Jacques Besnard
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)
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)
The Restaurant (1966)
A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime, is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears. (more)
A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime, is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears. (more)
C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule! (1975)
Max and Riton, 2 thieves make plan to steal money in a train station office. They will operate through the wall in the public toilets. (more)
Max and Riton, 2 thieves make plan to steal money in a train station office. They will operate through the wall in the public toilets. (more)
Le jour de gloire (1976)
In 1944, a retired German detachment found itself stranded in a French town. The inhabitants try to live in good harmony with the occupants. But one day kids, playing with a grenade, accidentally cause the death of an SS lieutenant. (more)
In 1944, a retired German detachment found itself stranded in a French town. The inhabitants try to live in good harmony with the occupants. But one day kids, playing with a grenade, accidentally cause the death of an SS lieutenant. (more)
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! (1982)
A young astrology enthusiast inherits an industrial business. Before any decision, he carefully studies the sign of his interlocutors. (more)
A young astrology enthusiast inherits an industrial business. Before any decision, he carefully studies the sign of his interlocutors. (more)
The Looters (1967)
Morgan, a lapsed burglar, is drugged and shanghaied on board a yacht by beautiful Colleen. When he comes to, the athletic young man learns that Colleen and her friends want him to break open the vaults of a Carribean island where a ruthless dictator has deposited a ... (more)
Morgan, a lapsed burglar, is drugged and shanghaied on board a yacht by beautiful Colleen. When he comes to, the athletic young man learns that Colleen and her friends want him to break open the vaults of a Carribean island where a ruthless dictator has deposited a ... (more)
The Madman of Lab Four (1967)
This talkative and unevenly paced feature finds Fou (Jean Lefebvre) the inventor of a gas that makes the users fall in love. He is chased by his boss, the police, and spies, who seek to secure the secret recipe for their own selfish purposes. A shadowy American ... (more)
This talkative and unevenly paced feature finds Fou (Jean Lefebvre) the inventor of a gas that makes the users fall in love. He is chased by his boss, the police, and spies, who seek to secure the secret recipe for their own selfish purposes. A shadowy American ... (more)
French Undressing (1976)
To get a job and marry the nice Yvette, a quilt teacher, Julien goes to Paris. On the station platform, he swears loyalty to her, but as soon as he arrives in the capital, the seductive provincial wreaks havoc. His insatiable landlady, all the saleswomen of the ... (more)
To get a job and marry the nice Yvette, a quilt teacher, Julien goes to Paris. On the station platform, he swears loyalty to her, but as soon as he arrives in the capital, the seductive provincial wreaks havoc. His insatiable landlady, all the saleswomen of the ... (more)
La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée (1976)
Sophie, viscountess of Valrude, believes herself being a widow since her husband disappeared in the Amazon. (more)
Sophie, viscountess of Valrude, believes herself being a widow since her husband disappeared in the Amazon. (more)
Général... nous voilà ! (1978)
A comedy directed by Jacques Besnard. (more)
A comedy directed by Jacques Besnard. (more)
