Screenplay: Marcel Achard
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Marcel Achard. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 40
The Earrings of Madame De...
1953 · Movie · 102 min. · France
Direction Max Ophüls
Cast Danielle Darrieux · Charles Boyer · Vittorio De Sica · Jean Debucourt
Synopsis A woman lies to her husband about having sold a pair of diamond earrings which were a gift from him. He discovers it thanks to the indiscreet jeweller. She is ultimately forced to reckon with her deception and the penalties...
7.9
3K votes
7.9
3K votes
Estudio 1 (TV Series)
1965 · Series · Spain
Direction Cayetano Luca de Tena · Pedro Amalio López · Alberto González Vergel · Gustavo Pérez Puig
Cast Ana María Vidal · Fernando Delgado · José Bódalo · Luisa Sala
Synopsis TV Series (1965-1984). 545 episodes.
7.5
97 votes
7.5
97 votes
L'Étrange Monsieur Victor
1938 · Movie · 103 min. · France
Direction Jean Grémillon
Cast Raimu · Pierre Blanchar · Madeleine Renaud · Marcelle Géniat
7.3
36 votes
7.3
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A Shot in the Dark
1964 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Blake Edwards
Cast Peter Sellers · Elke Sommer · Herbert Lom · George Sanders
Synopsis The second in the series of films involving bumbling French inspector Jacques Clouseau has the the inept detective trying to clear a maid accused of murdering her lover--even though all clues point to her. -Peter Sellers returns as the world's...
6.6
3K votes
6.6
3K votes
The Lady in Question
1940 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Charles Vidor
Cast Brian Aherne · Rita Hayworth · Glenn Ford · Irene Rich
Synopsis Columbia's The Lady in Question is a remake of the French Gribouille, a Raimu vehicle from 1939. Brian Aherne plays Andre Morestan, the seeming contently paterfamilias of a bourgeois Parisian family. Summoned for jury duty, Morestan at first believes that...
5.7
178 votes
5.7
178 votes
L'arlésienne
1942 · Movie · 105 min. · France
Direction Marc Allégret
Cast Raimu · Gaby Morlay · Louis Jourdan · Édouard Delmont
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Friend of the Family
1964 · Movie · 95 min. · France
Direction Robert Thomas
Cast Jean Marais · Danielle Darrieux · Anne Vernon · Sylvie Vartan
Synopsis Leon "Patsy" Rollo is a toy inventor who goes to his boyhood friend Noël Carradine, now a wealthy industrialist, to convince him to invest in his new invention. The meeting goes badly when old childhood sore spots resurface, but Rollo's...
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The Kiss of Fire
1937 · Movie · 83 min. · France
Direction Augusto Genina
Cast Tino Rossi · Michel Simon · Marcel Dalio · Viviane Romance
Synopsis Mario Esposito, who sings in a Neapolitan restaurant, is in love with Assunta, the niece of Teresa, the owner of the place. He shares his apartment with Michel, his best friend. This one has fallen under the spell of Lolita,...
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Meet Me at Dawn
1947 · Movie · 99 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Thornton Freeland · Peter Creswell
Cast William Eythe · Stanley Holloway · Hazel Court · George Tjorpe
Synopsis A young man makes his living in Paris in 1900 by fighting duels on behalf of other parties. He is hired to injure a leading politician and starts to get involved with a girl he uses to provoke the challenge....
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The Female (A Woman Like Satan)
1959 · Movie · 101 min. · France
Direction Julien Duvivier
Cast Brigitte Bardot · Antonio Vilar · Lila Kedrova · Daniel Ivernel
Synopsis Mateo Diaz is a wealthy gentleman who loves and respects his wife but doesn't find her attractive any longer because she is paralysed. He already has a certain reputation among women. Accordingly, he doesn't hesitate to get close to Eva...
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Les petites du quai aux fleurs
1944 · Movie · 92 min. · France
Direction Marc Allégret
Cast Odette Joyeux · André Lefaur · Louis Jourdan · Bernard Blier
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Que les hommes sont bêtes
1957 · Movie · 100 min. · France
Direction Roger Richebé
Cast François Périer · Dany Carrel · Fernand Sardou · Pierre Mondy
Synopsis Sylvie is a young cashier in a Montmartre café, "le bar des Philosophes", owned and run by Monsieur Marcel, a former safe cracker. One day, the pretty creature accepts to give a helping hand to two regulars, Francis and Josélito....
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Oh No, Mam'zelle
1954 · Movie · 90 min. · France
Direction Yves Allégret
Cast Fernandel · Pier Angeli · Jean Debucourt · Georges Chamarat
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Girl on the Third Floor
1955 · Movie · 100 min. · France
Direction Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Cast Marina Vlady · Peter van Eyck · Jean Gaven · Dora Doll
Synopsis The adventures of a young naive journalist (Marina Vlady,17 at the time) who falls in love with a man accused of his wife's murder.
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Direction Marc Allégret
Cast Claude Dauphin · Micheline Presle · Louis Jourdan · Jacques Louvigny
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Direction Harry Lachman
Cast Madeleine Renaud · Noël-Noël · Jean Debucourt · André Dubosc
Synopsis Nell Marignan, going by the nickname of Mistigri, a naive small town girl, falls for a tenor on tour. Unfortunately, the man is nothing but a vain, witless and talentless hop. But, blinded by love, Mistigri sacrifices all to follow...
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The Messenger
1937 · Movie · 98 min. · France
Direction Raymond Rouleau
Cast Gaby Morlay · Jean Gabin · Mona Goya · Maurice Escande
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Parade en 7 nuits
1941 · Movie · 100 min. · France
Direction Marc Allégret
Cast Jules Berry · Victor Boucher · André Lefaur · Elvire Popesco
Synopsis Pipo, a little dog, has just been captured and taken to the pound. He starts telling the story of his life to his companions in misfortune. His first master was Freddy, a circus clown who, unfortunately for him, had fallen...
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Alibi
1942 · Movie · 82 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Brian Desmond Hurst
Cast Margaret Lockwood · Hugh Sinclair · James Mason · Enid Stamp-Taylor
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Heart of Paris
1937 · Movie · 83 min. · France
Direction Marc Allégret
Cast Raimu · Michèle Morgan · Gilbert Gil · Jean Worms
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