Gérard Oury

Gérard Oury

April 29, 1919 · 107 years old

Gérard Oury (born Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum; 29 April 1919 – 20 July 2006) was a French film director, actor and writer. He is best known for a number of comedies he directed and co-wrote between the 1960s and 1980s, most notably The Sucker (1965), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966), Th…

Known For

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Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

1966 · 2h 3m · Movie

Several ordinary Frenchmen go on an epic voyage through the occupied country to the free zone as they help British pilots avoid German captivity.

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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973 · 1h 35m · Movie

A bigoted Frenchman finds himself forced to impersonate a popular rabbi while on the run from a group of assassins - and the police.

7.4
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The Sucker

The Sucker

1965 · 1h 51m · Movie

Criminals have chosen an ordinary man to carry drugs and jewels in his car across the border. The problem is that this man turned out too much ordinary.

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Delusions of Grandeur

Delusions of Grandeur

1971 · 1h 25m · Movie

In 17th-century Spain, the Minister of Finance tries to dishonor the queen with an overly complex plan.

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The Prize

The Prize

1963 · 2h 14m · Movie

As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways.

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The Brain

The Brain

1969 · 1h 55m · Movie

When NATO transfers some of its funds from Paris to Brussels by train, a criminal mastermind posing as a British colonel plans to steal it but two petty French thieves also have the same intent.

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Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces

1982 · 1h 40m · Movie

In 1936, a French boxer on his way to the Berlin Olympic Games befriends a local Jewish boy and decides to save him from the Nazis.

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La vengeance du serpent à plumes

La vengeance du serpent à plumes

1984 · 1h 45m · Movie

Law abiding citizen finds out that in his inherited apartment live two charming woman working as professional killers.

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Back to the Wall

Back to the Wall

1958 · 1h 33m · Movie

A wealthy industrialist discovers his wife is having an affair and decides to exact revenge by blackmailing her under an assumed identity.

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They Who Dare

They Who Dare

1954 · 1h 47m · Movie

During World War II, British commandos are sent to destroy a Luftwaffe airfield on a Greek island.

5.5
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The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

1953 · 1h 40m · Movie

An unhappily married British security officer stationed in Sierra Leone during World War II falls in love with a young Austrian woman and starts an affair. He soon starts feeling guilty.

6.6
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La menace

La menace

1961 · 1h 20m · Movie

Josepha is 18 and bored. As she tries to impress the local moped gang, she accuses one of her acquaintances of a horrible murder.

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