Jean-Paul Moulinot

Jean-Paul Moulinot (30 June 1912 – 3 December 1989) was a French actor, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. Elisabeth (Yvette) Hardy (1917-2000), a comedian at the TNP, was his wife. Close to Jean Vilar, he took part to the first Festival d'Avignon in 1947 and from 1951, the year the TNP reopened, he belonged to the troupe where he remained during all the years Jean Vilar was the director, then joined the Comédie-Française until his death. Source: Article "Jean-Paul Moulinot" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Gunman in the Streets (1950)

An American is on the run in the streets and back alleys of France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Dane Clark  •  Simone Signoret  •  Fernand Gravey  •  Robert Duke

An American is on the run in the streets and back alleys of France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Dane Clark  •  Simone Signoret  •  Fernand Gravey  •  Robert Duke

The Fire Within (1963)

Although his alcoholism has been treated, Alain still feels he is deeply unwell and does not feel he can leave the detoxification clinic once and for all. His wife, living in New York, continues to pay for his treatment, but no longer contacts him directly. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Malle
CAST:  Maurice Ronet  •  Léna Skerla  •  Yvonne Clech  •  Hubert Deschamps

Although his alcoholism has been treated, Alain still feels he is deeply unwell and does not feel he can leave the detoxification clinic once and for all. His wife, living in New York, continues to pay for his treatment, but no longer contacts him directly. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Malle
CAST:  Maurice Ronet  •  Léna Skerla  •  Yvonne Clech  •  Hubert Deschamps

License to Kill (1964)

Didier Formenter, the French scientist, has just put the final touch on an invention that will be able to destroy to destroy any sort of flying apparatus. An international crime gang is very interested in stealing this equipement to sell it to the higher bidder of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Decoin
CAST:  Eddie Constantine  •  Daphné Dayle  •  Paul Frankeur  •  Margo Lion

Didier Formenter, the French scientist, has just put the final touch on an invention that will be able to destroy to destroy any sort of flying apparatus. An international crime gang is very interested in stealing this equipement to sell it to the higher bidder of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Decoin
CAST:  Eddie Constantine  •  Daphné Dayle  •  Paul Frankeur  •  Margo Lion

Devil and the Angel (1946)

The Director of an international banknote printing institute, mutilated by the face of the Great War, Frank Davres, falls in love with a young woman, Jeanne, admirably beautiful, but blind. He marries her. For her, he ruins himself and comes to issue counterfeit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Chenal
CAST:  Erich von Stroheim  •  Madeleine Sologne  •  Louis Salou  •  Jean-Jacques Delbo

The Director of an international banknote printing institute, mutilated by the face of the Great War, Frank Davres, falls in love with a young woman, Jeanne, admirably beautiful, but blind. He marries her. For her, he ruins himself and comes to issue counterfeit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Chenal
CAST:  Erich von Stroheim  •  Madeleine Sologne  •  Louis Salou  •  Jean-Jacques Delbo

The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)

The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute episodes, each showing what will happen if one or more of the Ten Commandments will be broken: Jérome Chambard is warned that he will lose his job if he continues to swear; Françoise Beaufort enamored of a stripper calls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Fernandel  •  Charles Aznavour  •  Jean-Claude Brialy

The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute episodes, each showing what will happen if one or more of the Ten Commandments will be broken: Jérome Chambard is warned that he will lose his job if he continues to swear; Françoise Beaufort enamored of a stripper calls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Fernandel  •  Charles Aznavour  •  Jean-Claude Brialy

Mister Taxi (1952)

An honest taxi driver gets into trouble by looking for a customer who left her purse full of cash in her vehicle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Michel Simon  •  Claire Olivier  •  Roland Alexandre  •  Monique Darbaud

An honest taxi driver gets into trouble by looking for a customer who left her purse full of cash in her vehicle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Michel Simon  •  Claire Olivier  •  Roland Alexandre  •  Monique Darbaud

Mado (1976)

Middle-aged businessman, Simon Léotard finds his future in jeopardy when his partner Julien commits suicide after having accumulated a mass of debts. Simon's unscrupulous business rival Lépidon offers to save him from bankruptcy by buying his company, at a discount ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Sautet
CAST:  Michel Piccoli  •  Ottavia Piccolo  •  Jacques Dutronc  •  Julien Guiomar

Middle-aged businessman, Simon Léotard finds his future in jeopardy when his partner Julien commits suicide after having accumulated a mass of debts. Simon's unscrupulous business rival Lépidon offers to save him from bankruptcy by buying his company, at a discount ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Sautet
CAST:  Michel Piccoli  •  Ottavia Piccolo  •  Jacques Dutronc  •  Julien Guiomar

Paris Vice Squad (1951)

Identite Judiciare stars Raymond Souplex as wily French police inspector Basquier. The villain is Berthet (Jean Debucourt), a high-ranking government official. Basquier suspects that Berthet is a vicious murderer, but is unable to prove anything thanks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hervé Bromberger
CAST:  Raymond Souplex  •  Jean Debucourt  •  Robert Berri  •  Marthe Mercadier

Identite Judiciare stars Raymond Souplex as wily French police inspector Basquier. The villain is Berthet (Jean Debucourt), a high-ranking government official. Basquier suspects that Berthet is a vicious murderer, but is unable to prove anything thanks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hervé Bromberger
CAST:  Raymond Souplex  •  Jean Debucourt  •  Robert Berri  •  Marthe Mercadier

The Strange Madame X (1951)

Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Grémillon
CAST:  Michèle Morgan  •  Henri Vidal  •  Arlette Thomas  •  Louise Conte

Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Grémillon
CAST:  Michèle Morgan  •  Henri Vidal  •  Arlette Thomas  •  Louise Conte

Lost Command (1966)

After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Alain Delon  •  George Segal  •  Maurice Ronet

After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Alain Delon  •  George Segal  •  Maurice Ronet

To Die of Love (1971)

A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of his students Gerard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Daniele is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gerard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Annie Girardot  •  Bruno Pradal  •  François Simon  •  Claude Cerval

A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of his students Gerard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Daniele is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gerard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Annie Girardot  •  Bruno Pradal  •  François Simon  •  Claude Cerval

We Are All Murderers (1952)

Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution system. Charles Spaak's screenplay makes no attempt to launder the four principal characters (Marcel Mouloudji, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Marcel Mouloudji  •  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Antoine Balpêtré  •  Julien Verdier

Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution system. Charles Spaak's screenplay makes no attempt to launder the four principal characters (Marcel Mouloudji, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Marcel Mouloudji  •  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Antoine Balpêtré  •  Julien Verdier

Behold a Pale Horse (1964)

Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Zinnemann
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Omar Sharif  •  Raymond Pellegrin

Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Zinnemann
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Omar Sharif  •  Raymond Pellegrin

OSS 117 Is Unleashed (1963)

An American agent disappears after a scuba diving reconnaissance mission in Corsica. The Secret Service sends agent code name OSS 117 to investigate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Kerwin Mathews  •  Nadia Sanders  •  Henri-Jacques Huet  •  Jacques Harden

An American agent disappears after a scuba diving reconnaissance mission in Corsica. The Secret Service sends agent code name OSS 117 to investigate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Kerwin Mathews  •  Nadia Sanders  •  Henri-Jacques Huet  •  Jacques Harden

A Girl in a Pocket (1957)

A professor experimenting in suspended animation accidentally shrinks his dog and later, his female lab assistant, when she drinks the liquid by accident and shrinks to 3 inches tall. The professor keeps her in his pocket until he can find an antidote. Sometimes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Kast
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Jean-Claude Brialy  •  Agnès Laurent  •  Geneviève Page

A professor experimenting in suspended animation accidentally shrinks his dog and later, his female lab assistant, when she drinks the liquid by accident and shrinks to 3 inches tall. The professor keeps her in his pocket until he can find an antidote. Sometimes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Kast
CAST:  Jean Marais  •  Jean-Claude Brialy  •  Agnès Laurent  •  Geneviève Page

Death, Where Is Your Victory? (1964)

Feeling complicit in a heinous act of her husband, a woman sinks into decay, then recovers and becomes a nun  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hervé Bromberger
CAST:  Laurent Terzieff  •  Pascale Audret  •  Michel Auclair  •  Alfred Adam

Feeling complicit in a heinous act of her husband, a woman sinks into decay, then recovers and becomes a nun  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hervé Bromberger
CAST:  Laurent Terzieff  •  Pascale Audret  •  Michel Auclair  •  Alfred Adam

A Certain Mister (1950)

Documents relevant to National Defence have been concealed in a certain vase by a dangerous gang of robbers. To neutralize the criminals, a seasoned police commissioner and his clumsy assistant, young inspector César, join forces with a colorful trio of thieves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Ciampi
CAST:  Hélène Perdrière  •  René Dary  •  Louis Seigner  •  Junie Astor

Documents relevant to National Defence have been concealed in a certain vase by a dangerous gang of robbers. To neutralize the criminals, a seasoned police commissioner and his clumsy assistant, young inspector César, join forces with a colorful trio of thieves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Ciampi
CAST:  Hélène Perdrière  •  René Dary  •  Louis Seigner  •  Junie Astor

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DIRECTION:  Jean-Paul Roussillon  •  Pierre Badel
CAST:  Michel Aumont  •  Yves Gasc  •  Catherine Samie  •  Jean Le Poulain

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DIRECTION:  Guy Séligmann
CAST:  Marthe Mercadier  •  Guy Tréjan  •  Cécile Magnet  •  Jacqueline Fontaine

Lady Paname (1950)

The evocation of Paris in the 1920s mingles with the rapid rise of the irresistible Caprice, a talented singer, and her tumultuous love affair with Jeff the composer. A photographer nicknamed Bagnolet, a gentle anarchist, gently monitors the activities of Caprice, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Jeanson
CAST:  Louis Jouvet  •  Suzy Delair  •  Jane Marken  •  Germaine Montero

The evocation of Paris in the 1920s mingles with the rapid rise of the irresistible Caprice, a talented singer, and her tumultuous love affair with Jeff the composer. A photographer nicknamed Bagnolet, a gentle anarchist, gently monitors the activities of Caprice, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Jeanson
CAST:  Louis Jouvet  •  Suzy Delair  •  Jane Marken  •  Germaine Montero
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