Gérard Caillaud

Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a resident of the Comédie-Française. He performed many pieces by Molière until his departure in 1978. From 1984 to 1997, he was director of the Théâtre des Mathurins, where he staged plays such as Les Palmes de Monsieur Schutz, which won him a Molière Award for Best Director in 1990. On television, he played the role of Capitaine Bonaventure in the series Sœur Thérèse.com. Gérard Caillaud died on 28 January 2023, at the age of 76. Source: Article "Gérard Caillaud" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Black Journal (1977)

A mother so insanely overprotective of her grown son decides to make a deal with death by offering alternate victims plucked from among her fellow tenants in a 1938 Italian apartment building.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mauro Bolognini
CAST:  Shelley Winters  •  Max von Sydow  •  Mario Scaccia  •  Renato Pozzetto

A mother so insanely overprotective of her grown son decides to make a deal with death by offering alternate victims plucked from among her fellow tenants in a 1938 Italian apartment building.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mauro Bolognini
CAST:  Shelley Winters  •  Max von Sydow  •  Mario Scaccia  •  Renato Pozzetto

The Dogs (1979)

After several inhabitants of a new city were bitten by dogs, a young doctor tries to stop to the climb of violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Jessua
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Victor Lanoux  •  Fanny Ardant  •  Nicole Calfan

After several inhabitants of a new city were bitten by dogs, a young doctor tries to stop to the climb of violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Jessua
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Victor Lanoux  •  Fanny Ardant  •  Nicole Calfan

La Galette du roi (1986)

In this conventional, broadly comic farce of greed and royal matrimony, nearly bankrupt businessman Victor Harris is marrying Maria-Helena, a princess who comes with a dowry that is made up of one half of her island kingdom. Her father, the cowardly King Arnold III ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Michel Ribes
CAST:  Roger Hanin  •  Jean Rochefort  •  Jacques Villeret  •  Eddy Mitchell

In this conventional, broadly comic farce of greed and royal matrimony, nearly bankrupt businessman Victor Harris is marrying Maria-Helena, a princess who comes with a dowry that is made up of one half of her island kingdom. Her father, the cowardly King Arnold III ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Michel Ribes
CAST:  Roger Hanin  •  Jean Rochefort  •  Jacques Villeret  •  Eddy Mitchell

Such a Lovely Town... (1979)

Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Périer
CAST:  Jean Carmet  •  Victor Lanoux  •  Valérie Mairesse  •  Michel Robin

Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Périer
CAST:  Jean Carmet  •  Victor Lanoux  •  Valérie Mairesse  •  Michel Robin

Fanfan (1993)

After seeing the initial passion and romance fade into a series of routine and boring relationships, Alexandre (Vincent Perez) concludes that romance ends when sex enters into a relationship. Determined to prevent this from happening with his latest love-interest—a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Jardin
CAST:  Sophie Marceau  •  Vincent Perez  •  Marine Delterme  •  Gérard Séty

After seeing the initial passion and romance fade into a series of routine and boring relationships, Alexandre (Vincent Perez) concludes that romance ends when sex enters into a relationship. Determined to prevent this from happening with his latest love-interest—a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Jardin
CAST:  Sophie Marceau  •  Vincent Perez  •  Marine Delterme  •  Gérard Séty

Us Two (1979)

Françoise has gone into business seducing men whose wives want to divorce them, and who need incriminating evidence against them. In addition, she has a little blackmail operation going on on the side with politicians who can't afford a scandal. She got started on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Catherine Deneuve  •  Jacques Dutronc  •  Jacques Villeret  •  Paul Préboist

Françoise has gone into business seducing men whose wives want to divorce them, and who need incriminating evidence against them. In addition, she has a little blackmail operation going on on the side with politicians who can't afford a scandal. She got started on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Catherine Deneuve  •  Jacques Dutronc  •  Jacques Villeret  •  Paul Préboist

Prends ton passe-montagne, on va à la plage (1983)

By chance, a band of merry friends is getting in command of a thalasso therapy center.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eddy Matalon
CAST:  Daniel Prévost  •  Florence Giorgetti  •  Artus de Penguern  •  Pierre-Olivier Scotto

By chance, a band of merry friends is getting in command of a thalasso therapy center.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eddy Matalon
CAST:  Daniel Prévost  •  Florence Giorgetti  •  Artus de Penguern  •  Pierre-Olivier Scotto

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DIRECTION:  Robert Manuel  •  Pierre Sabbagh
CAST:  Gérard Caillaud  •  François Maistre  •  Bernard Alane  •  Robert Manuel

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DIRECTION:  Claude Fournier
CAST:  Denis Bouchard  •  Michel Forget  •  Gratien Gélinas  •  Aurélien Recoing

Doris (1970)

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DIRECTION:  Pierre Sabbagh
CAST:  Alain Pralon  •  Danièle Evenou  •  Maurice Martel  •  Gérard Caillaud

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DIRECTION:  Pierre Sabbagh
CAST:  Alain Pralon  •  Danièle Evenou  •  Maurice Martel  •  Gérard Caillaud

Monsieur Teste (1975)

On the terrace of a Parisian café, Paul Valéry observes his neighbor, Monsieur Teste. The two men strike up a conversation. A supporter of "neither god nor master", Mr. Teste engages in a regular introspection, as rigorous as it is passionate, and shares his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lazare Iglesis
CAST:  Pierre Dux  •  Jacques Toja  •  Michel Duchaussoy  •  Claude Winter

On the terrace of a Parisian café, Paul Valéry observes his neighbor, Monsieur Teste. The two men strike up a conversation. A supporter of "neither god nor master", Mr. Teste engages in a regular introspection, as rigorous as it is passionate, and shares his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lazare Iglesis
CAST:  Pierre Dux  •  Jacques Toja  •  Michel Duchaussoy  •  Claude Winter

Le misanthrope (1977)

Alceste hates all of humanity, denounces its hypocrisy, cowardice and compromise. But he nevertheless loves Célimène, flirtatious and slanderous. The virtuous thus launches into battles lost in advance which force him to flee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Carrère
CAST:  Georges Descrières  •  Michel Duchaussoy  •  Bernard Dhéran  •  Gérard Caillaud

Alceste hates all of humanity, denounces its hypocrisy, cowardice and compromise. But he nevertheless loves Célimène, flirtatious and slanderous. The virtuous thus launches into battles lost in advance which force him to flee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Carrère
CAST:  Georges Descrières  •  Michel Duchaussoy  •  Bernard Dhéran  •  Gérard Caillaud

Les Palmes de M. Schutz (1991)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Gérard Caillaud  •  Stéphane Hillel  •  Sonia Vollereaux  •  Patrick Zard

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Gérard Caillaud  •  Stéphane Hillel  •  Sonia Vollereaux  •  Patrick Zard

Balle perdue (1994)

Antoine Rethel, a police inspector, meets a young woman to whom he has just prevented a traffic accident.To thank him, she invites him to drink at her house.She commits suicide a few moments later in the bathroom with her service weapon.Antoine swears to himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Périer
CAST:  Robin Renucci  •  Ludmila Mikaël  •  Hanns Zischler  •  Gérard Caillaud

Antoine Rethel, a police inspector, meets a young woman to whom he has just prevented a traffic accident.To thank him, she invites him to drink at her house.She commits suicide a few moments later in the bathroom with her service weapon.Antoine swears to himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Périer
CAST:  Robin Renucci  •  Ludmila Mikaël  •  Hanns Zischler  •  Gérard Caillaud