Acting
François Valorbe
Born October 20, 1914 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Died June 23, 1977 · aged 62
No biography available.
Known For
The Wages of Fear · 1953The Wages of Fear
★ 8.01953
MovieDramaThriller
In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
Diary of a Country Priest · 1951Diary of a Country Priest
★ 7.51951
MovieDrama
An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
The Day of the Jackal · 1973The Day of the Jackal
★ 7.51973
MovieActionThriller
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
Gigi · 1958Gigi
★ 6.21958
MovieComedyRomance
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.
The Widow Couderc · 1971The Widow Couderc
★ 6.81971
MovieActionDrama
The relationship between a middle-aged French widow and a young drifter takes a turn when her young niece pays a visit.
The Night of the Generals · 1967The Night of the Generals
★ 6.81967
MovieThrillerMystery
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
Triple Cross · 1966Triple Cross
★ 6.11966
MovieAdventureWar
Safecracker Eddie Chapman is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, Chapman convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. And when the would-be traitor arrives home, he convinces the English to use him as a double agent -- in exchange for a full pardon.
The Last Train · 1973The Last Train
★ 6.61973
MovieDramaHistory
Two people, a Frenchman and a Jewish German woman, meet on a train while escaping the German army entering France.
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The Widow Couderc · 1971The Widow Couderc
★ 6.81971
MovieActionDrama
The relationship between a middle-aged French widow and a young drifter takes a turn when her young niece pays a visit.
le colonel Luc de Mortemont
The Night of the Generals · 1967The Night of the Generals
★ 6.81967
MovieThrillerMystery
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
Plotting German Officer (uncredited)
Fortunate · 1960Fortunate
★ 7.41960
MovieDramaComedy
During WW2, a posh bourgeois woman (Morgan)is compelled to live under the same room as a crude simple-minded yet big-hearted man.(Bourvil) Her husband was arrested by the Gestapo and she is a hunted woman.
le chef de la Gestapo qui arrête les « Falk »
Les Culottes rouges · 1962Les Culottes rouges
★ 6.61962
MovieRomanceDrama
Antoine Rossi, a recidivist prisoner of war in Germany, manages to escape with the cowardly Fendard. Fendard does everything in his power to help him even though he is wounded, but Antoine tries to get rid of him as he boards the train to freedom.
L'officier Allemand au spectacle de la troupe (uncredited)
The Big Swag · 1965The Big Swag
★ 6.61965
MovieComedyThriller
Louis Bourdin est employé à la RATP le jour, romancier la nuit, avec une forte prédilection pour le genre policier. Un jour, il rédige un polar situé dans l'univers de la RATP, boudé par les éditeurs. Le livre parvient alors aux yeux d'une bande de criminels...
Director of the R.A.T.P. (uncredited)








