Direction: Christian-Jaque

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Christian-Jaque. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Charterhouse of Parme

1948 · Movie · 170 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Renée Faure · Gérard Philipe · Lucien Coëdel · Louis Salou

Plot Fabrice del Dongo, a young archbishop, gives his all to romance rather than to the Church, creating complications for everyone around. The Countess of San Severina, is but one of...

7.1

23 votes

7.1

23 votes

Champagne for Savages

1964 · Movie · 99 min. · France

6.5

68 votes

6.5

68 votes

The Law Is the Law

1958 · Movie · 103 min. · Italy

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Totò · Fernandel · Nino Besozzi · Noel Roquevert

Plot Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. The French customs agent Ferdinand is always trying to catch the...

6.3

59 votes

6.3

59 votes

Fanfan la Tulipe

1952 · Movie · 102 min. · France

6.3

217 votes

6.3

217 votes

Boys' School

1938 · Movie · 100 min. · France

6.2

32 votes

6.2

32 votes

The Dirty Game

1965 · Movie · 133 min. · United States

Direction Terence Young · Werner Klingler · Carlo Lizzani · Christian-Jaque

Cast Henry Fonda · Robert Ryan · Vittorio Gassman · Annie Girardot

Plot The US intelligence chief in Europe relates the stories of three different operations that he was involved in with colleagues in Paris and Djibouti, Rome, and Berlin.

6.0

29 votes

6.0

29 votes

Madame Sans-Gêne

1961 · Movie · 98 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Sophia Loren · Robert Hossein · Julien Bertheau · Renaud Mary

Plot Catherine, an out-spoken Parisian laundress follows Napoleon's army to the battlefront to be near her Sergeant Lefevre. The couple perform a deed of heroism which abets Napoleon's victory, so that...

5.3

84 votes

5.3

84 votes

The Black Tulip

1964 · Movie · 115 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Alain Delon · Virna Lisi · Adolfo Marsillach · Dawn Addams

Plot In 1789, when the Revolution went on, a bandit named "Black Tulip" held the surroundings of village Roussillon in fear. The poor people respected him as Robin Hood, who declare...

5.2

614 votes

5.2

614 votes

Babette Goes to War

1959 · Movie · 106 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Brigitte Bardot · Jacques Charrier · Ronald Howard · Michael Cramer

Plot Brigitte Bardot was at the height of her fame when she starred in this engagingly silly military comedy. Babette (Bardot) is a beautiful but unfortunately clueless young French woman who,...

4.7

31 votes

4.7

31 votes

Petroleum Girls

1971 · Movie · 105 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Brigitte Bardot · Claudia Cardinale · Georges Beller · France Dougnac

Plot Outlaw sisters in the old West inherit a ranch and try to settle down and develop relationships with neighboring family of lots of brothers.

3.6

419 votes

3.6

419 votes

First Ball

1941 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Marie Déa · Fernand Ledoux · Raymond Rouleau · Gaby Sylvia

Plot Two country sisters are rivals for the love of the doctor. He marries one, but regrets it and is rescued by the other.

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Ernest le rebelle

1938 · Movie · 92 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Fernandel · Pierre Alcover · Mona Goya · Arthur Devère

Plot Adventures and misadventures of Ernest, the professional accordionist on a liner.

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The Foxiest Girl in Paris

1957 · Movie · 95 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Martine Carol · Mischa Auer · Michel Piccoli · Louis Seigner

Plot Haute Couture mannequin in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.

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Man to Men

1948 · Movie · 96 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Jean-Louis Barrault · Bernard Blier · Hélène Perdriére · Denis d'Inès

Plot The story of the Swiss soldier, Henri Dunant (Jean-Louis Barrault), who was responsible for the founding of the Red Cross, and who was offered the first Nobel Peace Prize.

Not rated

Not rated

Dead Run

1967 · Movie · 92 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

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Emma Hamilton

1968 · Movie · 98 min. · Italy

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Michèle Mercier · Richard Johnson · John Mills · Harald Leipnitz

Plot Noticed by George Romney, an artist, Emma, a young shepherdess, leaves her sheep behind to settle down in London with Romney, who employs her as a model. In return, the...

Not rated

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Les dégourdis de la 11ème

1937 · Movie · 91 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Fernandel · André Lefaur · Saturnin Fabre · Ginette LeClerc

Plot A colonel decided to be represented at the regiment festival of a tragedy in verse by the poem written by his sister.

Not rated

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Madame du Barry

1954 · Movie · 106 min. · France

Direction Christian-Jaque

Cast Martine Carol · Daniel Ivernel · Gianna Maria Canale · Jean Paredes

Plot The daughter of a seamstress, Jeanne Bécu could hardly imagine she would later become one of the most influential women of the Kingdom of France. Nor could she anticipate her...

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L'enfer des anges

1939 · Movie · 96 min. · France

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Not rated