fallen in love with with Odette.
Hunter Will Get You · 1976Hunter Will Get You
★ 6.51976
MovieActionCrime
L'Alpagueur is a free-lance spy from the French secret agency. He's put on the investigation about L'epervier, a serial-killer who employs young boys to help him robbing banks before killing them.
Godard by Godard · 2023Godard by Godard
★ 7.82023
MovieDocumentary
Godard by Godard is an archival self-portrait of Jean-Luc Godard. It retraces the unique and unheard-of path, made up of sudden detours and dramatic returns, of a filmmaker who never looks back on his past, never makes the same film twice, and tirelessly pursues his research, in a truly inexhaustible diversity of inspiration. Through Godard’s words, his gaze and his work, the film tells the story of a life of cinema; that of a man who will always demand a lot of himself and his art, to the point of merging with it.
Ho ! · 1968Ho !
★ 6.31968
MovieActionDrama
Race driver who has lost his membership card becomes the chauffeur of a gangsters pack
The Outsider · 1983The Outsider
★ 6.81983
MovieActionCrime
Philippe Jordan is a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On his agenda is a powerful drug cartel working out of Paris and Marseilles, with a drug lord who is essentially inaccessible -- but not immortal.
Two Women · 1960Two Women
★ 7.81960
MovieDramaWar
A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.
Léon Morin, Priest · 1961Léon Morin, Priest
★ 7.11961
MovieDramaRomance
Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything.
Be Beautiful and Shut Up · 1958Be Beautiful and Shut Up
★ 5.51958
MovieComedyCrime
A beautiful 18-year-old orphan escapes from a reformatory and hooks up with a gang of jewel smugglers, and decides on a life of crime. However, she falls for and marries a policeman, putting a crimp in her criminal career.
Tender Scoundrel · 1966Tender 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.
Amazon · 2000Amazon
★ 4.32000
MovieAdventureComedy
On an observatory set high on a mountain, astronomers make a stunning discovery somewhere out in the galaxy. A flying object in the depths of the cosmos is showing signs of life, emitting an intelligent signal. The UFO has just landed on Earth somewhere in the midst of a rainforest. Margot, the enthusiastic young woman heading up the research team, decides to go to the spot and check out this phenomenon. Meanwhile Edouard, our hero, studies the flora and fauna of the tree tops in the rainforest. He perches on an enormous net that stretches over the still pure, unadulterated forest that spreads out beneath him. He discovers a naked little twelve-year old girl seated on the net. He covers her with a broad banana leaf and asks where she comes from. She quickly replies, in perfect French 'from another world'.
Belmondo, le magnifique · 2017Belmondo, le magnifique
★ 7.42017
MovieDocumentary
With more than 70 films and 160 million cumulative tickets in France, Jean-Paul Belmondo is one of the essential stars of French cinema.
TV Shows
Wetten, dass..? · 1981Wetten, dass..?
★ 5.41981
SeriesDrama
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
Vivement dimanche · 1998Vivement dimanche
★ 3.61998
Series
Spécial cinéma · 1974Spécial cinéma
★ 9.51974
Series
Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye on his show Spécial cinéma. Between intimate confessions from actors and immersion in the world of the greatest filmmakers, Christian Defaye took viewers on a journey into the fascinating world of cinema for nearly thirty years.
Sacrée soirée · 1987Sacrée soirée
★ 5.71987
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche · 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
★ 6.01975
Series
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Champs-Elysées · 1982Champs-Elysées
★ 6.81982
Series
Cinépanorama · 1956Cinépanorama
★ 8.71956
SeriesDocumentaryFamily
Vivement dimanche prochain · 1998Vivement dimanche prochain
★ 4.31998
Series
Stars 90 · 1990Stars 90
★ 6.21990
Series
Reflets de Cannes · 1954Reflets de Cannes
★ 5.01954
SeriesDocumentary
Auf los geht's los · 1977Auf los geht's los
★ 8.01977
Series
Samedi Sébastien · 2021Samedi Sébastien
★ 6.32021
SeriesComedy
L'Aîné des Ferchaux · 2001L'Aîné des Ferchaux
★ 7.52001
SeriesDrama