Personal Info
Birth date
1918-03-21 (107 Years)
Day of death
2001-09-29
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Also known as
Max-Robert Giel
Max Desrau
Biography
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Filmography
At Theatre Tonight
6.667
Overview:
At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard VII theater.The One Man Band
6.1
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Evan Evans, the director of a ballet troupe, is rehearsing his next show in Monaco, in preparation for a worldwide tour. When one member of his troupe leaves to get married, Evans imposes a regime of strict discipline on his remaining dancers. The latter get their revenge by presenting Evans’ nephew Philippe, the only male member of the group, with a baby and a note claiming he is the father…The Magnificent One
7.022
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A writer of pulpy book series in which he's the hero and his beautiful English roommate is the love interest attempts to finish his new book in time at the publisher's demand.La Poupée sanglante
8.7
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Paris, 1925. Bénédict Masson, bookbinder and poet, is secretly in love with his neighbor, Christine. Christine works at the strange Coulteray mansion where the marquise accuses her husband of being a vampire. But Bénédict has other preoccupations: six of his apprentices have disappeared without a trace.Last Known Address
7.3
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Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where he meets young and beautiful Jeanne. Soon they are faced with a tough investigation.Zazie dans le Métro
6.6
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A brash and precocious ten-year-old comes to Paris for a whirlwind weekend with her rakish uncle.For a Cop's Hide
5.922
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Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.Let's Rob the Bank
6.478
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Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family's life savings in an African mine, on his banker's recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock worthless, he considers himself shamelessly robbed by the bank; it seems only fair to him to return the 'favor' and rob the bank, teaming up with the whole family as they were all duped. Even for professionals such an enterprise -he decides to dig a tunnel- is quite demanding, but for simple commoners it's daunting, as they also have their personal downsides; thus Victor's wife has a most unwelcome tendency to blurt out the truth, even to the grumpy local copper: a crazy risk when you need to keep a criminal plan secret.The Sheep Has Five Legs
5.7
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A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.Fais gaffe à la gaffe !
4.8
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Based on the comic strip about the hopeless but lovable slacker Gaston who drives his colleagues crazy at the office.Deux Romains en Gaule
6.5
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This film is directly inspired by Asterix, created by René Goscinny and Albert UDERZO, chronicles the adventures of a little boy, Antoine, entered the world of antiquity by studying its history lesson and two Romans, and TICKETBUS PROSPECTUS, who prefer to leave their life of legionnaires and discover the lifestyle of Gaulois.Antoine meeting Asterix cartoon form, which explains certain peculiarities of life in Lutetia.The Boss of Champignol
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Claudius finds a foal and takes it home to his boss. The men who stole the animal are looking for him. Claudius names him Champignol and trains him for racing. When he grows up, Champignol wins a regional race. But the thieves return, and Claudius is forced to do odd jobs to keep his horse.Croquemitoufle
3.5
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Returning from a two-year stay in Terre Adélie, explorer Bernard Villiers meets up with his best friend, Thomas Desjardins, whose diplomatic duties call him to London. While Thomas is away, Bernard learns that Catherine, his wife, has run off with his collaborator Michel. Out of friendship for Thomas, and always resourceful, he follows the couple and tries to separate them. He does so much, in fact, that he falls in love with Catherine.Thank Heaven for Small Favors
6.555
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Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family to do strange work.Mata Hari, Agent H21
5.611
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Ordered to seduce French captain and steal from him classified papers, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and a spy, instead falls in love with him and blows the cover.Small Local Trains
6.6
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Émile Durand, an insecticide manufacturer, is appalled to learn that his son Gérard has fallen in love with Suzy, the daughter of a travelling theatre company. Realising his father will never favour the union, Gérard joins the company on their next tour. In an attempt to heal the rift, Durand’s wife goes after Gérard and ends up performing in their next play…Pétain
6
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During second world war,Philippe Pétain gets absolute powers.The war ends with the arrival of allied forces by Petainism has not been put on trial.The Busybody
5.8
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André Loriot works for Dr Clairac in a laboratory producing euphoric pills. He searches in vain for an apartment where he can settle down and start a family with the woman who loves him, Juliette. To motivate himself and cope with the setbacks he encounters, he decides to swallow an excessive dose of euphoriants.Life is beautiful
4.5
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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.The Heirs
6
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Rival brother and sister Gaëtan and Chantal, the last heirs of the late billionaire financier Omar Porassis, use every trick in the book to try and claim his fabulous inheritance when two of Omar's natural sons, Roger and Marc, are found. The brother and sister try to manipulate Marc and Roger into stealing their inheritance. After discovering the deception, the two half-brothers join forces to escape the many traps set by Gaëtan and Chantal, who try to eliminate them by any means necessary.Les Duraton
5
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Jules Duraton is the headmaster of Chatelbourg's high school. He is happily married, has a teenage daughter named Solange, and everything would be for the best of all possible worlds if he and his family were not the namesakes of the protagonists of a famous comic series broadcast every day on Radio Monde "La Famille Duraton". Day after day, the real-life Duratons are made fun of because of their surname and Jules just can't take it any more. That is why he decides to sue the radio station responsible for his misfortune.My Darned Father
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Roger, editor of a women's magazine, meets Roberte, his friend Jean's former mistress, at a major couturier's during a collection presentation. Roberte, who now lives in Florence with her niece Maria, asks Roger to arrange a student exchange so that Maria can come to Paris to perfect her French. Roger approaches Jean's son Philippe, a student at the Beaux-Arts, who agrees to go to Florence. Maria and Philippe meet on the platform at Pisé station. They miss their respective trains and take a walk together. A flirtation begins, then each goes back to the other. Jean finds Maria charming and, like an unrepentant Don Juan, decides to win her over, but thanks to his old maid, his intrigues come to nothing and Maria can marry Philippe.Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ?
6.2
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Famous men are being kidnapped for their genes, to impregnate women and give birth to gifted babies.The Executioner of Hearts
4.9
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While filming on location in Tahiti, a small-time actor seizes an opportunity to make it big, but the attention may be more than he bargained for.En bordée
7
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The two merrymakers Cartahu and Bailladrisse sail together on a cargo ship. When customs officers come aboard to conduct a search, Cartahu is unaware of a drug dealer's accomplice, who hides the box of narcotics in Cartahu's bag, which has already been visited. Unsuspecting, the two comrades go ashore, taking the precious box with them. At the hotel, by mistake, their luggage is given to another person. To recover the merchandise, the traffickers pursue the two friends, who nevertheless manage to have the whole gang arrested; and, after being tempted by pretty women to live with them, prefer to set sail for new adventures.Clodo
3.7
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Clodo, a gentle mongrel dog, isn't having much luck. His shaggy appearance has earned him the name of hobo. Often scolded by his Parisian masters for being a nuisance, his only consolation is Cathy, his youngest daughter. Unfortunately, she can't stop her parents from abandoning Clodo at vacation time. Fabien, a young farmer, takes the dog in, despite the hostility of his family. Fabien is secretly in love with his childhood friend, Arlène, "la demoiselle du château", who has left to study in Paris. But she returns home after a disappointment. Their relationship resumes.Acting
1993Pétain as Huntzinger
1988The Comedy of Work as Le vieux routard
1985La Pomme as Le vieux monsieur
1983La Poupée de Sucre (9 Episodes) as le professeur de musique
1983The Executioner of Hearts as Le père
1983Je l'aimais trop as Le médecin
1982Qu'est-ce qui fait craquer les filles... as Unknown
1981For a Cop's Hide as Le capitaine Melis-Sanz
1981Fais gaffe à la gaffe ! as Py
1980Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ? as Lenoir
1976La Poupée sanglante (6 Episodes) as Father Macchabée
1976Am Stram Gram as Le monsieur du premier acte
1975Numéro un (3 Episodes) as Self
1974Un curé de choc (8 Episodes) as Le bedeau
1973The Magnificent One as The Albanian Interpreter who speaks Romanian
1973Le Médecin malgré lui as Thibaut
1973The Novice Lovers as Le médecin
1971Clodo as Villager
1970The One Man Band as Un automobiliste au feu rouge
1970Mimsy Were the Borogoves as Presenter
1970Last Known Address as Thouin (uncredited)
1968La Coquine as Isodoro, le garçon de brasserie
1967La bonne peinture as Unknown
1967Deux Romains en Gaule as Le cuisinier
1967Huckleberry Finn as The mute
1966Les enquiquineurs as Unknown
1966At Theatre Tonight (1 Episode) as Isodoro, le garçon de brasserie
1966The Boss of Champignol as Unknown
1965Les baratineurs as Takaroff
1964La Bonne Planque as Legrand, the radio reporter
1964Let's Rob the Bank as Bank Customer (uncredited)
1964Mata Hari, Agent H21 as Un spectateur à l'Alcazar (uncredited)
1963Thank Heaven for Small Favors as Clergyman at statue Ste-Cécile
1962Snobs! as Employee of the dairy (uncredited)
1962The Girls of La Rochelle as Scotsman
1961The Busybody as Unknown
1960Small Local Trains as Pépé Beauminet
1960Zazie dans le Métro as Permanent
1960The Heirs as Murdered man (uncredited)
1959Stop the Massacre as Unknown
1959Croquemitoufle as Unknown
1959The Motorcycle Cops as Unknown
1958En bordée as Unknown
1958My Darned Father as Unknown
1957Five Million in Cash as Mr. Vermifue, institute employee
1957Miss Catastrophe as (uncredited)
1956Les Lumières du soir as Unknown
1956Life is beautiful as Le voisin de campagne
1956Les Duraton as Un avocat en attente de son audience
1954The Sheep Has Five Legs as Le nouveau patron des pompes funèbres
1953His Father's Portrait as Le vendeur des "Gant Perrin"
1953L'oeil en coulisse as Unknown
1953Wonderful Mentality as Unknown