Claude Desailly Movies
- 1977
Gregor (Maurice Ronet) is a rich, charming womanizer who has been married three times. Perhaps he is not quite charming enough, because his ex-wives have it in for him. They conspire together to find just the sort of girl who will happily ruin him. Once they find her, they make sure the two get together. Things work out just according to plan, except for one thing: Gregor is happy to lose it all for love. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Maurice Ronet, Valérie Mairesse, (more)
- 1970
A kidnapper falls for his victim in this gangster feature highlighted by flashbacks. The film opens with the police surrounding the hideout of Vlad (Johnny Hallyday) and his female victim (Pascale Rivault). When she sees the faces of the kidnappers, they instruct Vlad to kill the woman. They leave Vlad and the woman when they realize they may soon be caught. The police chief (Robert Hossein) finds the woman's notebook which leads to the clues that uncover her whereabouts. The masterminds escape, leaving young Vlad to take the fall for the crime. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Johnny Hallyday, Robert Hossein, (more)
- 1968
This western finds Manuel (Robert Hossein) visiting his friends only to discover the husband has been murdered in a feud between two rival families. He promises the widow he will kidnap the daughter of the other family to avenge the killing. Manuel manages to apprehend the girl, and the widow has the girl raped. She offers the young woman back to her family in exchange for a decent burial for her murdered husband. The family of the kidnapped girl rides into town for the inevitable showdown in this violent story of murder and revenge. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Hossein, Michele Mercier, (more)
- 1964
In this South Sea island romance, a professor, his daughter and his assistant are shipwrecked upon an island when their scientific expedition goes awry. After a decade there the professor dies and the two young people decide to become "husband and wife." The jealous husband worries that he will lose his bride if they go back to the real world. When a ship is at long last sighted on the horizon he "forgets" to light the signal fire. The ship, filled with smugglers, moors offshore anyway. The smugglers find the couple and decide to kill the man and keep the woman for themselves. The husband, desperate to save his wife, leads the crooks to a large cache of pearls. The greedy smugglers begin fighting amongst themselves and they all die. Later the captain, learning of an impending typhoon, comes ashore to find his crew. He finds the bodies, but the husband has disappeared. He tells the woman that he was probably killed and she goes with him to the boat. As they are leaving, she sees him standing on a cliff. Without hesitation, the woman dives overboard to join her man. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1961
This unlikely, somewhat clichéd European "western" by Robert Hossein (scripter, director, and lead) is set in an unnamed Latin American country suffering under a dictator. A revolution is underway, or at least there is a strong guerrilla movement here. The leader of the guerrillas manages to capture the daughter of the dictator and then has to take her as a captive back to the revolutionary forces' base. Along the way, the two exchange heated glances, not all stemming from anger. By the time they reach rebel headquarters, they are in love. Now the guerrilla leader has trouble on his hands because the men underneath have their own plans for his captive, none of which entails keeping the new couple together. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, (more)
- 1956
Ce Soir les Jupons Volent (Tonight the Skirts Fly) was designed primarily to show off a new wide-screen process called Dyaliscope. The story concerns a trio of clothing models, all of whom participate in a high-profile fashion show. In flashback, the lives of the three girls are detailed, with emphasis on romantic entanglements. Director Dmitri Kirsanoff knows what his audience wants: a goodly portion of the film is given over to backstage glimpses of barely dressed damsels, not to mention the climactic runway display of revealing Gallic gowns. Whether or not the three leading ladies in Ce Soir les Jupons Volent could act was hardly taken into consideration. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
