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Tag Archives: Philippe de Broca
I Was a Male Sex Bomb (1964) Philippe de Broca, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Irina Demick, Catherine Deneuve

Antoine was raised into the easy life by his very rich grandfather. Read More »
Jupiter’s Thigh / On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter (1980) Philippe de Broca, Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Francis Perrin

Antoine, a professor of Greek, and Lise, a police inspector, honeymoon in Greece. Read More »
The Devil by the Tail / Le diable par la queue (1969) Philippe de Broca, Yves Montand, Madeleine Renaud, Maria Schell

A Marquise who lures motorists to her hotel by sabotaging their cars gets Read More »
Practice Makes Perfect (1979) Le cavaleur

Pianist deemed Edouard Choiseur continues to run between sentimental and professional contingencies. Read More »
The Seven Deadly Sins / Les sept péchés capitaux (1962) Philippe de Broca, Claude Chabrol, Marie-José Nat, Dominique Paturel, Danièle Barraud

Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. Read More »
Chouans! (1988) Philippe de Broca, Philippe Noiret, Vincent Schmitt, Raoul Billerey

In 1793 when terror is widespread in France, peasants known as Chouans fight the revolutionaries Read More »
The African AKA L’Africain (1983) Philippe de Broca, Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret, Jean-François Balmer

A travel agent travels to Africa intending to start a resort hotel only to encounter her crusty ex-husband and ivory smugglers. Read More »
Swords of Blood (1962) Philippe de Broca, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn

In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot’s gang, but their ways are too ‘unethical’ for him. Read More »
The Man from Acapulco (1973) Philippe de Broca, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio Caprioli, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Francois Merlin is an espionnage-book writer. He likes to mix every-day character he can met in his book. Read More »