Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

August 18, 1904 · 122 years old

Jean Dasté (born Jean Georges Gustave Dasté; 18 September 1904 – 15 October 1994) was a French actor and theatre director. Although Jean Dasté is best known for his career on stage as both an actor and director in a variety of works including those by Shakespeare and Molière, he made his first appe…

Known For

15 titles
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The Grand Illusion

The Grand Illusion

1937 · 1h 53m · Movie

During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.

8.1
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L'Atalante

L'Atalante

1934 · 1h 29m · Movie

Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.

7.7
3
Zero for Conduct

Zero for Conduct

1933 · 47m · Movie

In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the direction on a celebration day.

7.2
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The Wild Child

The Wild Child

1970 · 1h 23m · Movie

In a French forest in 1798, a child is found who cannot walk, speak, read or write. A doctor becomes interested in the child and patiently attempts to civilize him.

7.4
5
The Man Who Loved Women

The Man Who Loved Women

1977 · 2h 0m · Movie

Bertrand Morane, a 40-year-old engineer, dies. At his funeral, his past lovers gather, revealing his life and affairs as he narrates while writing his autobiography.

7.3
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Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu Saved from Drowning

1932 · 1h 25m · Movie

A bookseller saves a tramp from drowning and shelters him, but the tramp's odd behavior starts to wear everyone down.

7.2
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Muriel

Muriel

1963 · 1h 55m · Movie

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Alphonse.

7.0
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The Crime of Monsieur Lange

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

1936 · 1h 17m · Movie

The boss of a publishing company is a womanizer and a jerk, but what would happen if he suddenly disappeared?

7.3
9
The Green Room

The Green Room

1978 · 1h 34m · Movie

A French little town, at the end of the twenties. Julien Davenne is a journalist whose wife Julie died a decade ago. He gathered in the green room all Julie's objects. When a fire destroys the room, he renovates a little chapel an...

6.9
10
White Wedding

White Wedding

1989 · 1h 32m · Movie

Francois, 49, is a happily married teacher. Concerned that rebellious student Mathilde is going to be expelled he sets out to help her but is soon drawn into a passionate relationship with her which has devastating consequences.

6.9
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The War Is Over

The War Is Over

1966 · 2h 1m · Movie

A veteran Republican fighter's ardent dedication to overthrow of Franco's regime is challenged. He realizes that the center of political struggle has shifted away from him, and is forced to make choices about his life and politica...

7.3
12
Remorques

Remorques

1941 · 1h 31m · Movie

The captain of the tugboat Cyclone, André Laurent, rushes off to save the Mirva. He abandons his sick wife Yvonne and the couple celebrating their marriage. In the early morning, the Cyclone tugs the Mirva ashore with Catherine ab...

7.2
13
Love Unto Death

Love Unto Death

1984 · 1h 32m · Movie

Elisabeth and Simon have been deeply in love for two months when Simon momentarily dies, but comes back to life. Simon does not want any further medical tests, but the couple are forced to grapple with the possibility of his death...

6.8
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A Week's Vacation

A Week's Vacation

1980 · 1h 42m · Movie

Laurence, French teacher at a Lyon secondary school, simply can't take any more. Her doctor prescribes a week off. Whilst her partner Pierre has no idea how to help her, she decides to get away and take stock of her life, both per...

6.6
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Life Is Ours

Life Is Ours

1936 · 1h 6m · Movie

A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing who the comrades help the proletarian people against the capitalists. It also features propagandistic speeches of leading members of the party.

5.9