Charles Denner Movies
Sensitive leading man Charles Denner was born in Poland and raised in France, where as a teenager he began his stage career. Ten years after his theatrical debut, Denner appeared in his first film, La Meilleure Part (1956). His biggest critical success was as the likeable lunatic protagonist in Alain Jessua's Life Upside Down (1964). Other Charles Denner films to enjoy worldwide... (read more) distribution include Landru (1963; his first starring movie role), The Bride Wore Black (1968; one of many appearances in the films of Francois Truffaut ), Z (1969) and Money Money Money (1972). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me
1972
Bernadette Lafont is as alluring as all get out in Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (original title: Une Belle Fille Comme Moi). She plays a crafty murderess who uses her not...
Les Mariés De L'An II
1971
This film is a French period comic romance, set in the time just surrounding the French Revolution (1789). "Year Two," of the French title refers to the second year following the...
Les Assassins de l'Ordre
1971
In France, the position of "magistrate" resembles that of the American district attorney; those in either post have broad investigatory and prosecutory powers. In this French...
The Crook
G 1970
Simon (Jean-Claude Trintignant) gets out of prison and summons his old friend Charles (Charles Gerard) and Martine (Christine Lelouch), his one time lover now married to...
La Treve
1969
Two vacationing businessmen -- or are they gangsters? -- inflict endless humiliations upon one another by way of their henchmen and women in this offbeat comedy, as they make...
Z
PG 1969
Z is one of the most politically insightful films ever made, exposing government hypocrisy and cover-up in the wake of a political assassination. Zei (Yves Montand) is a...
Le Corps De Diane
1969
Diane (Jean Moreau) is married to an architect (Charles Denner) in this situation comedy. The two met in Czechoslovakia before marrying and moving to France. He becomes...
The Bride Wore Black
1968
This Francois Truffaut thriller is based ona novel by William Irish (aka Cornell Woolrich), whose books had been adapted by Alfred Hitchcock on many previous occasions....
Le Vieil Homme et l'Enfant
1968
Having been forced into minor parts for several years by a debilitating illness, veteran film actor Michel Simon made a triumphant return to leading roles in the charming,...
Le Voleur
1967
Louis Malle directed this light comedy about crime and class in the City of Light. Georges Randal (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a young man living in Paris at the turn of...
Yul 871
1966
A Frenchman on a business trip to Montreal reflects back on his childhood in this introspective drama. Relatives in the city remind him of his parents who lost their lives in...
The Sleeping Car Murders
1965
The first film directed by Costa-Gavras, The Sleeping Car Murders was based on a novel by Sebastien Japrisot. During a Marseilles-to-Paris overnight train trip, a girl is...
Mata Hari Agent H 21
1965
This French version of the notorious spy's life centers less on her romantic escapades, and more on those that reveal the person she actually was during WW I when her German...
Marie Chantal Contre Docteur Kha
1965
Marie (Marie Laforet) is a wealthy French female who receives a precious jewel from a secret service agent in this spy comedy. The agent is killed, and Dr. Kha (Akim...
La Vie à l'Envers
1965
Life Upside Down was a French production (originally titled La Vie a l'Envers) which sneaked quietly into American art-movie houses and was greeted effusively by the...
Les Pieds Nickeles
1964
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Les Plus Belles Escroqueries Du Monde
1964
This anthology helmed by four talented filmmakers, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Hiromichi Horikawa, and Roman Polanski, allows viewers to meet and observe four...
Landru
1963
This black comedy is based on the dastardly deeds of French serial killer Henri-Desire Landru, who wined, dined, scammed, and dismembered over 10 women during WW I. He obtained...
Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud
1957
The feature-film debut of famed director Louis Malle is an interesting, modern film noir with the classic theme of lovers plotting to kill the husband and make it look...