The best Louis de Funès’s drama movies

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

31/07/1914- 27/01/1983
Today we present the best Louis de Funès’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 Louis de Funès’s movies.
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Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage
7/10
Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.

Napoleon

Napoleon
6.1/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 25/03/1955
  • Character: Laurent Passementier
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 28/10/1965
  • Character: Léon Haudepin
The film consists of three novels. The film begins with the fact that the Bernard Blier hero removes a lantern from the entrance to a brothel. The second part is about how the lantern and jewelery were stolen from a young baroness. And in the third part the hero of Louis de Funes hangs a lantern at the entrance to his house.

Sans laisser d'adresse

Sans laisser d'adresse
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 17/01/1951
  • Character: Un futur papa

If Paris Were Told to Us

If Paris Were Told to Us
6.3/10
Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.

The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 27/03/1952
  • Character: Gaston Martin
A French/Italian motion picture drama covering the seven deadly sins in seven separate sections.

Antoine and Antoinette

Antoine and Antoinette
7.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaRomance
  • Release: 27/09/1947
  • Character: Émile le garçon épicier et un invité à la noce
She's working in a big store, he's a typographer and they lost their winning lottery ticket.

No Exit

No Exit
6.9/10
  • Genre: DramaFantasy
  • Release: 22/12/1954
  • Character: le garçon d'étage
The scene is a tawdry hotel room in Limbo, where several damned souls are gathered. At first, the group fails to comprehend where they are or why they're there. When the horrible truth dawns upon them, they carp and snipe at one another, blaming everyone but themselves for their dismal fate.

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 04/01/1954
  • Character: M. Chanteau
A terminally ill Mr. Bard, a casino bus driver forced to quit his job, miraculously wins a fortune playing roulette. Instantly becoming a millionaire, he wants to fulfill his life's dream: to become a father. This plan is opposed by his greedy relatives who would go any low to take this money away from him. They are being led by a small-time crook. Mr. Bard's natural shyness and good heart lead him to the journey of self-exploration and finding his true love.

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
5.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 26/06/1955
  • Character: l'oncle Robert
A story about a simple old man with a lot of love for his only daughter. She falls in love with a doctor's son and he don't understand why...

Les impures

Les impures
5.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 07/04/1954
  • Character: Le chef de train

Les dents longues

Les dents longues
5.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 15/03/1953
  • Character: l'employé du laboratoire photo
A young, talented and ambitious journalist, Louis heads off to try his luck in Paris. He's spotted by Walter, editor-in-chief for a major daily newspaper, who takes to him and furthers his career. What he doesn't realise is that Louis is ready to betray anyone to achieve his ends...

Mission in Tangier

Mission in Tangier
5.8/10
  • Genre: AdventureDrama
  • Release: 06/06/1949
  • Character: Le général espagnol au cabaret
During the Second World War, Georges Masse undergoes a dangerous mission by taking secret documents from Tangiers to London.

Du Guesclin

Du Guesclin
6.2/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 03/06/1949
  • Character: L'astrologue
A chronicle of the life of Bertrand du Guesclin, grand officer of the French army in the 14th century.

The Secret of Helene Marimon

The Secret of Helene Marimon
6.8/10

The Strollers

The Strollers
6.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 25/11/1950
  • Character: Mr. Vincent, le quincaillier qui vend des produits anti-serpents
Jean-Louis forgets to use the pedestrian crossing;Who could have believed then where it would lead the unfortunate guy to?

Six heures à perdre

Six heures à perdre
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 22/01/1947
  • Character: Le chauffeur de son excellence

La vie d'un honnête homme

La vie d'un honnête homme
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 18/02/1953
  • Character: Emile, le valet de chambre
La Vie d'un honnête homme English: The Virtuous Scoundrel, is a French comedy drama film from 1953, directed by Sacha Guitry, written by Sacha Guitry, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès.

Monsieur Taxi

Monsieur Taxi
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 03/09/1952
  • Character: le peintre de la place du Tertre

The Respectful Prostitute

The Respectful Prostitute
6.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 07/10/1952
  • Character: un client du night-club
Fred, the nephew of a senator,has murdered a Black man on a train. The two only witnesses are Lizzie McKay, a prostitute from New York, and Sidney, a colored man. Fred decides to seduce Lizzie in order to make her give false evidence according to which Sidney has attempted to rape her. The uncle also puts pressure on the young woman. After much hesitation, Lizzie finally accepts but Sidney, who has nearly got lynched, takes refuge at her home...

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