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Tag Archives: Christian-Jaque
Boys’ School AKA Les disparus de St. Agil (1938) Christian-Jaque, Erich von Stroheim, Michel Simon, Armand Bernard
In a college, three friends form a secret society. There objective – going to America. Read More »
Lucrèce Borgia AKA Lucretia Borgia (1953) Christian-Jaque, Martine Carol, Pedro Armendáriz, Valentine Tessier
In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by César Borgia and his sister Lucrètè. Read More »
Champagne for Savages AKA Le repas des fauves (1964) Christian-Jaque, Francis Blanche, Boy Gobert, Antonella Lualdi
Set in World War Two occupied France. Several people gather at a house to celebrate a woman’s birthday. Read More »
Madame du Barry (1954) Christian-Jaque, Martine Carol, Daniel Ivernel, Gianna Maria Canale
The daughter of a seamstress, Jeanne Bécu could hardly imagine she would later become Read More »
If All the Guys in the World… AKA Si tous les gars du monde… (1955) Christian-Jaque, André Valmy, Jean Gaven, Marc Cassot
While fishing in the North Sea, eleven out of the twelve men of the Lutèce 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 Black Tulip AKA La tulipe noire (1964) Christian-Jaque, Alain Delon, Virna Lisi, Dawn Addams
In 1789, when the Revolution went on, a bandit named “Black Tulip” held the surroundings of village Roussillon in fear. Read More »
Fan-Fan the Tulip AKA Fanfan la tulipe (1952) Christian-Jaque, Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand
Fanfan is a handsome young peasant. He joins the army to escape a forced marriage Read More »
The Charterhouse of Parma AKA La chartreuse de Parme (1948) Christian-Jaque, Renée Faure, Lucien Coëdel, Louis Salou
Fabrice del Dongo, a young archbishop, gives his all to romance rather than to the Church, creating complications for everyone around. Read More »
Man from Cocody AKA Le gentleman de Cocody (1965) Christian-Jaque, Jean Marais, Liselotte Pulver, Philippe Clay
An Embassy attache and a butterfly hunter become involved in a treasure hunt between two rival gangs. Read More »
Angel and Sinner (1945) Christian-Jaque, Micheline Presle, Berthe Bovy, Louise Conte
This film is an adaptation of two stories by Guy de Maupassant, Tallow Ball and Mademoiselle Fifi. Read More »
The Law Is the Law (1958) Christian-Jaque, Fernandel, Totò, René Génin
Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. Read More »
Babette Goes to War (1959) Christian-Jaque, Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Charrier, Ronald Howard
During WW2, as the German forces rapidly advance toward the French coast, naive French country girl Babette makes her way to the coastal town of Dieppe. Read More »
Nana (1955) Christian-Jaque, Charles Boyer, Martine Carol, Walter Chiari
Nana, the protagonist is a woman starting from absolute poverty managed to climb the social ladder to the highest echelons. Read More »