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Georges Lautner is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Assistant Director French born on 24 january 1926 at Nice (France)

Georges Lautner

Georges Lautner
Georges Lautner participated to 58 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 21 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Director

La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding, 1h27
Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Antonella Interlenghi, Michel Galabru, Benny Luke, Stéphane Audran
Rating47% 2.373562.373562.373562.373562.37356
In order to inherit his Aunt Emma's large fortune (which includes a large chunk of Scotland), Albin must marry a woman and father a child, and Renato goes along with the plan in an attempt to save their St. Tropez nightclub. Albin consults marriage broker Matrimonia and tries to act like a conservative heterosexual, but all attempts to conform fail and he considers suicide. When all hope seems to be lost, Renato and Albin meet a suicidal young woman, Cindy, who decides that marrying Albin may be better than death.
Crooks in Clover, 1h45
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Cooking films, Gangster films
Actors Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Jean Lefebvre, Francis Blanche, Venantino Venantini, Sabine Sinjen
Rating76% 3.8477753.8477753.8477753.8477753.847775
Fernand Naudin (Lino Ventura) is an ex-gangster, who now deals in agricultural machinery and lives in Montauban. His modest, quiet life is disrupted when his childhood friend, nicknamed "The Mexican", who has become the Boss of a gangster organisation, summons him to his death bed. He has to take care of his friend's "business" and of his daughter, Patricia, who only thinks about having fun and has never been kept in a college for more than six months. Mister Folace (Francis Blanche) watches after "The Mexican"'s camp followers with a benevolent neutrality, as he don't feel really concerned by the upcoming quarrel about the succession, like Jean (Robert Dalban), butler and former housebreaker.
Dandelions by the Roots, 1h35
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Louis de Funès, Michel Serrault, Mireille Darc, Maurice Biraud, Francis Blanche, Venantino Venantini
Rating57% 2.898452.898452.898452.898452.89845
When he got out of prison, Jo (Maurice Biraud) finds out that his love "Rocky" (Mireille Darc) was cheating on him with Jockey Jack (Louis de Funès). To get his revenge he sends his man "Pommes-Chips" to kill Jockey. But accidentally Jockey kills "Pommes-Chips". He now has to hide the dead man, so he hides him in a big violin case belonging to his cousin Jerome (Michel Serrault). But inside the vest of the dead man are 3 future winning horse race numbers.
The Monocle's Sour Laugh, 1h40
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Paul Meurisse, Robert Dalban, Marcel Dalio, Barbara Steele, Edward Meeks, Pierre Richard
Rating62% 3.124363.124363.124363.124363.12436
Le commandant Dromard, alias « Le Monocle », est chargé par les services secrets français d'enquêter sur des attentats qui visent le personnel et les installations de la recherche atomique mondiale. Le Colonel, chef de Dromard, lui désigne deux suspects, un homme, un certain Bergourian et une femme. Accompagné du sergent Poussin, il surveille un suspect en prenant le bateau vers Hong Kong. Bergourian y est assassiné dès sa descente du bateau. La femme ne semble pas étrangère à cet assassinat...
Let's Not Get Angry, 1h40
Directed by Michel Audiard, Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Escroquerie
Actors Lino Ventura, Jean Lefebvre, Michel Constantin, Mireille Darc, Tommy Duggan, Robert Dalban
Rating66% 3.341833.341833.341833.341833.34183
Antoine Beretto, alias « Tonio », est un ancien gangster qui s'est recyclé dans un commerce de location de bateaux, ski nautique, et école de plongée à Collioure. Deux anciens complices, traqués par la brigade anti-gang, lui rendent visite pour lui emprunter de l'argent et lui demander de les faire passer en Italie par la mer. Beretto, d'abord réticent, finit par accepter et leur avance quatre millions (c'est-à-dire 40 000 nouveaux francs).
Death of a Corrupt Man, 2h
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Alain Delon, Stéphane Audran, Michel Aumont, Jean Bouise, Daniel Ceccaldi, François Chaumette
Rating67% 3.393013.393013.393013.393013.39301
Le député Philippe Dubaye réveille son ami Xavier « Xav » Maréchal, et lui apprend qu'il vient de tuer Serrano, collègue du palais Bourbon. Ce dernier lui demandait de démissionner, sans quoi il révélait à la presse la corruption de Philippe Dubaye. Il avait comme preuve un cahier où il notait tous les actes de corruption d'un certain nombre de personnalités politiques. Philippe Dubaye, après avoir tué Serrano, prend le cahier pour le mettre à l'abri.
Cop or Hood, 1h47
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Marie Laforêt, Jean-François Balmer, Claude Brosset, Julie Jézéquel
Rating64% 3.2447753.2447753.2447753.2447753.244775
Stanislas Borowitz is a divisional commissioner from the IGPN (Inspection Générale de la Police Nationale) who uses particularly expeditious methods to counteract the "ripoux" (French term for "corrupt cops"). Sent to Nice to struggle against the Mafia and enquire on a murder of a notoriously corrupt commissioner, he changes his identity into a thug named Antonio Cerruti to trigger a gang war between the two biggest local sponsors, Théodore Musard ("l'Auvergnat") and Achille Volfoni ("le Corse"), and discovers a police organization with the mafia of the town. But the corrupt police inspectors Rey and Massard, on the pay of Volfini, absolutely want to harm him.
Le Guignolo, 1h42
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Galabru, Mirella D'Angelo, Georges Géret, Pierre Vernier, Carla Romanelli
Rating59% 2.9563252.9563252.9563252.9563252.956325
Alexandre Dupré, voleur récemment libéré de prison, est chargé de passer la frontière italienne avec une mallette. Cette mallette contient un briquet, dont il ignore qu'il cache un microfilm. Une horde d'espions étrangers se lance à ses trousses dans Venise.
The Professional, 1h48
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, Spy films, Monde imaginaire, Politique, Transport en Île-de-France, Political films, Métro parisien dans la culture populaire
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly, Robert Hossein, Élisabeth Margoni, Cyrielle Clair, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Rating73% 3.696993.696993.696993.696993.69699
French secret agent Josselin Beaumont is sent to kill Colonel Njala, the dictator of Malagawi, a fictional African country. However, before he manages to accomplish his mission, the political situation changes drastically and the French secret service resorts to handing over Beaumont to the Malagawian authorities. After a long, unfair trial, during which Beaumont is injected with drugs, he is sentenced to long-term penal servitude at a "re-education camp".
Slightly Ahead, 1h25
Directed by Georges Lautner, Jacques Deray
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Jeu, Sports films, Escroquerie
Actors Jean Richard, Louis de Funès, Jacques Duby, Darry Cowl, Micheline Dax, Max Révol
Rating58% 2.916132.916132.916132.916132.91613
Un brillant escroc, Olivier Parker, engage un petit vendeur de tuyaux, Amédée, pour escroquer un provincial naïf, Ferdinand Galiveau, marchand de poulets.
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning, 1h40
Directed by Gilles Grangier, Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Louis de Funès, Bernard Blier, Philippe Castelli, Jean Lefebvre, Dominique Davray, Mireille Darc
Rating62% 3.1346153.1346153.1346153.1346153.134615
1er sketch : La Fermeture Monsieur Charles et Madame Blanche sont bien tristes : la maison close qu'ils tiennent va fermer et ils doivent dire adieu aux jolies filles, à tous leurs amis qui fréquentaient ce lieu… En guise d'adieu, les tenanciers offrent un cadeau à chacune des pensionnaires, mais Lucette est absente pour cause de deuil. L'enseigne (une lanterne) revient à cette pensionnaire si douée à laquelle Monsieur Charles prédit une belle ascension sociale.
Troubleshooters, 1h40
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Jean Yanne, Mireille Darc, Bernard Blier, Michel Constantin, Rufus, Nanni Loy
Rating61% 3.054553.054553.054553.054553.05455
Serge Aubin sort de prison, après y avoir purgé une peine de 3 ans pour vol de bijoux. À sa sortie, il va rejoindre son épouse Carla, qu'il croit être responsable de son emprisonnement, et l'enlève avec l'aide de son ami Michel...
The Great Spy Chase, 1h49
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Lino Ventura, Francis Blanche, Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc, Jess Hahn, André Weber
Rating67% 3.397273.397273.397273.397273.39727
Four competing spies from rival countries attempt to seduce the widow of a brilliant scientist.
There Once Was a Cop, 1h35
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about children, La provence
Actors Michael Lonsdale, Michel Constantin, Mireille Darc, Robert Dalban, Daniel Ivernel, Venantino Venantini
Rating61% 3.0965853.0965853.0965853.0965853.096585
Nice, 1971. Un trafiquant de drogue, Maurice Lopez, est abattu. La police trouve une lettre pour son frère Louis, vivant à Tunis, l'invitant à venir s'installer sur la Côte d'Azur avec sa famille. Campana, un commissaire de la brigade des stupéfiants, décide d'endosser le rôle de ce frère pour infiltrer l'organisation illégale. Sa mission se complique lorsqu'il doit cohabiter avec Françoise, sa fausse épouse et le fils de celle-ci âgé de 9 ans. En outre, des collègues de la brigade criminelle, non informés de la substitution, ne cessent de lui mettre des bâtons dans les roues.
Some Too Quiet Gentlemen, 1h32
Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Jean Lefebvre, Renée Saint-Cyr, Miou-Miou, Henri Guybet, Michel Galabru, Paul Préboist
Rating56% 2.849542.849542.849542.849542.84954
Le petit village de Loubressac vit dans la tranquillité et espère voir débarquer des touristes. Un jour, une bande de jeunes hippies débarque et s'installe sur les terres de la comtesse. Un meurtre est commis au village et tous les soupçons se portent sur les hippies. À sa sortie de prison, Gérard, qui a appris que les hippies étaient sur son domaine, tente de les chasser…