Fernand Sardou

Fernand Sardou (September 18, 1910 – January 31, 1976) was a French singer and actor. Sardou was the father of Michel Sardou, and he married Jackie Rollin (Jackie Sardou), an actress. His two grandsons are French novelist Romain Sardou and French actor Davy Sardou. Source: Article "Fernand Sardou" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964)

The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling them her father was a millionaire and owned ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Girault
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Geneviève Grad  •  Michel Galabru  •  Christian Marin

The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling them her father was a millionaire and owned ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Girault
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Geneviève Grad  •  Michel Galabru  •  Christian Marin

Rififi (1955)

Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Dassin
CAST:  Jean Servais  •  Carl Möhner  •  Robert Manuel  •  Janine Darcey

Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Dassin
CAST:  Jean Servais  •  Carl Möhner  •  Robert Manuel  •  Janine Darcey

La Parisienne (1957)

The spoiled daughter of the French Ambassador tricks one of his aides into marrying her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Boisrond
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  Charles Boyer  •  Henri Vidal  •  Noël Roquevert

The spoiled daughter of the French Ambassador tricks one of his aides into marrying her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Boisrond
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  Charles Boyer  •  Henri Vidal  •  Noël Roquevert

Napoleon Road (1953)

A greedy advertising executive wants to attract the tourists into a small village:he claims Napoleon slept in the local inn on his was back from Elbe island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Pierre Fresnay  •  Henri Vilbert  •  Claude Laydu  •  Raphaël Patorni

A greedy advertising executive wants to attract the tourists into a small village:he claims Napoleon slept in the local inn on his was back from Elbe island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Pierre Fresnay  •  Henri Vilbert  •  Claude Laydu  •  Raphaël Patorni

The Call of Destiny (1953)

Young conductor Roberto Lombardini has never known his father who is actually a former musician, a failed piano player who has sunk into alcoholism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georges Lacombe
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Jacqueline Porel  •  Roberto Benzi  •  Édouard Delmont

Young conductor Roberto Lombardini has never known his father who is actually a former musician, a failed piano player who has sunk into alcoholism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georges Lacombe
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Jacqueline Porel  •  Roberto Benzi  •  Édouard Delmont

The Overtaxed (1959)

Mr. Pezzella owns and operates a well-established luxury-clothing store. He does not like and does not consider it right to pay taxes and therefore uses a tax consultant to be able to evade more taxes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Totò  •  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Cathia Caro  •  Luciano Marin

Mr. Pezzella owns and operates a well-established luxury-clothing store. He does not like and does not consider it right to pay taxes and therefore uses a tax consultant to be able to evade more taxes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Totò  •  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Cathia Caro  •  Luciano Marin

Perched on a Tree (1971)

Henry Roubier, a French promoter, and Enrico Mazzini, an Italian, have signed an agreement guaranteeing them a stranglehold on European highways. While driving on the roads of the south, Roubier takes two young hitchhikers, but an unfortunate swerve the car rushes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Serge Korber
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Olivier de Funès  •  Alice Sapritch

Henry Roubier, a French promoter, and Enrico Mazzini, an Italian, have signed an agreement guaranteeing them a stranglehold on European highways. While driving on the roads of the south, Roubier takes two young hitchhikers, but an unfortunate swerve the car rushes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Serge Korber
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Olivier de Funès  •  Alice Sapritch

Savage Triangle (1951)

Based on the novel of the same name by writer Edouard Peisson, this Jean Delannoy film display one boy’s unconditional love for his mother, despite her tragic mistreatment of him. After being raised by a shepherd for the past 12 years, Simon (Pierre-Michel Beck) is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Madeleine Robinson  •  Frank Villard  •  Nicolas Amato  •  Henri Arius

Based on the novel of the same name by writer Edouard Peisson, this Jean Delannoy film display one boy’s unconditional love for his mother, despite her tragic mistreatment of him. After being raised by a shepherd for the past 12 years, Simon (Pierre-Michel Beck) is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Madeleine Robinson  •  Frank Villard  •  Nicolas Amato  •  Henri Arius

Seduction Squad (1972)

Jane Birkin, Bernadette Lafont, Elisabeth Wiener and Emma Cohen are 4 pretty girls rooming together. After witnessing and accidentally helping several thugs get away with a heist, the women notice through their telescope that the stolen loot is in the apartment ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Balducci
CAST:  Jane Birkin  •  Bernadette Lafont  •  Elisabeth Wiener  •  Serge Gainsbourg

Jane Birkin, Bernadette Lafont, Elisabeth Wiener and Emma Cohen are 4 pretty girls rooming together. After witnessing and accidentally helping several thugs get away with a heist, the women notice through their telescope that the stolen loot is in the apartment ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Balducci
CAST:  Jane Birkin  •  Bernadette Lafont  •  Elisabeth Wiener  •  Serge Gainsbourg

Manon of the Spring (1952)

Marcel Pagnol's adaptation of his own novel Manon des sources, the story of a shepherdess who exacts her revenge on the townsfolk she blames for killing her father, in two parts: Manon des sources and Ugolin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Pagnol
CAST:  Jacqueline Pagnol  •  Rellys  •  Henri Poupon  •  Raymond Pellegrin

Marcel Pagnol's adaptation of his own novel Manon des sources, the story of a shepherdess who exacts her revenge on the townsfolk she blames for killing her father, in two parts: Manon des sources and Ugolin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Pagnol
CAST:  Jacqueline Pagnol  •  Rellys  •  Henri Poupon  •  Raymond Pellegrin

Service Entrance (1954)

Walking alone and looking desperate, young Marie-Lou is taken in hand by Léo, a street photographer and his squatter friends. They all want to know what happened to her, so to satisfy their curiosity, Marie-Lou starts recounting her unfortunate experiences as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Rim
CAST:  Etchika Choureau  •  Louis de Funès  •  Danielle Darrieux  •  Robert Lamoureux

Walking alone and looking desperate, young Marie-Lou is taken in hand by Léo, a street photographer and his squatter friends. They all want to know what happened to her, so to satisfy their curiosity, Marie-Lou starts recounting her unfortunate experiences as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Rim
CAST:  Etchika Choureau  •  Louis de Funès  •  Danielle Darrieux  •  Robert Lamoureux

Picnic on the Grass (1959)

Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where mother nature asserts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Renoir
CAST:  Paul Meurisse  •  Catherine Rouvel  •  Jacqueline Morane  •  Fernand Sardou

Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where mother nature asserts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Renoir
CAST:  Paul Meurisse  •  Catherine Rouvel  •  Jacqueline Morane  •  Fernand Sardou

The Spies (1957)

A doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secretive characters, all apparently international secret agents trying to find out who and what the patient is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri-Georges Clouzot
CAST:  Curd Jürgens  •  Peter Ustinov  •  O.E. Hasse  •  Sam Jaffe

A doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secretive characters, all apparently international secret agents trying to find out who and what the patient is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri-Georges Clouzot
CAST:  Curd Jürgens  •  Peter Ustinov  •  O.E. Hasse  •  Sam Jaffe

Forbidden Fruit (1952)

A doctor, leading an agreed life of the provincial petty bourgeoisie, falls in love with a young woman. As their relationship deepens, he becomes violently jealous and blames her for her dating and friendships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Fernandel  •  Françoise Arnoul  •  Jacques Castelot  •  Fernand Sardou

A doctor, leading an agreed life of the provincial petty bourgeoisie, falls in love with a young woman. As their relationship deepens, he becomes violently jealous and blames her for her dating and friendships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Fernandel  •  Françoise Arnoul  •  Jacques Castelot  •  Fernand Sardou

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DIRECTION:  Rudolf Jugert
CAST:  O.W. Fischer  •  Rosanna Schiaffino  •  Sonja Ziemann  •  Valentina Cortese

Of Flesh and Blood (1963)

Samuel finances his participation in a card game by stealing parts from a jeep. He cheats at cards, and has his hands broken as a consequence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian Marquand
CAST:  Robert Hossein  •  Renato Salvatori  •  Anouk Aimée  •  Andrée Turcy

Samuel finances his participation in a card game by stealing parts from a jeep. He cheats at cards, and has his hands broken as a consequence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian Marquand
CAST:  Robert Hossein  •  Renato Salvatori  •  Anouk Aimée  •  Andrée Turcy

Cadavres en vacances (1963)

The holidays at a pension in Touquet (North-Western France) are marred by a series of tragic disappearances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacqueline Audry
CAST:  Jeanne Valérie  •  Simone Renant  •  Noël Roquevert  •  Gérard Séty

The holidays at a pension in Touquet (North-Western France) are marred by a series of tragic disappearances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacqueline Audry
CAST:  Jeanne Valérie  •  Simone Renant  •  Noël Roquevert  •  Gérard Séty

Where Are You From, Johnny? (1963)

Without knowing it, Johnny, a young rock musician, finds himself involved with a Parisian drug gang. Realising he is being set up, he throws the drugs into the Seine and takes refuge in the Camargue with his family and his fiancée, Gigi. Meanwhile, the dealers are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noël Howard
CAST:  Johnny Hallyday  •  Sylvie Vartan  •  Pierre Barouh  •  Daniel Cauchy

Without knowing it, Johnny, a young rock musician, finds himself involved with a Parisian drug gang. Realising he is being set up, he throws the drugs into the Seine and takes refuge in the Camargue with his family and his fiancée, Gigi. Meanwhile, the dealers are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noël Howard
CAST:  Johnny Hallyday  •  Sylvie Vartan  •  Pierre Barouh  •  Daniel Cauchy

I Have an Idea (1934)

Aubrey is a debt-ridden man. One day, he has the idea of ​​faking his death and taking on the role of a deceased cousin about to receive a beautiful inheritance. This idea will, however, lead him to very difficult situations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Richebé
CAST:  Raimu  •  Fernandel  •  Fernand Charpin  •  Fernand Sardou

Aubrey is a debt-ridden man. One day, he has the idea of ​​faking his death and taking on the role of a deceased cousin about to receive a beautiful inheritance. This idea will, however, lead him to very difficult situations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Richebé
CAST:  Raimu  •  Fernandel  •  Fernand Charpin  •  Fernand Sardou

The Mill in the Sun (1939)

The sentimental adventure of an old bachelor, mayor of his village and owner of a mill, who suddenly falls in love with a 20-year-old Parisian girl. This madness puts his whole house in disarray. Soon the fiancée lets herself be taken in by the charm of the mayor's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Didier
CAST:  Orane Demazis  •  Jean Aquistapace  •  Marc Dantzer  •  Henri Ebstein

The sentimental adventure of an old bachelor, mayor of his village and owner of a mill, who suddenly falls in love with a 20-year-old Parisian girl. This madness puts his whole house in disarray. Soon the fiancée lets herself be taken in by the charm of the mayor's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Didier
CAST:  Orane Demazis  •  Jean Aquistapace  •  Marc Dantzer  •  Henri Ebstein
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