Acting
Jean Richard
Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities.
Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. In the 1970s–1980s, he owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks near Paris, La Mer de Sable and La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges, and a private zoo in his property of Ermenonville, Oise. He died on 12 December 2001 in Senlis, aged 80.
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Champs-Elysées
Sacrée soirée
Apostrophes
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bern...
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at...
Le monde est à vous
Midi trente
Cinépanorama
Discorama
Samedi soir
30 millions d'amis
Cadet Rousselle
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
War of the Buttons
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary...
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
The film consists of three novels. The film begins with the fact that the Bernard Blier hero removes a lantern...
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis X...
The Annuity
In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of h...
Life Together
The writer Pierre Carot became rich and famous with his book "Life as a Couple", which was based on the loving...
Signé Furax
The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.
The Oldest Profession
A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.
Elena and Her Men
Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s del...
The Seven Deadly Sins
A compilation of segments covers the seven deadly sins of greed, wrath, envy, pride, lust, sloth, and gluttony.
Sweet and Sour
Gerard, a young man from a "good family" dreams of becoming an actor. To do this, he follows everywhere his sis...
Small Local Trains
Émile Durand, an insecticide manufacturer, is appalled to learn that his son Gérard has fallen in love with Suz...
The Cheerful Squadron
The Cheerful Squadron is a 1954 Italian war-comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and Interpreted by movie stars...
Operation Caviar
Bank accountant Thomas Lieven is forced to work as a triple agent for the British, the French and the Nazis.
Mission in Tangier
During the Second World War, Georges Masse undergoes a dangerous mission by taking secret documents from Tangie...
We Will Go to Deauville
Comical adventures of two pairs of friends during their stay in Deauville, Normandy.
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
In a building close to the Place de la Contrescarpe in Paris, a tale of criss‑crossings in turn romantic, gourm...
Casta diva
As soon as he graduated from the Naples Conservatory, Vincenzo Bellini meets Maddalena Fumaroli and immediately...
The Real Bargain
The eccentric Comtesse de Saint-Plâs sells a black Citroën DS to car dealer Paul Souflé. He sells it to the you...
Bebert and the Train
The Martin family is shopping in a department store. Tiennot is responsible for looking after his little brothe...
The Lace Wars
In the 18th century, as the army of Prince De Beaulieu lays siege on the fortress of Marechal D'Allenberg, a yo...
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with the pretty...
L'Or du duc
A young duke marries a girl, also penniless, and moves into a bus left him by an uncle, with their ten children...
Service Entrance
Walking alone and looking desperate, young Marie-Lou is taken in hand by Léo, a street photographer and his squ...