Writing

Claude Desailly

Born April 14, 1922 · Cambrai, France

Died April 26, 2009 · aged 87

Claude Desailly was a French screenwriter. He collaborated on a number of films with the director Robert Hossein.

Known For

I Killed RasputinI Killed Rasputin · 1967
I Killed Rasputin
★ 4.41967
MovieDrama
Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia's Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, the haemophiliac heir to the throne. However as war breaks out, Rasputin's enemies see him as a cause and plot fatal revenge against the Russian mystic.
Cemetery without CrossesCemetery without Crosses · 1969
Cemetery without Crosses
★ 6.31969
MovieWestern
A melancholic gunfighter is drawn into a vengeful and tragic kidnapping plot by his widowed ex-lover.
The Vampire of DusseldorfThe Vampire of Dusseldorf · 1965
The Vampire of Dusseldorf
★ 5.61965
MovieAdventureCrime
A true story of Peter Kurten, a serial killer who committed nine murders and many other offenses in Dusseldorf during the Great Depression era.
Falling PointFalling Point · 1970
Falling Point
★ 5.91970
MovieCrime
Three men kidnap a young girl and keep her in a small house on an isolated beach, waiting for her father to pay up the ransom. But the youngest one, in charge of watching her, let accidentally the girl see his face and it becomes no longer possible to return her alive...
Visa to HellVisa to Hell · 1959
Visa to Hell
★ 8.01959
MovieDrama
The action takes place on the coast of the eastern Pyrenees near the Spanish border. Mario Balducci escaped from prison, after settling his account with his former accomplice who had given him away, he joins his ex-mistress, Mado, a bellowing singer who he asks to help him get to Spain.
Marked EyesMarked Eyes · 1964
Marked Eyes
★ 6.31964
MovieDramaCrime
A story about a widow who begins to receive blackmail letters demanding money from her. This is when everyone in the small town she lives in dismissing her husband.
The Taste of ViolenceThe Taste of Violence · 1961
The Taste of Violence
★ 6.61961
MovieWestern
Perez kidnaps the President's daughter to trade her for imprisoned revolutionaries.
Tonight the Skirts FlyTonight the Skirts Fly · 1956
Tonight the Skirts Fly
★ 5.51956
MovieDramaComedy
At Christmastime, the love affairs of five clothing models working for Pierre Roussel, a renowned Paris fashion designer. Marlène hesitates between two suitors. Blanche, who loves Jean, Roussel's son, wants him to talk to his father about their relationship. Catherine learns that her lover has a wife and two kids. Jeannette throws herself into the arms of an Oriental prince. In despair the fifth one attempts to commit suicide...

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Two Years VacationTwo Years Vacation · 1974
Two Years Vacation
★ 7.11974
SeriesAction & AdventureFamily
The story of a group of young New Zealand school boys. Because one of them is the nephew of a ship captain, they win the opportunity to go on a sailing trip. Some pirates (Forbes and Pike) are looking for a boat so they can go and find treasure on a deserted island. They manage to be recruited as crew members on that same boat as the school boys. After a mutiny, the pirates take over the boat and take the young boys as hostages. Helped by O'Brian, the young kids manage to escape from the pirates with the boat. After a storm, they have to land on a deserted island. They have learn to live together in harmony if they want their community to survive, despite the rivalry within the group. But is this island really a deserted one? And can they really get away from the pirates?

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