René Lefèvre

René Lefèvre, born René Paul Louis Lefèvre, (March 6, 1898 in Nice - May 23, 1991 in Poissy) was a French actor and writer. Throughout his career, he worked with several notable directors, like Jean Renoir, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jules Dassin, and René Clair. Description above from the Wikipedia article René Lefèvre (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Le Doulos (1962)

Adventurous

Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Melville
CAST:  Jean-Paul Belmondo  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Jean Desailly  •  René Lefèvre

Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Melville
CAST:  Jean-Paul Belmondo  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Jean Desailly  •  René Lefèvre

Le Million (1931)

Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Clair
CAST:  Annabella  •  René Lefèvre  •  Jean-Louis Allibert  •  Paul Ollivier

Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Clair
CAST:  Annabella  •  René Lefèvre  •  Jean-Louis Allibert  •  Paul Ollivier

The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)

A man and a woman arrive in a cafe-hotel near the Belgian frontier. The customers recognize the man from the police's description: his name is Amedee Lange, and he murdered somebody in Paris. Lange was an employee in a printing works. His boss was a real bastard, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Renoir
CAST:  René Lefèvre  •  Florelle  •  Jules Berry  •  Marcel Lévesque

A man and a woman arrive in a cafe-hotel near the Belgian frontier. The customers recognize the man from the police's description: his name is Amedee Lange, and he murdered somebody in Paris. Lange was an employee in a printing works. His boss was a real bastard, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Renoir
CAST:  René Lefèvre  •  Florelle  •  Jules Berry  •  Marcel Lévesque

Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958)

A beautiful 18-year-old orphan escapes from a reformatory and hooks up with a gang of jewel smugglers, and decides on a life of crime. However, she falls for and marries a policeman, putting a crimp in her criminal career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Mylène Demongeot  •  Henri Vidal  •  Béatrice Altariba  •  Roger Hanin

A beautiful 18-year-old orphan escapes from a reformatory and hooks up with a gang of jewel smugglers, and decides on a life of crime. However, she falls for and marries a policeman, putting a crimp in her criminal career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Mylène Demongeot  •  Henri Vidal  •  Béatrice Altariba  •  Roger Hanin

The Body of My Enemy (1976)

Francois always despised the textile barons who ruled his local town. But he fell in love with the family heiress Gilberte. Ten years ago, he would have married her. Now only hatred holds them together. Francois is accused of murder. A hooker and a football star ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Jean-Paul Belmondo  •  Bernard Blier  •  Marie-France Pisier  •  René Lefèvre

Francois always despised the textile barons who ruled his local town. But he fell in love with the family heiress Gilberte. Ten years ago, he would have married her. Now only hatred holds them together. Francois is accused of murder. A hooker and a football star ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Jean-Paul Belmondo  •  Bernard Blier  •  Marie-France Pisier  •  René Lefèvre

Paprika (1933)

To win the heart of a rather simple minded young man who doesn't seem to care much for women, a young foreign lady takes a job as the chambermaid to the man's sister in law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean de Limur
CAST:  Irén Zilahy  •  René Lefèvre  •  Pierre Etchepare  •  Christiane Delyne

To win the heart of a rather simple minded young man who doesn't seem to care much for women, a young foreign lady takes a job as the chambermaid to the man's sister in law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean de Limur
CAST:  Irén Zilahy  •  René Lefèvre  •  Pierre Etchepare  •  Christiane Delyne

Shock Troops (1967)

A French resistance group frees twelve captured soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there is an additional prisoner among them who is suspected of being an enemy spy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Charles Vanel  •  Bruno Cremer  •  Jean-Claude Brialy  •  Michel Piccoli

A French resistance group frees twelve captured soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there is an additional prisoner among them who is suspected of being an enemy spy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Charles Vanel  •  Bruno Cremer  •  Jean-Claude Brialy  •  Michel Piccoli

The Road to Paradise (1930)

Willy, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then they all fall in love for the same girl. Simultaneously filmed French version of the German musical, Die Drei Von Der Tankstelle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilhelm Thiele  •  Max de Vaucorbeil
CAST:  Lilian Harvey  •  Henri Garat  •  René Lefèvre  •  Gaston Jacquet

Willy, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then they all fall in love for the same girl. Simultaneously filmed French version of the German musical, Die Drei Von Der Tankstelle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilhelm Thiele  •  Max de Vaucorbeil
CAST:  Lilian Harvey  •  Henri Garat  •  René Lefèvre  •  Gaston Jacquet

The Woman I Loved the Most (1942)

Claude is a young man whose girlfriend has just broken up with him. Feeling unable to overcome the pain, Claude has no other idea than to end his life. Back home, he finds five middle-aged or elderly men sitting at the dinner table but he refuses to join the guests ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Vernay
CAST:  Arletty  •  Mireille Balin  •  Noël-Noël  •  Raymond Rouleau

Claude is a young man whose girlfriend has just broken up with him. Feeling unable to overcome the pain, Claude has no other idea than to end his life. Back home, he finds five middle-aged or elderly men sitting at the dinner table but he refuses to join the guests ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Vernay
CAST:  Arletty  •  Mireille Balin  •  Noël-Noël  •  Raymond Rouleau

À la Belle frégate (1943)

It's a sailors' story; they often sail away and when they return, the first thing they do is searching girls in the harbor. One of them -Jean- is shy and he does not know how to go with women. One day, he meets Yvonne and falls in love with her. But, alas, she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Valentin
CAST:  Michèle Alfa  •  René Dary  •  René Lefèvre  •  Julien Carette

It's a sailors' story; they often sail away and when they return, the first thing they do is searching girls in the harbor. One of them -Jean- is shy and he does not know how to go with women. One day, he meets Yvonne and falls in love with her. But, alas, she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Valentin
CAST:  Michèle Alfa  •  René Dary  •  René Lefèvre  •  Julien Carette

Bel Ami (1955)

In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the top with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Daquin
CAST:  Jean Danet  •  Marianne Schönauer  •  Anne Vernon  •  Christl Mardayn

In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the top with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Daquin
CAST:  Jean Danet  •  Marianne Schönauer  •  Anne Vernon  •  Christl Mardayn

A Blonde Like That (1963)

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DIRECTION:  Jean Jabely
CAST:  Tania Béryl  •  Robert Manuel  •  Harold Kay  •  René Lefèvre

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DIRECTION:  Jean Jabely
CAST:  Tania Béryl  •  Robert Manuel  •  Harold Kay  •  René Lefèvre

Three Women (1952)

The short stories of Guy de Maupassant enjoyed a renaissance in the early 1950s, thanks in great part to the Max Ophuls production Le Plaisir. In Trois Femmes, three De Maupassant stories are dramatized, each conveying the central theme of women falling in love. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Michel
CAST:  Marcelle Arnold  •  Michel Bouquet  •  Betty Daussmond  •  Moune de Rivel

The short stories of Guy de Maupassant enjoyed a renaissance in the early 1950s, thanks in great part to the Max Ophuls production Le Plaisir. In Trois Femmes, three De Maupassant stories are dramatized, each conveying the central theme of women falling in love. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Michel
CAST:  Marcelle Arnold  •  Michel Bouquet  •  Betty Daussmond  •  Moune de Rivel

The Musicians of the Sky (1940)

A would be blind hoodlum redeems himself in the Salvation Army just for a lovely lieutenant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georges Lacombe
CAST:  Michèle Morgan  •  Michel Simon  •  René Lefèvre  •  René Alexandre

A would be blind hoodlum redeems himself in the Salvation Army just for a lovely lieutenant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georges Lacombe
CAST:  Michèle Morgan  •  Michel Simon  •  René Lefèvre  •  René Alexandre

Lady Killer (1937)

Lucien Bourrache, a good looking non-commissioned officer at the Spahis, is used to charm many women. He met Madeleine Courtois at Cannes. She is beautiful and lives in luxury. He lends her a large amount of money, which she loses gambling. Then she drops him. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Grémillon
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Mireille Balin  •  Pierre Etchepare  •  Henri Poupon

Lucien Bourrache, a good looking non-commissioned officer at the Spahis, is used to charm many women. He met Madeleine Courtois at Cannes. She is beautiful and lives in luxury. He lends her a large amount of money, which she loses gambling. Then she drops him. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Grémillon
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Mireille Balin  •  Pierre Etchepare  •  Henri Poupon

Angelique and the King (1966)

Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Borderie
CAST:  Michèle Mercier  •  Robert Hossein  •  Jean Rochefort  •  Jacques Toja

Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Borderie
CAST:  Michèle Mercier  •  Robert Hossein  •  Jean Rochefort  •  Jacques Toja

The Mark Of The Day (1949)

In a settlement in the northern mining country. The Marles, Bréhard and Gohelle families wake up and prepare for a new day at work. The young engineer Larzac, newly appointed to the mine, will soon oppose the authoritarian and conservative methods of his superior ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Daquin
CAST:  Jean Desailly  •  René Lefèvre  •  Marie-Hélène Dasté  •  Michel Piccoli

In a settlement in the northern mining country. The Marles, Bréhard and Gohelle families wake up and prepare for a new day at work. The young engineer Larzac, newly appointed to the mine, will soon oppose the authoritarian and conservative methods of his superior ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Daquin
CAST:  Jean Desailly  •  René Lefèvre  •  Marie-Hélène Dasté  •  Michel Piccoli

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DIRECTION:  Jacques Rozier
CAST:  Claude Aveline  •  Maurice Bessy  •  Docteur Caussat  •  Jean Dasté

Un gosse de la butte (1964)

A young boy lives in a popular part of Paris with his mother...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Delbez
CAST:  Madeleine Robinson  •  Serge Nubret  •  Daniel Jacquinot  •  René Lefèvre

A young boy lives in a popular part of Paris with his mother...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Delbez
CAST:  Madeleine Robinson  •  Serge Nubret  •  Daniel Jacquinot  •  René Lefèvre

A Dog That Pays Off (1932)

Josyane Plaisir, a rather idle singer, who is waiting for the man of her heart,handsome and rich if possible, accepts the offer of a dog handler. The clever man has worked out a scheme to snare rich men. The trick is simple: "Pantoufle", the little dog he lets for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Choux
CAST:  Arletty  •  Jean Coquelin  •  Laure Diana  •  René Lefèvre

Josyane Plaisir, a rather idle singer, who is waiting for the man of her heart,handsome and rich if possible, accepts the offer of a dog handler. The clever man has worked out a scheme to snare rich men. The trick is simple: "Pantoufle", the little dog he lets for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Choux
CAST:  Arletty  •  Jean Coquelin  •  Laure Diana  •  René Lefèvre
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