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  • Les Enfants Du Paradis
  • Les Enfants Du Paradis review by from Northern Ireland
    Rated - 5.0 stars Cinematic Faberge Egg 15 February 2005
    ...ance (Arletty) who is also smitten with Shakespearean actor Frederick Lemaitre (Pierre Brasseur). A lengthy running time does nothing to diminish the power of this charming...   Read customer review

Pierre Brasseur - filmography


  • Goto L'ile D'Amour on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Pierre Brasseur,  Ligia Branice,  Ginette Leclerc
    Director: Walerian Borowczyk
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Absurd, erotic, and surreal, this is Borowczyk's first live-action film after he made his name as an animator. The island of Goto is ruled by the despotic King Goto III (Pierre Brasseur), who ensures his position by relegating his people to thankless jobs and issuing cruel and unusual punishments. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 75 members
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  • King of Hearts (1966)
    Starring: Pierre Brasseur,  Jean-Claude Brialy,  Jean-Claude Brialy
    Director: Philippe de Broca
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Chosen to go into the French town of Marville and disconnect a bomb that the German army has planted. Bates stars as a Scottish soldier dispatched to a small French village where the only remaining inhabitants are the inmates of the local asylum. Moving classic comedy.
    3 stars out of 5 53% from 9 members
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  • Les Yeux Sans Visage (1960)
    Starring: Alida Valli,  Pierre Brasseur,  Edith Scob
    Director: Georges Franju
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The pulp poetic masterpiece from surrealist director Georges Franju, in which a maniacal plastic surgeon becomes obsessed with restoring his beloved daughter's face, which was mutilated in a horrible accident. When all conventional methods fail, he hatches a mad plot, murdering women in an insane ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 81% from 137 members
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  • Eyes without a Face on DVD (1960)
    Starring: Pierre Brasseur,  Alida Valli,  Juliette Mayniel
    Director: Georges Franju
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Guilt-ridden after recklessly crashing his car and leaving his daughter severely disfigured, celebrated plastic surgeon Dr Gennesier becomes obsessed with restoring her beauty by transplanting a new face onto her mutilated features. Aided by his devoted assistant Louisa, young woman are lured back ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,063 member
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  • Les Enfants Du Paradis on DVD (1945)
    Starring: Arletty,  Jean-Louis Barrault,  Pierre Renoir
    Director: Marcel Carne
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Filmed during the German occupation, this French milestone centers around the theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan and the four men who love her. Voted the "Best French Film in History" by the French Film Academy in 1990. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Screenplay.
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 3,677 members
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  • Quai Des Brumes (1938)
    Starring: Jean Gabin,  Pierre Brasseur
    Director: Marcel Carne
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    An army deserter rescues a girl from a group of criminals but is killed in the process. French dialogue with English subtitles.
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 427 members
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Pierre Brasseur facts

5 most recent films

Goto L'ile D'Amour - 3.0 stars
Vie de Chateau, La - 2.5 stars
King of Hearts - 3.0 stars
Les Yeux Sans Visage - 4.0 stars
Eyes without a Face - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Les Yeux Sans Visage - 4.0 stars
Quai Des Brumes - 4.0 stars
Les Enfants Du Paradis - 3.5 stars
Eyes without a Face - 3.5 stars
La Tete Contre Les Murs - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Quai Des Brumes - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Vie de Chateau, La - 2.5 stars
King of Hearts - 3.0 stars
Goto L'ile D'Amour - 3.0 stars
La Tete Contre Les Murs - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Alexandre Rignault - 2 times - show films
Edith Scob - 2 times - show films
Juliette Mayniel - 2 times - show films
Alida Valli - 2 times - show films
Jean Gabin - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Marcel Carne - 3 times - show films
Georges Franju - 3 times - show films
Jean-Paul Rappeneau - 1 times - show films
Walerian Borowczyk - 1 times - show films
Philippe de Broca - 1 times - show films