Mireille Darc

Acting

Mireille Darc

Born May 15, 1938 · Toulon, Var, France

Died August 28, 2017 · aged 79

Mireille Darc (15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French actress, director, photographer, singer and model. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film Weekend. Darc was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Merit. Alain Delon was her longtime co-star and companion. Born Mireille Christiane Gabrielle Aimée Aigroz in Toulon, she attended the C…

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Casino RoyaleCasino Royale · 1967
Casino Royale
5.21967
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.
The Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeThe Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe · 1972
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
7.01972
MovieComedyMystery
A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.
HauteclaireHauteclaire · 1961
Hauteclaire
5.01961
MovieDramaCrime
The action takes place under the Restoration, at the Château de Savigny, near Nerville, a devout and prudish little town in the Cotentin region. Doctor Torty is the doctor. He tells a story of which he is the only one to know the secret, that of a criminal couple, without any remorse. The pretty Hauteclaire Stassin, daughter of the master of arms, meets the Count of Savigny, married to the noble and languid Delphine. Madly in love with the count, Hauteclaire joined the castle as a servant. Shortly after, the countess died of poisoning. Will the guilty lovers go unpunished?
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeThe Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe · 1974
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
6.61974
MovieComedy
With "little captain" Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy," Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in some fake adventures. All this to stop the investigation into the death of Colonel Milan.
For a Cop's HideFor a Cop's Hide · 1981
For a Cop's Hide
5.91981
MovieThrillerAction
Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.
The Great Spy ChaseThe Great Spy Chase · 1964
The Great Spy Chase
6.81964
MovieComedyAction
A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.
Let's Not Get AngryLet's Not Get Angry · 1966
Let's Not Get Angry
7.51966
MovieCrimeComedy
One-time gangster Antoine is enjoying retirement on the coast, now managing a boating club. He receives a visit from a former accomplice who asks for a loan. The money will be repaid by a crook who is now in hiding; Antoine intends to recover his money.
Death of a Corrupt ManDeath of a Corrupt Man · 1977
Death of a Corrupt Man
6.51977
MovieCrimeThriller
In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections. Serrano kept proofs of Dubaye's involvement in corrupt dealings and was poised to use them against the deputy. Xavier readily agrees to cover up for his old pal Philippe, but he soon runs into difficulties. Nobody believes Dubaye's alibi. And everybody -- influential personalities, powerful businessmen, dubious go-betweens and the police -- wants to get hold of the documents that served to blackmail Dubaye; by all possible means...

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The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsThe Devil and the Ten Commandments · 1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
5.61962
MovieComedy
The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute episodes, each showing what will happen if one or more of the Ten Commandments will be broken: Jérome Chambard is warned that he will lose his job if he continues to swear; Françoise Beaufort enamored of a stripper calls on her only to find her married to a janitor who doesn't know what kind of dancing his wife performs; Denis, a Jesuit novice, leaves the order to avenge his sister's suicide, which was provoked by Garigny, who seduced her into prostitution and drug addiction; Philip buys a necklace for Micheline though he is bored with her; a young man find out that his real mother is not Madeleine, but actress Clarisse Ardant; Didier Marin, cashier of a bank, was fired by his boss; the Devil appears as a serpent for Jérome Chambard and the bishop are eating.

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