Pierre Tchernia

Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France he was known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema.

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War of the Buttons (1962)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Robert
CAST:  Yvette Etiévant  •  Michel Galabru  •  Michèle Méritz  •  Michel Isella

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Robert
CAST:  Yvette Etiévant  •  Michel Galabru  •  Michèle Méritz  •  Michel Isella

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Goscinny  •  Henri Gruel  •  Albert Uderzo  •  Pierre Watrin
CAST:  Roger Carel  •  Jacques Morel  •  Henri Labussière  •  Jean Martinelli

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Goscinny  •  Henri Gruel  •  Albert Uderzo  •  Pierre Watrin
CAST:  Roger Carel  •  Jacques Morel  •  Henri Labussière  •  Jean Martinelli

The Other One's Mug (1979)

Martial Perrin is the president of a right-wing political party which is gearing itself up for a forthcoming election. When he learns that a notorious criminal named Kraus has escaped from prison, Perrin panics and goes into hiding. His deputy, Constant, hires ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Jean Poiret  •  Curd Jürgens  •  Bernadette Lafont

Martial Perrin is the president of a right-wing political party which is gearing itself up for a forthcoming election. When he learns that a notorious criminal named Kraus has escaped from prison, Perrin panics and goes into hiding. His deputy, Constant, hires ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Jean Poiret  •  Curd Jürgens  •  Bernadette Lafont

Le Viager (1972)

In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of his doctor, Leon Galipeau, who sees to take advantage of the very interesting situation of the "future deceased". This one indeed has a small house in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Claude Brasseur  •  Rosy Varte  •  Odette Laure

In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of his doctor, Leon Galipeau, who sees to take advantage of the very interesting situation of the "future deceased". This one indeed has a small house in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Claude Brasseur  •  Rosy Varte  •  Odette Laure

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974)

Here we find a group of misfits who've given up on humanity and have decided to dwell below the pavement. The group has its own hierarchy, of course, and soon the conditions that drove them underground begin to manifest themselves without the influences of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Michel Galabru  •  Chantal Goya

Here we find a group of misfits who've given up on humanity and have decided to dwell below the pavement. The group has its own hierarchy, of course, and soon the conditions that drove them underground begin to manifest themselves without the influences of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Michel Galabru  •  Chantal Goya

Killer Spy (1965)

The most secret agent Stanislas Dubois, tired of saving the world alone decides to retire and to start writing his memoirs. The enemies of humanity, progress and peace in the world found out about it and created an international network of espionage "13 columns". ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Charles Dudrumet
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Nadja Tiller  •  Jean-Roger Caussimon  •  André Luguet

The most secret agent Stanislas Dubois, tired of saving the world alone decides to retire and to start writing his memoirs. The enemies of humanity, progress and peace in the world found out about it and created an international network of espionage "13 columns". ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Charles Dudrumet
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Nadja Tiller  •  Jean-Roger Caussimon  •  André Luguet

The Counterfeit Constable (1964)

An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at Twickenham and one of them inadvertently receives a blow in the mouth from someone else's elbow. In the process he loses some front teeth and needs to see a dentist urgently . ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia  •  Robert Dhéry
CAST:  Robert Dhéry  •  Ronald Fraser  •  Colette Brosset  •  Bernard Cribbins

An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at Twickenham and one of them inadvertently receives a blow in the mouth from someone else's elbow. In the process he loses some front teeth and needs to see a dentist urgently . ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia  •  Robert Dhéry
CAST:  Robert Dhéry  •  Ronald Fraser  •  Colette Brosset  •  Bernard Cribbins

Carom Shots (1963)

Paul Martin is the subservient brown-nosing youngster who needs quick advancement up the hierarchy to pay for the modern lifestyle he is buying on credit. Seeing that marrying his immediate superior's daughter will not get him the results he wants, he begins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Jean-Claude Brialy  •  Michel Serrault  •  Sophie Daumier

Paul Martin is the subservient brown-nosing youngster who needs quick advancement up the hierarchy to pay for the modern lifestyle he is buying on credit. Seeing that marrying his immediate superior's daughter will not get him the results he wants, he begins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Jean-Claude Brialy  •  Michel Serrault  •  Sophie Daumier

The American Beauty (1961)

Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dhéry
CAST:  Robert Dhéry  •  Colette Brosset  •  Louis de Funès  •  Michel Serrault

Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dhéry
CAST:  Robert Dhéry  •  Colette Brosset  •  Louis de Funès  •  Michel Serrault

Asterix Conquers America (1994)

When marauding Romans capture - and catapult - their pal Getafix into lands unknown, the shrewd and cunning Asterix and his able sidekick Obelix spring into action! But their journey leads them to a strange and dangerous new world, where they must face a tribe of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerhard Hahn
CAST:  Roger Carel  •  Pierre Tornade  •  Henri Labussière  •  Michel Tugot-Doris

When marauding Romans capture - and catapult - their pal Getafix into lands unknown, the shrewd and cunning Asterix and his able sidekick Obelix spring into action! But their journey leads them to a strange and dangerous new world, where they must face a tribe of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerhard Hahn
CAST:  Roger Carel  •  Pierre Tornade  •  Henri Labussière  •  Michel Tugot-Doris

Asterix and the Vikings (2006)

Asterix and Obelix have been given a tough mission: Transform the chief's lazy nephew Justforkix into a warrior. When the Vikings abduct him and bring him back to their homeland, Asterix and Obelix must travel to Norway to rescue Justforkix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesper Møller  •  Stefan Fjeldmark
CAST:  Roger Carel  •  Lorànt Deutsch  •  Sara Forestier  •  Jacques Frantz

Asterix and Obelix have been given a tough mission: Transform the chief's lazy nephew Justforkix into a warrior. When the Vikings abduct him and bring him back to their homeland, Asterix and Obelix must travel to Norway to rescue Justforkix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesper Møller  •  Stefan Fjeldmark
CAST:  Roger Carel  •  Lorànt Deutsch  •  Sara Forestier  •  Jacques Frantz

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)

The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since all her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Chabat
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Christian Clavier  •  Monica Bellucci  •  Alain Chabat

The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since all her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Chabat
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Christian Clavier  •  Monica Bellucci  •  Alain Chabat

The Little Bather (1968)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dhéry
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Andréa Parisy  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Michel Galabru

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dhéry
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Andréa Parisy  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Michel Galabru

The Clouzot Scandal (2017)

Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre-Henri Gibert
CAST:  Xavier Giannoli  •  Bernard Stora  •  Bertrand Blier  •  Pascal Bonitzer

Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre-Henri Gibert
CAST:  Xavier Giannoli  •  Bernard Stora  •  Bertrand Blier  •  Pascal Bonitzer

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DIRECTION:  Fabien Beziat
CAST:  Marcel Pagnol  •  Nicolas Pagnol  •  Fabrice Luchini  •  Marcel Achard

On purge bébé (1961)

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DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Jean Poiret  •  Jacqueline Maillan  •  Michel Serrault  •  Colette Castel

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DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Jean Poiret  •  Jacqueline Maillan  •  Michel Serrault  •  Colette Castel

Signé Furax (1981)

The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Simenon
CAST:  Maurice Risch  •  Pierre Tchernia  •  Pierre Tornade  •  Bernard Haller

The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Simenon
CAST:  Maurice Risch  •  Pierre Tchernia  •  Pierre Tornade  •  Bernard Haller

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DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Thierry Lhermitte  •  Anne Caudry  •  Jean-Marc Thibault  •  Lily Fayol

Les rois du gag (1985)

Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produce themselves under the name of "Gagsters".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Zidi
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Thierry Lhermitte  •  Gérard Jugnot  •  Macha Méril

Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produce themselves under the name of "Gagsters".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Zidi
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Thierry Lhermitte  •  Gérard Jugnot  •  Macha Méril

Bonjour l'angoisse (1988)

Anxious and shy, Michaud works for a company that specializes in alarms, safes and other security devices.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Guy Marchand  •  Pierre Arditi  •  Jean-Pierre Bacri

Anxious and shy, Michaud works for a company that specializes in alarms, safes and other security devices.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Tchernia
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Guy Marchand  •  Pierre Arditi  •  Jean-Pierre Bacri
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