Jean-Max

Acting

Jean-Max

Born February 16, 1896 · Paris, France

Died December 7, 1970 · aged 74

No biography available.

Known For

The Mask of the GorillaThe Mask of the Gorilla · 1958
The Mask of the Gorilla
★ 6.11958
MovieActionDrama
Géo Paquet, aka The Gorilla, breaks from jail. Now an escaped convict, the elite agent must infiltrate a dangerous gang working for a foreign embassy as their leader, a spy enjoying diplomatic immunity, can't be arrested by regular police.
Last RefugeLast Refuge · 1947
Last Refuge
★ 5.31947
MovieDramaComedy
Philippe and Sylvie have to do with Alvarez, a dangerous gang leader. They break up with him and commit robbery and murder. Sylvie suggests that Philippe take refuge in his quiet family. His younger sister Antoinette attracts and charms Philippe and excites the jealousy of Sylvie who informs Alvarez. The police get involved and Philippe is killed during a merciless fight.
Les Aventuriers de l'airLes Aventuriers de l'air · 1950
Les Aventuriers de l'air
★ 7.01950
Movie
A pilot, hero of the war, finds himself implicated in spite of himself in a traffic. He is wanted by the police, but his former companions and an air hostess will help him prove his innocence.
A Man to KillA Man to Kill · 1937
A Man to Kill
★ 10.01937
MovieThriller
Captain Benoit successfully completes a mission in Berlin, but when he returns to Paris he escapes attacks by German agents.
The Prosecutor HallersThe Prosecutor Hallers · 1930
The Prosecutor Hallers
★ 10.01930
MovieDramaCrime
The simultaneously filmed French language version of the 1930 German film The Other. A psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme involving a strict legal official.
By the Blood of OthersBy the Blood of Others · 1974
By the Blood of Others
★ 5.21974
MovieDrama
In a little French town everything goes on as usual and people seem friendly and good-natured, until the day two women arrive from Paris. A man gets off the same bus, and that very night he seizes the two women and asks for the most beautiful woman in town as their ransom. After the initial shock, the mayor, his brother, the prefect, the police, and the gendarmerie gather around the house where the two woman are imprisoned. It will be a test for everyone and each of them will show his/her real stuff: hypocrisy, meanness, or humanity concealed under their provincial respectability.
Port ArthurPort Arthur · 1936
Port Arthur
★ 8.51936
MovieDramaWar
French-language version of Port Arthur (1936), a German language film (q.v.) co-produced by German, French and Czechoslovakian film interests. About espionage, action and romance in the Russo-Japanese War, as the conflict threatens Russian naval officer Boris Ranewsky and his Japanese wife Youki.
Second BureauSecond Bureau · 1935
Second Bureau
★ 7.01935
MovieDramaRomance
Captain Benoît manages to take possession of the plans of a new German airplane. The German counter-espionage assigns one of their agents, beautiful Erna Fiedler, to seduce Benoît and to eliminate him. But the two spies fall in love.

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The GamblerThe Gambler · 1958
The Gambler
★ 6.71958
MovieDrama
In 1866, a young Muscovite named Alexei Ivanovitch arrives in Baden Baden, then the gambling capital of Austria, and is soon engaged by General Zagorianski to look after his children. Alexei discovers that his employer is a compulsive gambler who has been almost ruined by his addiction. The only money the General has is provided by the Marquis de Grieux, an adventurer who intends to marry Zagorianski’s sister, Pauline. In doing so, de Grieux hopes to profit from the vast inheritance that will come the General’s way from his Aunt Antonina, who is presently very ill. Alexei is appalled by this society which lives only for money. He loves Pauline and wants to take her to a healthier place, but when she refuses to marry him, he begins to gamble at the casino…

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