Alexandre Arcady

Alexandre Arcady

March 17, 1947 · 79 years old

Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria. He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja. Source: Article "Alexandre Arcady" from Wikipedia in English, licensed…

Known For

12 titles
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High Tension

High Tension

2003 · 1h 31m · Movie

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

6.7
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What the Day Owes the Night

What the Day Owes the Night

2012 · 2h 42m · Movie

Algeria in the 1930s. Nine-year-old Jonas was placed in the care of his uncle in Oran. He befriends the youth of Rio Salado. Emily is loved by all. The love that grows between Jonas and Emily is influenced by the country's conflicts.

7.8
3
Hold-Up

Hold-Up

1985 · 1h 54m · Movie

A bank in Montréal is held up by Grimm (dressed as clown) and Co. Escaping a bank surrounded by cops is the easy part.

6.5
4
C'est la vie

C'est la vie

1990 · 1h 50m · Movie

The July 1958 vacation, on a beach on the Atlantic coast. Little Sophie, 8 years old, and her big sister Frédérique suffer from the bad understanding between their parents, presenting the drama of divorce which will not fail to oc...

6.2
5
For a Woman

For a Woman

2013 · 1h 50m · Movie

The story of the marriage between Michel and Lena, as told by their daughter Anne, with reflections on the mystery of abiding love.

6.6
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The Big Pardon

The Big Pardon

1982 · 2h 10m · Movie

With the help of his binoculars, commissioner Duche monitors from his car the reception at the villa of Raymond Bettoun, the head of the clan of Jewish Pied-Noir.

5.7
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24 Days

24 Days

2014 · 1h 48m · Movie

When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because he's Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".

6.3
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Comme les cinq doigts de la main

Comme les cinq doigts de la main

2010 · 1h 56m · Movie

5 very different brothers are raised by their early widowed mother. One of them reappears after a long disappearance, trying to hide from a gang of drug dealers and shares a secret with his family. Together, the five brothers are ...

5.4
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Six Days, Six Nights

Six Days, Six Nights

1994 · 1h 38m · Movie

A young painter and her boyfriend's lives start spinning out of control when her sister comes living with them.

5.6
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Tell Me Yes...

Tell Me Yes...

1995 · 1h 47m · Movie

In Bordeaux, the pediatric doctor Stéphane is a wolf, flirting with many beautiful women. One night, he meets the twelve year-old Eva alone in front of his building and she tells that she had lost her train to Strasburg. Stéphane ...

6.0
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Le coup de sirocco

Le coup de sirocco

1979 · 1h 42m · Movie

Paul Narboni remembers his happy childhood in Algeria before leaving the country in 1954. With his family, he then arrives in Marseille before reaching Paris. His father Albert, a grocer, will have to adapt to this new country.

5.4
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Dernier été à Tanger

Dernier été à Tanger

1987 · 1h 55m · Movie

In 1956, with the independence of Morocco, the Fedala conference in Tangier is set in a city of turmoil.

4.7