In 1944, Léon Duchemin , a restaurant owner living in Normandy, leads a peaceful life. Read More »
Tag Archives: Bourvil
All the Gold in the World AKA Tout l’or du monde (1961) René Clair, Bourvil, Alfred Adam, Philippe Noiret
Businessman Victor Hardy wants to buy the entire area around the small village of Cabosse. Read More »
The Mirror Has Two Faces AKA Le miroir a deux faces (1958) André Cayatte, Michèle Morgan, Bourvil, Ivan Desny
A teacher runs an ad in the newspaper to find a wife. Afraid of beautiful ladies, he weds an ugly woman. Read More »
Pigs Across Paris AKA La traversée de Paris (1956) Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Gabin, Bourvil, Louis de Funès
Two men, a painter and a poor guy, have to cross over Paris by night during World War II Read More »
Le trou normand (1952) Jean Boyer, Bourvil, Pierre Larquey, Jane Marken
To inherited his uncle’s hotel and restaurant Hippolyte, a naive and simple man, must pass his primary school exam. Read More »
Thank Heaven for Small Favors AKA Un drôle de paroissien (1963) Jean-Pierre Mocky, Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret
Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family named Lachesnaye to do strange work. Read More »
The Christmas Tree AKA L’arbre de Noël (1969) Terence Young, William Holden, Virna Lisi, Bourvil
Since the death of his mother, Pascal, ten years old, spends his holidays with his father Read More »
The Dirty Game AKA La guerra segreta (1965) Christian-Jaque, Carlo Lizzani, Terence Young, Bourvil, Henry Fonda, Vittorio Gassman
This anthology of spy stories has the US intelligence chief in Europe, General Bruce Read More »
The Green Mare AKA La jument verte (1959) Claude Autant-Lara, Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo
The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. Read More »
The Red Circle AKA Le cercle rouge (1970) Jean-Pierre Melville, Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volontè
On the eve of his release after five years imprisoned, the thief Corey is contacted by one guard Read More »
La grande vadrouille (1966) Gérard Oury, Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Claudio Brook
A RAF Bomber is shot down over Paris by the Germans. Its crew (Terry Thomas as a flight captain) land there by parachute. Read More »
The Big Swag AKA La grosse caisse (1965) Alex Joffé, Bourvil, Paul Meurisse, Françoise Deldick
Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel Read More »
Captain Blood AKA Le capitan (1960) André Hunebelle, Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli
The young King Louis XIII is dominated by his mother Marie de Medici and her favorite Concino Concini. Read More »
Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969) Ken Annakin, Sam Itzkovitch, Bourvil, Lando Buzzanca, Walter Chiari
In an international car rally, competitors must travel from various points in Europe to Monte Carlo, then race their cars. Read More »
April Fish (1954) Gilles Grangier, Bourvil, Annie Cordy, Jacqueline Noëlle
Emile is a good mechanic whose clientele is very loyal. Read More »