Robert Favart

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Favart was born on February 19, 1911 in Alexandria, Egypt. He was an actor and writer, known for Le Samouraï (1967), Le Cercle Rouge (1970) and Max and the Junkmen (1971). He died on July 26, 2003 in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France.

2

Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Melville
CAST:  Alain Delon  •  Bourvil  •  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Yves Montand

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Melville
CAST:  Alain Delon  •  Bourvil  •  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Yves Montand

Le Samouraï (1967)

After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Melville
CAST:  Alain Delon  •  François Périer  •  Nathalie Delon  •  Cathy Rosier

After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Melville
CAST:  Alain Delon  •  François Périer  •  Nathalie Delon  •  Cathy Rosier

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)

In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Oury
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Suzy Delair  •  Claude Giraud  •  Henri Guybet

In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Oury
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Suzy Delair  •  Claude Giraud  •  Henri Guybet

The Night of the Generals (1967)

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Omar Sharif  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Christopher Plummer

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Omar Sharif  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Christopher Plummer

Under the Paris Sky (1951)

Fates of multiple otherwise disconnected characters intertwine miraculously under the sky of Paris. And it all happens in one day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Brigitte Auber  •  Jean Brochard  •  René Blancard  •  Paul Frankeur

Fates of multiple otherwise disconnected characters intertwine miraculously under the sky of Paris. And it all happens in one day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Brigitte Auber  •  Jean Brochard  •  René Blancard  •  Paul Frankeur

The Four Charlots Musketeers (1974)

This French slapstick comedy stars the musician/comedian foursome Les Charlots, as valets to the Four Musketeers. One of the film's highlights is a mutual kicking session between Cardinal Richelieu, the King, and a monk. This comedy foursome was enormously popular ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Jean Sarrus  •  Jean-Guy Fechner  •  Gérard Rinaldi  •  Gérard Filipelli

This French slapstick comedy stars the musician/comedian foursome Les Charlots, as valets to the Four Musketeers. One of the film's highlights is a mutual kicking session between Cardinal Richelieu, the King, and a monk. This comedy foursome was enormously popular ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Jean Sarrus  •  Jean-Guy Fechner  •  Gérard Rinaldi  •  Gérard Filipelli

Last Known Address (1970)

Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Giovanni
CAST:  Lino Ventura  •  Marlène Jobert  •  Michel Constantin  •  Paul Crauchet

Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Giovanni
CAST:  Lino Ventura  •  Marlène Jobert  •  Michel Constantin  •  Paul Crauchet

I Killed Rasputin (1967)

Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia's Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, the haemophiliac heir to the throne. However as war breaks out, Rasputin's enemies see him as a cause and plot fatal revenge against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Hossein
CAST:  Gert Fröbe  •  Peter McEnery  •  Robert Hossein  •  Geraldine Chaplin

Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia's Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, the haemophiliac heir to the throne. However as war breaks out, Rasputin's enemies see him as a cause and plot fatal revenge against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Hossein
CAST:  Gert Fröbe  •  Peter McEnery  •  Robert Hossein  •  Geraldine Chaplin

Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973)

Jeanne lives in Paris and believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan. She visits a priest and tells him she has killed a man. He comes to her elegant flat - her father has died leaving her rich - and she tells the priest stories about men she has seduced. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Vadim
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  Robert Hossein  •  Jane Birkin  •  Mathieu Carrière

Jeanne lives in Paris and believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan. She visits a priest and tells him she has killed a man. He comes to her elegant flat - her father has died leaving her rich - and she tells the priest stories about men she has seduced. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Vadim
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  Robert Hossein  •  Jane Birkin  •  Mathieu Carrière

The Devil Who Limped (1948)

The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who served for 50 years under five different French regimes: the Absolute Monarchy, the Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Lana Marconi  •  Émile Drain  •  Daniel Ceccaldi

The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who served for 50 years under five different French regimes: the Absolute Monarchy, the Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sacha Guitry
CAST:  Sacha Guitry  •  Lana Marconi  •  Émile Drain  •  Daniel Ceccaldi

The Widow Couderc (1971)

The relationship between a middle-aged French widow (Simone Signoret) and a young drifter (Alain Delon) takes a turn when her young niece pays a visit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Granier-Deferre
CAST:  Simone Signoret  •  Alain Delon  •  Ottavia Piccolo  •  Jean Tissier

The relationship between a middle-aged French widow (Simone Signoret) and a young drifter (Alain Delon) takes a turn when her young niece pays a visit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Granier-Deferre
CAST:  Simone Signoret  •  Alain Delon  •  Ottavia Piccolo  •  Jean Tissier

Max and the Junkmen (1971)

Max is a Paris detective, aloof, independently wealthy, and frustrated by gangs of robbers whom he cannot catch. To re-establish his stature and save face, he decides to inveigle a group of petty thieves (led by an old acquaintance) to rob a bank. A reluctant ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Sautet
CAST:  Michel Piccoli  •  Romy Schneider  •  François Périer  •  Georges Wilson

Max is a Paris detective, aloof, independently wealthy, and frustrated by gangs of robbers whom he cannot catch. To re-establish his stature and save face, he decides to inveigle a group of petty thieves (led by an old acquaintance) to rob a bank. A reluctant ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Sautet
CAST:  Michel Piccoli  •  Romy Schneider  •  François Périer  •  Georges Wilson

Only the Cool (1970)

Tough and uncompromising late 60s espionage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Stéphane Audran  •  Lilli Palmer  •  Klaus Kinski  •  Michel Constantin

Tough and uncompromising late 60s espionage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Stéphane Audran  •  Lilli Palmer  •  Klaus Kinski  •  Michel Constantin

Where Are You Taking That Woman (1966)

A lady killer tracked by the police, takes refuge at a psychiatrist's home, and the doctor tells him three stories, to convince him that crime does not pay  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Cardone  •  Sheldon Reynolds  •  Robert Lynn
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  Lex Barker  •  Pierre Brice  •  Karin Dor

A lady killer tracked by the police, takes refuge at a psychiatrist's home, and the doctor tells him three stories, to convince him that crime does not pay  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Cardone  •  Sheldon Reynolds  •  Robert Lynn
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  Lex Barker  •  Pierre Brice  •  Karin Dor

Creezy (1974)

Julien Dandieu, leader of the socialist political party PRU is asked to be part of the new conservative government as minister of foreign affairs. However his reputation is somewhat tarnished by his adulterous relationship with Creezy, a fashion model seen on every ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Granier-Deferre
CAST:  Alain Delon  •  Jeanne Moreau  •  Sydne Rome  •  Claude Rich

Julien Dandieu, leader of the socialist political party PRU is asked to be part of the new conservative government as minister of foreign affairs. However his reputation is somewhat tarnished by his adulterous relationship with Creezy, a fashion model seen on every ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Granier-Deferre
CAST:  Alain Delon  •  Jeanne Moreau  •  Sydne Rome  •  Claude Rich

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

Playing with Fire (1975)

A banker hires a seedy detective to find his daughter and keep her safe from kidnappers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Robbe-Grillet
CAST:  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Anicée Alvina  •  Sylvia Kristel

A banker hires a seedy detective to find his daughter and keep her safe from kidnappers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Robbe-Grillet
CAST:  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Anicée Alvina  •  Sylvia Kristel

Parade in 7 Nights (1941)

In the pound, Pipo the dog recounts his adventures to his fellow inmates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Jules Berry  •  Victor Boucher  •  André Lefaur  •  Elvira Popescu

In the pound, Pipo the dog recounts his adventures to his fellow inmates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Jules Berry  •  Victor Boucher  •  André Lefaur  •  Elvira Popescu

FX 18, Secret Agent (1964)

Secret agent FX-18 goes undercover to break up an espionage ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Cloche
CAST:  Ken Clark  •  Jany Clair  •  Jacques Dacqmine  •  Daniel Ceccaldi

Secret agent FX-18 goes undercover to break up an espionage ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Cloche
CAST:  Ken Clark  •  Jany Clair  •  Jacques Dacqmine  •  Daniel Ceccaldi

Rob the Bank (1964)

Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family's life savings in an African mine, on his banker's recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock worthless, he considers himself shamelessly robbed by the bank; it seems only fair to him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Girault
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Jean-Pierre Marielle  •  Yvonne Clech  •  Anne Doat

Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family's life savings in an African mine, on his banker's recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock worthless, he considers himself shamelessly robbed by the bank; it seems only fair to him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Girault
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Jean-Pierre Marielle  •  Yvonne Clech  •  Anne Doat
2