Acting
Gérard Lanvin
Born June 21, 1950 · Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France (age 76)
Gérard Lanvin (born June 21, 1950 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine in 1977 on an offer from actor Coluche. He received the Prix Jean Gabin in 1982 for his role in Une étrange affaire. In 1995 he won a César Award for Best Actor with Le …
Known For
In All Innocence · 1998In All Innocence
★ 5.91998
MovieDramaRomance
High-profile lawyer Michel takes on the defence of a young and pretty small-time thief, Cécile, after the botched hold-up of a jewellery shop. As predicted by his elegant art-dealer and sculptress wife Viviane, Michel goes well beyond his brief, jeopardising his career and ruining his marriage of 18 years.
Last Bullet · 2025Last Bullet
★ 6.52025
MovieActionCrime
Car genius Lino returns to conclude his vendetta against Areski and the corrupt commander who ruined their lives in this turbo-charged trilogy finale.
The Wing or the Thigh? · 1976The Wing or the Thigh?
★ 7.21976
MovieComedy
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 · 2008Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
★ 7.32008
MovieActionThriller
After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media attention and public adoration, Mesrine becomes increasingly paranoid and isolated, leading to a dramatic confrontation with the law that ultimately seals his fate as the nation's most infamous public enemy.
A Gang Story · 2011A Gang Story
★ 6.82011
MovieCrimeDrama
After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge Suttel, with whom he first discovered prison life - for stealing cherries. The two of them inevitably got involved in organized crime. The team they formed, the Ganf Des Lyonnais, made them the most notorious armed robbers of the early 1970s. Their irresistible rise ended in 1974 with a spectacular arrest. Today, as he nears 60, Momon would like to forget that part of his life. He has found peace by retiring from the "business". He tends to his wife Janou, who suffered so in the past, and to his children and grandchildren, all of whom have great respect for this man of simple and universal values, so clear-headed and full of kindness. But then Serge Suttel, who has disowned nothing of his past, comes back into the picture.
Point Blank · 2010Point Blank
★ 6.62010
MovieActionThriller
Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy – a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife hostage to force him to spring their boss from the hospital. A race through the subways and streets of Paris ensues, and the body count rises. Can Samuel evade the cops and the criminal underground and deliver his beloved to safety?
Choice of Arms · 1981Choice of Arms
★ 6.61981
MovieCrimeThriller
A former crook is pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break.
Dead Weight · 2002Dead Weight
★ 5.82002
MovieComedy
After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.
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The Car Keys · 2003The Car Keys
★ 5.22003
MovieComedy
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner...
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Platane · 2011Platane
★ 7.52011
SeriesComedy
Gérard Lanvin
La Traque · 1980La Traque
★ 9.01980
SeriesCrime
Julien Ravel
Le plus beau pays du monde : Le Sanctuaire · 2019Le plus beau pays du monde : Le Sanctuaire
★ 10.02019
SeriesDocumentary
Narrator (voice)
François Kléber · 1995François Kléber
★ 7.01995
Series
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