Roger Legris

Acting

Roger Legris

Born July 3, 1898 · Malakoff, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Died May 22, 1981 · aged 82

Roger Legris was born in 1898 in Malakoff, Seine, France. He was an actor, known for Port of Shadows (1938), Pépé le Moko (1937) and Song of the Streets (1933).

Known For

BécassineBécassine · 1940
Bécassine
6.01940
MovieComedy
A little Breton tries to save her boss's daughter an unhappy marriage.
Grey contre XGrey contre X · 1940
Grey contre X
9.01940
Movie
Grey conducts a triple murder investigation, the last murder committed gives him some clues to the murderer and that the victim may have known his killer. He devises a plan to identify the guilty party, who is a scary psycho and he is captured.
HatredHatred · 1938
Hatred
7.31938
MovieDrama
Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the victim of a malicious attack, he returns to his hometown of Dunkirk. Mollenard receives a frosty welcome from his wife Mathilde, who resents the way in which he has neglected his family for so many years. Mollenard’s only wish is to get back to sea as soon as he can, but a sudden heart-attack leaves him paralysed and entirely in his wife’s power...
Good Enough to EatGood Enough to Eat · 1951
Good Enough to Eat
6.81951
Movie
Rose Chaperon is asked by her confectioner mother Mathilde to bring jewels to her sick grandmother, Madame de Mergrand. But Hugues, the latter's brother, is prepared to do anything to get his hands on the loot. To this end he hires a villainous young man, Jean-Louis nicknamed Loup, to do the job. Will Loup engulf and devour Little "Rose "Riding Hood?
Deuxième bureau contre kommandanturDeuxième bureau contre kommandantur · 1939
Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur
7.01939
MovieWarDrama
In 1917, in a small village in the North, Abbe Gaillard is suspected by the Germans of facilitating the escape of French and Belgian soldiers. A false alibi makes him innocent and he can thus continue his mission, thanks to the devotion of an Alsatian who, in enemy uniform, obscurely serves his country.
Port of ShadowsPort of Shadows · 1938
Port of Shadows
7.41938
MovieRomanceDrama
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.
Pépé le MokoPépé le Moko · 1937
Pépé le Moko
7.21937
MovieDramaCrime
Pépé le Moko, one of France's most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows police will be waiting for him if he tries to leave the city. When Pépé meets Gaby, a gorgeous woman from Paris who is lost in the Casbah, he falls for her.
The StudThe Stud · 1970
The Stud
4.91970
MovieComedy
Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in the South of France when he is witness to an event that will change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping from the upstairs window of the hotel where he is staying. Thanks to the services of a passing athlete, the woman is unharmed, and she reveals that her distress is down to her husband’s apparent lack of interest in her. Immediately, Chaminade has a brainwave. He will open a special centre for people like this unfortunate young woman, who will be able to satisfy their romantic needs, at the tax payers’ expense. All is well until this innovative ’pleasure centre’ draws the attention of an over-zealous tax inspector, Dupuis...

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The StudThe Stud · 1970
The Stud
4.91970
MovieComedy
Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in the South of France when he is witness to an event that will change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping from the upstairs window of the hotel where he is staying. Thanks to the services of a passing athlete, the woman is unharmed, and she reveals that her distress is down to her husband’s apparent lack of interest in her. Immediately, Chaminade has a brainwave. He will open a special centre for people like this unfortunate young woman, who will be able to satisfy their romantic needs, at the tax payers’ expense. All is well until this innovative ’pleasure centre’ draws the attention of an over-zealous tax inspector, Dupuis...

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