Acting
Philippe Clay
Born March 7, 1927 · Paris, France
Died December 13, 2007 · aged 80
Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, (March 7, 1927 – December 13, 2007) was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1,90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Yanne, Léo Ferré, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey. He inter…
Known For
The Hunchback of Notre Dame · 1956The Hunchback of Notre Dame
★ 6.71956
MovieDramaHorror
In 1482 Paris, Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, becomes infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protégé and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he's involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the Devil's work.
Bell, Book and Candle · 1958Bell, Book and Candle
★ 6.61958
MovieComedyFantasy
Gillian Holroyd, a modern-day witch, becomes smitten with her handsome upstairs neighbor, Shep Henderson. Using her magical powers, she casts a love spell on him, only to face unexpected complications when genuine feelings emerge, threatening her supernatural abilities.
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ · 1982Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
★ 6.01982
MovieComedy
In ancient Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the locals who find a leader in the person of Ben-Hur Marcel.
French Cancan · 1955French Cancan
★ 7.21955
MovieComedyDrama
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! · 1961In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
★ 6.31961
MovieComedy
Paul fishes out of the water the body of his greatest enemy. To avoid accusations that he is a killer, taking steps that will clear his good name.
Ivory Coast Adventure · 1965Ivory Coast Adventure
★ 6.01965
MovieAdventure
An Embassy attache and a butterfly hunter become involved in a treasure hunt between two rival gangs.
Nathalie · 1957Nathalie
★ 6.61957
MovieComedyMystery
Haute Couture model in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.
Shanks · 1974Shanks
★ 5.21974
MovieFantasyHorror
Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab assistant to Dr. Walker, who is working on ways to re-animate dead bodies by inserting electrodes at key nerve points and manipulating the bodies as if they were on strings. When the professor suddenly dies one night, Shanks gets the idea to apply their experimental results to a human body, and then to start exacting some revenge.
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Salut la puce · 1983Salut la puce
★ 6.01983
MovieComedy
Robert Dumortier and his son "La Puce" live on a barge moored to an island of the Seine and Robert dreams of cruising remote and exotic seas.
Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Le Gerfaut · 1987Le Gerfaut
★ 8.51987
SeriesAction & Adventure
Le baron von Winkleried
La Comtesse de Charny · 1989La Comtesse de Charny
★ 6.51989
SeriesDrama
Le baron de Taverney




















