Acting
Robert Rollis
Born March 14, 1921 · Épinal, Vosges, France
Died November 6, 2007 · aged 86
Robert Rollis (16 March 1921 - 6 November 2007) was a French actor. He mainly starred as a film actor, but also appeared in television and also in theatre in the 1950s and early 1960s. Amongst many roles, he starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons (La Guerre des boutons) in 1962. Source: Article "Robert Rollis" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
War of the Buttons · 1962War of the Buttons
★ 7.31962
MovieComedyDrama
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...
The Little Bather · 1968The Little Bather
★ 6.61968
MovieComedy
Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...
What's New Pussycat? · 1965What's New Pussycat?
★ 5.91965
MovieComedyRomance
A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.
All the Gold in the World · 1961All the Gold in the World
★ 6.51961
MovieComedy
Businessman Victor Hardy wants to buy the entire area around the small village of Cabosse. He claims that he wants to return to nature, but he also intends to profit by selling the water from the village fountain, which is reputed to enhance longevity. However old farmer Mathieu and his sons don't want to sell...
Any Number Can Win · 1963Any Number Can Win
★ 7.21963
MovieCrime
Charles, fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois respectability. He enlists a former cell mate, Francis, to assist him in pulling off one final score, a carefully planned assault on the vault of a Cannes casino.
The Seventh Company Has Been Found · 1975The Seventh Company Has Been Found
★ 7.31975
MovieComedyWar
The second part of the Seventh Company adventures.
Strip-Tease · 1963Strip-Tease
★ 5.61963
MovieDrama
In order to pay the rent, a young ballet dancer living in Paris accepts a job in an upmarket strip club. She soon devises a unique act that captivates audiences and catapults her to stardom.
Weekend at Dunkirk · 1964Weekend at Dunkirk
★ 6.91964
MovieDramaWar
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.
Filmography
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Love and the Frenchwoman · 1960Love and the Frenchwoman
★ 4.91960
MovieComedyRomance
The seven stages in the life of the modern Frenchwomen are disclosed by seven directors in a witty way: 1 - Childhood, 2 - Adolescence, 3 - Virginity, 4 - Marriage, 5 - Adultery, 6 - Divorce, 7 - The Single Woman.
Un spectateur de la partie de ping-pong (segment "La Femme seule")
People in Luck · 1963People in Luck
★ 5.61963
MovieComedy
A light French comedy of 5 segments.
Lee chauffeur de taxi (segment "Le Gros Lot")
















