Gérard Barray Movies

Producer, writer, director, and lead actor Max Boulois gives credit to William Shakespeare in the credits to this film, but Will's last name is misspelled. This is one of several oversights which tend to leave Othello's story a little disjointed in parts. In Boulois' incarnation, Othello is a black U.S. mercenary in Africa who falls in love with the daughter of a Senator from Boston. The commando group that includes Othello and the erstwhile Desdemona then gets transferred over to a Central American country where the rest of the plot unfolds to the detriment of the lead characters, killing off all chances for a sequel. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

This comedy-tinged crime drama finds the detective San Antonio (Gerald Barray) and his sidekick Beru (Jean Richard) hot on the trail of some thugs who have stolen some morphine. They trace the thief to a house, but the prime suspect is found murdered. The house is full of hookers, much to the delight of the two detectives, but the drugs are gone. The crooks raid another home thinking they have found the morphine, but they mistakenly grab some small bottles that contain a virus. San Antonio and Beru go after the thugs before the virus can be unleashed on an unsuspecting public. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Two Yugoslavian patriots try to scuttle a seized warship from World War II rather than let it fall into the hands of the Germans. They contemplate sailing to England to use the boat in the fight against the Nazi invaders. The captain is bound to follow orders while a Nazi collaborator on board secretly plots to take over the vessel. The two friends vow they will take the ship apart one piece at a time rather than give it up. When their alternative plans fail to materialize, they succeed in wrecking the ship in this routine war drama. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

San Antonio (Gerarnd Barray) is a suave French police inspector who pretends to turn criminal in order to infiltrate a gang lead by Eastern block scientists. Highlights include two parachuting enemies who battle each other in a free-fall as they plummet to the ground. Jean Richard provides comedy relief as the detective's sidekick in this routine spy actioner. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

This romantic adventure centers on the romantic exploits of a lusty Arab princess who is saved from a terrible fate at the hands of Bedouin thieves by the handsome emissary and nephew of Emperor Charlemagne, who has come to the Sahara to see that an entourage of pilgrims make it safely to the Holy Land. The gallant emissary takes the princess to Baghdad where she is to join the harem of the Holy Land's ruler, Vilar. Trouble erupts when the emissary succumbs to the temptations offered by the seductive bride-to-be. Unfortunately, Vilar's jealous vizier finds the couple and condemns the wanton girl to death. Danger, romance and action ensues as the lovers attempt to escape their terrible fate. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Gerard Barray heads the cast of the French swashbuckler Clash of Steel. Upon being ejected from his throne, King Henry of Navarre plots to regain his power. Upon this slight plot peg hangs a tapestry of fantastic swordplay and elaborate battle sequences. The film's 79-minute running time indicates that some of the racier scenes were lost in transit to American theatres. Italian leading-lady Giana Maria Canale provides the well-upholstered love interest. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Rafael Sabatini's swordsman-turned-strolling actor Scaramouche is brought to life by Gerard Barry in this French/Italian/Spanish adaptation. Denied his noble birthright by the villains, the fugitive Scaramouche hides out with a theatrical troupe, stealing the heart of lusty leading lady Gianna Maria Canale. But Scarmouche's true love is the ladylike noblewoman Michelle Giradon, whom he woos and wins after vanquishing principal baddie Alberto de Mendoza. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this convoluted drama, a young woman and two cousins, whom she doesn't know, find that they are named as beneficiaries in their grandmother's will. The young woman, because she's never met them, mistakes a friend of her cousin, for her cousin. Meanwhile a maid begins sleeping with the butler, and the woman's real cousin falls in love with the lawyer. When the real cousin gets there, the mix-up is resolved. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

An unexceptional cloak-and-sword adventure yarn by director Bernard Borderie, this tale is set in 16th-century France and features the exploits of a super-macho knight, Pardaillan (Gerard Barray). Pardaillan is in love with the beauteous Violetta (Michele Grellier), currently disguised as a gypsy but actually a noblewoman by birth. When she is literally swept off her feet and kidnapped by the local villainous Duke, the knight swings into action. He ends up with an affable nobleman, a hulking, musclebound sidekick, and another cowardly soul to help him out in his plan to unseat the Duke and retrieve his fair lady. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide