Cast: Louis de Funès

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Louis de Funès. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


La poison

1951 · Movie · 85 min. · France

Direction Sacha Guitry

Cast Michel Simon · Jean Debucourt · Jacques Varennes · Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Synopsis The home life of Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine can hardly be described as one of marital bliss. They hate each other – to the point of wanting to murder one another. When Braconnier hears about Maître Aubanel, a...

7.0

137 votes

7.0

137 votes

Four Bags Full

1956 · Movie · 80 min. · France

Direction Claude Autant-Lara

Cast Jean Gabin · Bourvil · Louis de Funès · Robert Arnoux

Synopsis Two men, a painter and a poor guy have to cross over Paris by night during world war II and nazi occupation to delivery black market meat. As they walk along dark parisian streets they encounter various characters and adventures...

6.9

403 votes

6.9

403 votes

Oscar

1967 · Movie · 85 min. · France

Direction Edouard Molinaro

Cast Louis de Funès · Claude Rich · Mario David · Germaine Delbat

Synopsis One morning, a wealthy business man Bertrand Barnier receives a visit from one of his employees, Christian Martin, who demands both his daughter’s hand in marriage and a substantial pay rise. When Barnier refuses, Christian reveals that he has embezzled...

6.8

773 votes

6.8

773 votes

Don't Look Now - We're Being Shot At

1966 · Movie · 119 min. · France

Direction Gérard Oury

Cast Louis de Funès · Bourvil · Terry-Thomas · Claudio Brook

Synopsis Terry-Thomas sparkles as an English pilot lost in occupied France during the Second World War; Bourvil and Louis De Funès play Parisians who somewhat involuntarily aid the ubiquitous Resistance by smuggling a British major across German lines. It was a...

6.7

959 votes

6.7

959 votes

The Sucker

1965 · Movie · 110 min. · France

Direction Gérard Oury

Cast Bourvil · Louis de Funès · Venantino Venantini · Henri Génès

Synopsis In this Frenco-Italian gangster parody, a shop keeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash which totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friends car from Napels to Bordeaux,...

6.5

226 votes

6.5

226 votes

The Overtaxed

1959 · Movie · 105 min. · Italy

6.4

37 votes

6.4

37 votes

Knock

1951 · Movie · 98 min. · France

Direction Guy Lefranc

Cast Louis Jouvet · Jean Brochard · Pierre Renoir · Pierre Bertin

Synopsis Saint-Maurice, an ordinary peaceful village, lived healthily so much so that the local doctor's practice was scant. But that was before Dr. Parpalaid retired and was replaced by a charlatan by the name of Knock. A real genius this one,...

6.3

25 votes

6.3

25 votes

The Wing and the Thigh

1976 · Movie · 104 min. · France

Direction Claude Zidi

Cast Louis de Funès · Coluche · Ann Zacharias · Julien Guiomar

Synopsis Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking.

6.2

611 votes

6.2

611 votes

The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob

1973 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Gérard Oury

Cast Louis de Funès · Suzy Delair · Marcel Dalio · Claude Giraud

Synopsis In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only...

6.1

1K votes

6.1

1K votes

Rob the Bank

1964 · Movie · 88 min. · France

Direction Jean Girault

Cast Louis de Funès · Yvonne Clech · Jean-Pierre Marielle · Anne Doat

Synopsis A modest shopkeeper, Victor Garnier, hands over his hard-earned savings to the director of the bank opposite his shop, to invest in shares in an oil company. When the shares become worthless, Garnier is determined to have his revenge and...

6.0

100 votes

6.0

100 votes

Delusions of Grandeur

1971 · Movie · 102 min. · France

Direction Gérard Oury

Cast Louis de Funès · Yves Montand · Alice Sapritch · Karin Schubert

Synopsis Delusions of Grandeur is a period comedy/farce, set in 17th Century Spain and based (quite loosely) on Victor Hugo's play "Ruy Blas". Don Salluste (Louis de Funes) is a reprehensible Minister of Finance who is hated by both the people...

6.0

316 votes

6.0

316 votes

The Big Restaurant

1966 · Movie · 90 min. · France

Direction Jacques Besnard

Cast Louis de Funès · Bernard Blier · María-Rosa Rodriguez · Venantino Venantini

Synopsis De Funés plays Septime, the despotic owner of a high class Paris restaurant, one which entertains the Paris glitterati as well as ministers of the French government. Once a foreign president disappears in the middle of Septime's grand number of...

5.8

330 votes

5.8

330 votes

The Troops of St. Tropez

1964 · Movie · 93 min. · France

5.8

759 votes

5.8

759 votes

The Gentleman from Epsom

1962 · Movie · 84 min. · France

Direction Gilles Grangier

Cast Jean Gabin · Madeleine Robinson · Franck Villard · Jean Lefebvre

Synopsis The story takes place in the racecourses around Paris. A so-called major sells his tips to naive characters.

5.8

29 votes

5.8

29 votes

Toto in Madrid

1959 · Movie · 99 min. · Italy

Direction Steno

Cast Totò · Abbe Lane · Mario Carotenuto · Louis de Funès

Synopsis Toto, a painter, is summoned to Madrid by Eva and Raoul to run a copy of the Maja desnuda but is believed to play a camicia. Tentano thus defrauding a rich American who believes Montiel critic is convinced to buy...

5.7

49 votes

5.7

49 votes

Fantômas

1964 · Movie · 105 min. · France

5.7

665 votes

5.7

665 votes

Direction André Hunebelle

Cast Jean Marais · Louis de Funès · Mylène Demongeot · Jacques Dynam

Synopsis In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor Lefebvre....

5.6

371 votes

5.6

371 votes

Hibernatus

1969 · Movie · 78 min. · France

Direction Edouard Molinaro

Cast Louis de Funès · Michael Lonsdale · Claude Gensac · Bernard Alane

Synopsis The frozen body of Paul Fournier is discovered in Greenland where he had disappeared during a scientific expedition in 1905. Perfectly conserved he is brought back to life in the 1960s. His descendants take care of him: to spare him...

5.6

359 votes

5.6

359 votes

Joe: The Busy Body

1971 · Movie · 85 min. · France

Direction Jean Girault

Cast Louis de Funès · Claude Gensac · Michel Galabru · Bernard Blier

Synopsis A well-known dramatic writer has decided to kill his blackmailer, but the problem is, what should he do with the body? Based on the play "The Gazebo" by Alec Coppel and Myra Coppel.

5.6

253 votes

5.6

253 votes