Michel Serrault — Actor (48)
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Hard Boiled Ones (1964) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Les Durs à cuire (Comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l'appétit)
director: Jack Pinoteau actor: Jean Poiret / Roger Pierre …
other title: Les Durs à cuire (Comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l'appétit) / Les Durs à cuire
A playwright has to murder if he does not want to be murdered.
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Life is beautiful (1956) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
La vie est belle
director: Jean-Marc Thibault actor: Roger Pierre / Jean-Marc Thibault …
other title: La vie est belle
Paris, 1956. Everything is going smoothly for Roger, married to Denise, and Paul, married to Monique, until the day they win a house in a radio contest. The difficulties of living together and the intrusion of their parents-in-law lead to a falling out.
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The Innocent with Forty Children (1957) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Le Naïf aux 40 enfants
director: Philippe Agostini actor: Michel Serrault / Jean Poiret …
other title: Le Naïf aux 40 enfants / Le Naïf aux quarante enfants
Jean-François Robignac, a teacher, arrives at a provincial college to teach literature to ninth-graders. He quickly wins over the children with his youthful way with words. But his parents want to have him expelled when they learn that Jean-François uses slang words to rejuvenate writers' texts.
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What the East Wind Saw (1954) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Ce qu'a vu le vent d'est
director: Marcel L'Herbier actor: Madeleine Delavaivre / Georgette Anys …
other title: Ce qu'a vu le vent d'est
Clarisse cheats on her husband with a vain insurance agent. Zamore, the cuckold (and a magician) wouldn't let his wife be stolen so easily. Poiret and Serrault play the rivals in this twisted love story. A poetic absurd fantasy.
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You Have Nothing to Declare? (1959) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ?
director: Clément Duhour actor: Darry Cowl / Pierre Mondy …
other title: Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ?
Married against her will to the Comte de Trivelin, Paulette Dupont shares her anxieties with her childhood friend Labaule. Warned too late to prevent the ceremony from taking place, Labaule follows the couple on their honeymoon and prevents the consummation of the marriage by repeatedly intruding on the couple's privacy. Put on notice by Paulette's parents to consummate the marriage, Trivelin - who believes himself to be at fault - consults a psychiatrist. The latter advises him to visit a lady of lesser virtue: Gloria. But Gloria's clientele includes Dupont himself - Paulette's father - and Labaule!
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My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur
director: Jacques Rouffio actor: Michel Serrault / Michel Piccoli …
other title: Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur / My Brother-in-Law Killed My Sister
Two members of the French Academy agree to help the attractive young veterinarian Esther investigate the suspicious death of her sister. Esther is convinced her brother-in-law is responsible, but soon it becomes apparent that those responsible are linked to the very highest echelons of power in the Vatican.
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No Harm Intended (1988) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
En toute innocence
director: Alain Jessua actor: Michel Serrault / Nathalie Baye …
other title: Mord-Skizzen / En toute innocence …
When Catherine is caught with her illicit lover by her father-in-law Paul, the concerned father leaves to tell his son Thomas about the incident. Paul is injured in an auto accident and returns home in a wheelchair unable to speak. Catherine's guilt weighs heavily on her as she hopes to never let Thomas know she was unfaithful. She panics and seeks a way to eliminate Paul in this psychological thriller.
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When the Pheasants Pass (1965) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Quand passent les faisans
director: 爱德华·莫利纳罗 actor: Paul Meurisse / 米歇尔·塞侯 …
other title: Quand passent les faisans
Arsène Baudu and Hyacinthe, a pair of small-time crooks, fall prey to Alexandre Larsan-Bellac, who involves them (against their will) in high-profile swindling, but their success is quite limited. For starters they are deceived by Mrs. Paterson, a charming widow. Later on, Ribeiro, a Portuguese contractor and former victim of the two crooks, traces them and forces them to work on one of his building sites for damages. Just then, Larsan-Bellac resurfaces with plans to lure Ribeiro once again. —Guy Bellinger