The best Jean-Pierre Darras’s movies

Jean-Pierre Darras

Jean-Pierre Darras

26/11/1927- 05/07/1999
Today we present the best Jean-Pierre Darras’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Jean-Pierre Darras’s movies.
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Three Men to Destroy

Three Men to Destroy
6.3/10
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release: 31/10/1980
  • Character: Chocard
A man helps the victim of an auto accident, not realizing that the man has actually been shot. The men who shot him are now after the man who helped him, in order to eliminate him as a potential witness. Soon they are killing everyone he even comes in contact with in order to get him.

Asterix vs. Caesar

Asterix vs. Caesar
6.8/10
Obelix falls for a new arrival in his home village in Gaul, but is heartbroken when her true love arrives to visit her. However, the lovers are kidnapped by Romans; Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue them on a dangerous journey that will involve gladiators, slavers and beauracracy - and a personal encounter with the Emperor himself, Julius Caesar...

My Mother's Castle

My Mother's Castle
7.6/10
My Mother's Castle (Le chateau de ma mere) is a sequel and companion piece to My Father's Glory (La Gloire de Mon Pere), both based on the childhood recollections of Marcel Pagnol. Like its predecessor, the movie explores the adventures of the young Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) during his summers at the family summer home in Provence.

Le Viager

Le Viager
6.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 19/01/1972
  • Character: Emile Galipeau
In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of his doctor, Leon Galipeau, who sees to take advantage of the very interesting situation of the "future deceased". This one indeed has a small house in Saint-Tropez. Galipeau sniffs the windfall. Following his advice, Martinet agrees to give it in life to the brother of the doctor, Emile, and then rushes back to a health of iron. Worse, he even survives the war. Galipeau, exhausted, decide to use the great means to get rid of the importunce who persists in thwarting their project ...

The Tattoo

The Tattoo
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 17/08/1968
  • Character: Lucien, le facteur
An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier.

My Father's Glory

My Father's Glory
7.6/10
  • Genre: AdventureDrama
  • Release: 29/08/1990
  • Character: Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
French adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's memoirs of his childhood in the countryside, early in the century.

A Pain in the Ass

A Pain in the Ass
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 20/09/1973
  • Character: Dr. Edgar Fuchs
Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. He checks in a hotel without knowing that his neighbour has become neurotic after his wife left him.

Out of It

Out of It
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/10/1978
  • Character: Jacques Panivaux
The lawyer is visiting a prison to meet with a violent criminal who has been condemned to death. During the visit, things turn bad, there is a riot where prisoners escape and the criminal escapes taking a lawyer hostage.

Lagardère

Lagardère
7.9/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 11/09/1967
  • Character: Peyrolles
Base on Paul Féval's "Le Bossu" ("The Hunchback")

For a Cop's Hide

For a Cop's Hide
6.4/10
Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.

Lucky Jo

Lucky Jo
6.7/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 12/11/1964
  • Character: Napo
Lucky Jo and his three friends are little criminals, who try to live from small burglaries. But they never have luck - ever so often something inpredictable happens to Jo and gets one of them arrested. While Jo is in prison once again, they decide they'd better do without him in future. He decides to help them secretly...and unfortunately.

La seconde vérité

La seconde vérité
6/10

Carré de dames pour un as

Carré de dames pour un as
6/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 05/10/1966
  • Character: Detective in Interrogation Room
Hakim Gregory escapes from prison by killing a number of guards, and returns to his hide-out abroad, to lead again his gang of drug trafficking and contract murders. Layton of the Secret Service must discover, and arrest him. The difficult mission almost becomes impossible with the rivalry of Layton's partner, Petula, the jealousy of his bride, Marion, the possible treachery of a Spanish woman, Dolores Arrabal, and yet a mysterious and sexy informant, Rosario... Too many women for Layton.

Two Men in Manhattan

Two Men in Manhattan
6.6/10
Two French journalists become embroiled in a criminal plot in New York City involving a disappeared United Nations diplomat.

Les fourberies de Scapin

Les fourberies de Scapin
5.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 07/01/1981

Monsieur

Monsieur
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 22/04/1964
  • Character: José, un truand
Désespéré par la mort de sa femme, le banquier René Duchesne se promène le long de la Seine. Seule la rencontre de Suzanne, son ancienne femme de chambre lui révélant les infidélités de Madame, le sauve du suicide. Monsieur décide alors d'aider sa protégée à sortir de la prostitution, et d'empêcher ses beaux-parents de faire main basse sur l'héritage.

Attention les yeux!

Attention les yeux!
4.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 17/02/1976
  • Character: Co-Producer
Un réalisateur sans beaucoup d'expérience souhaite tourner un film pornographique.

At the Meeting with Joyous Death

At the Meeting with Joyous Death
5.8/10
  • Genre: DramaHorror
  • Release: 01/01/1973
  • Character: Peron
The premise deals with a family living in a country-house which turns out to be 'alive' – to the point where a TV crew is brought in to 'capture' the paranormal phenomena

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 17/04/1970
  • Character: Georges, Monsieur le Comte
Housemaid Georgette (Girardot) loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.

A Man Named Rocca

A Man Named Rocca
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 17/11/1961
  • Character: Névada
Roberto goes to Marseilles to give a hand to his friend Xavier, wrongly imprisoned following a frame-up organized by his associate Villanova. Roberto sets out to seduce Villanova's mistress, but when Villanova is killed, Roberto ends up leader of the band...

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