Screenplay: Marcel Achard

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Marcel Achard. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


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...

Max

7.9

3K votes

7.9

3K votes

Estudio 1 (TV Series)

1965 · Series · Spain

7.5

97 votes

7.5

97 votes

L'Étrange Monsieur Victor

1938 · Movie · 103 min. · France

7.3

36 votes

7.3

36 votes

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...

Max

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

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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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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

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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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Twilight

1944 · Movie · 99 min. · France

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Mistigri

1931 · Movie · 80 min. · France

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

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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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Heart of Paris

1937 · Movie · 83 min. · France

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