Philippe Labro

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Philippe Labro

Born August 27, 1936 · Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France

Died June 4, 2025 · aged 88

Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which was awarded for «L'Étudiant étranger» in 1986. At the age of eighteen, he left France to study at Washington and Lee University in Virginia. He then travelled acro…

Known For

Hunter Will Get YouHunter Will Get You · 1976
Hunter Will Get You
6.51976
MovieActionCrime
L'Alpagueur is a free-lance spy from the French secret agency. He's put on the investigation about L'epervier, a serial-killer who employs young boys to help him robbing banks before killing them.
Winged MigrationWinged Migration · 2001
Winged Migration
7.62001
MovieDocumentary
This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of miles and navigating by the stars. These arduous treks are crucial for survival, seeking hospitable climates and food sources. Birds face numerous challenges, including crossing oceans and evading predators, illness, and injury. Although migrations are undertaken as a community, birds disperse into family units once they reach their destinations, and every continent is affected by these migrations, hosting migratory bird species at least part of the year.
Cover UpCover Up · 1983
Cover Up
5.51983
MovieCrimeRomance
A well-known business lawyer is shot dead in the courthouse. A commissioner of the Criminal Brigade is in charge of the investigation and is helped by a journalist.
Without Apparent MotiveWithout Apparent Motive · 1971
Without Apparent Motive
5.91971
MovieCrimeMystery
A series of murders is committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissaire Carella is in charge and tries to find a missing link between all these murders.
Cat and MouseCat and Mouse · 1975
Cat and Mouse
5.71975
MovieComedyCrime
A jaded and charming police inspector is assigned along with his cheerful partner to a case involving the mysterious death and/or suicide of a wealthy entrepreneur. The chief suspect is his enchanting wife who was aware that her husband had a mistress. It is also possible that the dead man may be the victim of a radical terrorist group.
Rive droite, rive gaucheRive droite, rive gauche · 1984
Rive droite, rive gauche
5.71984
MovieDrama
Longtime friends Guarrigue and Sénanques own a successful law practice in Paris. The dreaded businessman Pervillard is one of their clients. One night, Sénanques, who is in an unhappy relationship, meets Sacha. For her sake, he causes a political scandal involving Pervillard and puts himself in danger.
The InheritorThe Inheritor · 1973
The Inheritor
6.41973
MovieThrillerDrama
After his father is killed in a plane crash, Bart Cordell returns back home to France to claim his inheritance: to lead the industrial empire his father built. But when a prostitute tries to set him up for a drug smuggling charge, he is forced to accept that his father may have been assassinated and that the killers are out to get him as well...
Tout peut arriverTout peut arriver · 1969
Tout peut arriver
6.31969
MovieDrama
Back in France after a few years in the United States, a reporter goes in search of his wife.

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