Bernard Launois

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Bernard Launois

Born April 8, 1930 · Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France (age 96)

Bernard Launois is a French exploitation film director, screenwriter and actor. As an actor, he sometimes used the pseudonym Bob Gary. He was born in Mézières , France. Having studied pharmacology for two years in the university, he sought a career in the film industry instead. He worked as a trainee editor and then as an assistant director. In 1953, he was employed by Paramount 's programming de…

Known For

ChaleursChaleurs · 1971
Chaleurs
3.81971
MovieDrama
Philippe, a photography enthusiast, is attracted to his young aunt so he makes a plan to get his uncle involved with their maid in order to get the chance to have sex with his aunt.
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.
Two Males for AlexaTwo Males for Alexa · 1971
Two Males for Alexa
5.81971
MovieDramaThriller
A young girl marries the wealthy father of one of her male friends at college, but she soon finds herself falling for her new husband’s son. The husband finds out about the two, and comes up with what he believes to be a foolproof plan: he will frame his wife and his son for his own murder, then have the pair locked in a room in his remote, isolated estate–with his own dead body.
Slot MachinesSlot Machines · 1976
Slot Machines
3.71976
Movie
In a shabby corner of Paris, Gigi (Monique Vita) a prostitute attempts to settle scores with the pimp who controls her life and income, drifting through cheap interiors and tourist-friendly views of the city, repeatedly interrupted by erotic encounters and lingering close-ups of an antique Métro train. The confrontation offers no escape, only a return to the same cycle of exploitation and dependence.
Erotic Love-GamesErotic Love-Games · 1970
Erotic Love-Games
3.71970
MovieDramaThriller
Partisan of total sexual freedom, a young woman with perfect physique leads, by her example, a married friend to live like her. The two friends then engage in all kinds of erotic experiences at random from their meetings with various gentlemen, but also between them.
The Depraved of PleasureThe Depraved of Pleasure · 1975
The Depraved of Pleasure
9.01975
MovieDrama
A bourgeois couple secretly employ Charlie, a pimp, to procure women for their decadent pleasures. When their son becomes emotionally entangled with one of them, the arrangement begins to unravel.
Let the Bitches LooseLet the Bitches Loose · 1973
Let the Bitches Loose
3.81973
MovieDrama
Carl is a handsome Austrian who hunts for a Nazi-buried treasure in a haunted Norman castle, hidden there before the liberation.
Pity for the VampsPity for the Vamps · 1956
Pity for the Vamps
10.01956
MovieDrama
Paris, 1956. Three sisters, three actresses willing to do almost anything to make it big. Their lives, their loves, their dramas. A savory satire of the world of show business and cinema in particular.

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