Paul Cadéac is a Director and Producer French born on 28 june 1918 at Agen (France)
Paul Cadéac
Paul Cadéac participated to
17 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
8 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Producer
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Directed by André HunebelleOrigin FranceGenres Swashbuckler,
AdventureActors Georges Marchal,
André Bourvil,
Yvonne Sanson,
Gino Cervi,
Jean Martinelli,
Danielle GodetRoles Production Manager
Rating61%
Young d'Artagnan leaves his parents and travels from his native Gascony to the capital of France because he wants to prove himself an excellent fencer and to become a musketeer. He is told by his father he must not avoid any duel. On his way to Paris, d'Artagnan feels that his honour is besmirched because he overhears how his horse is derided by a sinister nobleman. He can't help but demand immediate satisfaction. Unfortunately, of all men he finds he has challenged the Count de Rochefort, a shifty character to whom Cardinal Richelieu frequently entrusts covert operations. Rochefort's henchmen take care of d'Artagnan and steal from him. The enraged d'Artagnan is determined to take revenge and will eventually have the chance to do so, for the Queen has given a present to her secret admirer the Duke of Buckingham, and d'Artagnan must retrieve it from him, although he is now already back in England. If he fails her, Cardinal Richelieu is going to disclose Queen Anne's infidelity to King Louis XIII, in order to force a war against England upon him. The Cardinal and Count de Rochefort will do everything in their power if only they can put paid to d'Artagnan's mission. But with help from his three new friends d'Artagnan prevails., 3h37
Directed by Jean-Paul Le ChanoisOrigin GermanGenres Drama,
HistoricalThemes La provenceActors Jean Gabin,
Werner Dissel,
Bernard Blier,
André Bourvil,
Danièle Delorme,
Béatrice AltaribaRoles Executive Producer
Rating73%
Jean Valjean, un paysan condamné à cinq ans de travaux forcés pour avoir volé un pain, sort du bagne de Toulon en 1815 après y avoir passé dix-neuf ans, sa peine initiale ayant été prolongée à cause de ses multiples tentatives d'évasion. Son destin bascule lorsque l'évêque de Digne, Monseigneur Myriel, se dévoue pour lui éviter d'être de nouveau incarcéré à la suite du vol qu'il a perpétré dans sa maison. Dès lors, Jean Valjean va s'évertuer à ne faire que le bien autour de lui au détriment de son propre bonheur., 1h52
Directed by André HunebelleOrigin FranceGenres Swashbuckler,
Action,
Adventure,
HistoricalActors Jean Marais,
André Bourvil,
François Chaumette,
Sabine Sesselmann,
Jean Le Poulain,
Hubert NoëlRoles Executive Producer
Rating68%
Duke Philippe de Nevers (Hubert Noël) is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Isabelle (Sabine Sesselmann). His rival Philippe de Gonzague (François Chaumette) hates him enough to organise an attempt on him. The Duke is accompagnied by Henri de Lagardère (Jean Marais) when de Gonzague's henchmen altogether attack him. Lagardère cannot save his friend because the both of them are hopelessly outnumbered. He has to escape in order to save the Duke's daughter and swears revenge. Together with his old buddy Passepoil (Bourvil) he raises the little girl in Spain. At the same time he returns frequently to France where he detects confronts his friend's murderers and puts them to the sword one by one until only their former leader is left. Finally he discovers that Philippe de Gonzague is the man for whom he is looking., 1h58
Directed by André HunebelleOrigin FranceGenres Action,
Spy,
CrimeThemes Spy filmsActors Kerwin Mathews,
Pier Angeli,
Robert Hossein,
Dominique Wilms,
Gamil Ratib,
Henri VirlogeuxRoles Executive Producer
Rating56%
Secret Agent OSS 117, Colonel Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath (Kerwin Mathews) is sent to Thailand following the murder of OSS agent Christopher Lemmon. Lemmon had been investigating the break out of plague epidemics in India following health workers inoculating the locals to protect them from cholera. Lemmon had discovered that the medicine made in Hogby Laboratories in Bangkok had been switched with plague germs infecting the population with fatal results., 1h44
Directed by André Hunebelle,
Jacques BesnardOrigin FranceGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes Films about magic and magiciansActors Jean Marais,
Louis de Funès,
Mylène Demongeot,
Jacques Dynam,
Robert Dalban,
Marie-Hélène ArnaudRoles Producer
Rating68%
Fantômas is a man of many disguises. He uses maquillage as a weapon. He can impersonate anyone using an array of masks and can create endless confusion by constantly changing his appearance. In the first episode of the series he is unhappy with Fandor, because of a fictitious interview the journalist wrote about him. He takes his revenge by abducting Fandor and threatening to kill him. He then uses his formidable makeup skills to commit a spectacular crime while disguised like Fandor. When commissaire Juve joins the chase, chameleon-like Fantômas promptly commits a crime wearing a mask looking like Juve. In the end Fandor, Juve and Fandor's girlfriend Hélène are all on the master criminal's trail, all to no avail as the man of a thousand masks finally manages to escape., 1h39
Directed by André Hunebelle,
Jacques BesnardOrigin FranceGenres Comedy,
Comedy thriller,
Fantasy,
Action,
Adventure,
CrimeActors Jean Marais,
Louis de Funès,
Mylène Demongeot,
Jacques Dynam,
Robert Dalban,
Marie-Hélène ArnaudRoles Producer
Rating67%
In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor Lefebvre. Journalist Fandor develops an ingenious scheme whereby he disguises himself as Lefebvre and attends a scientific conference in Rome, Italy to lure Fantômas into attempting to kidnap him., 1h45
Directed by André HunebelleOrigin FranceGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
CrimeActors Jean Marais,
Louis de Funès,
Mylène Demongeot,
Raymond Pellegrin,
Françoise Christophe,
Henri SerreRoles Producer
Rating67%
In the third and final episode of the trilogy, Fantômas imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply. Journalist Fandor and commissaire Juve are invited to Scotland by Lord McRashley (played by Jean-Roger Caussimon). Lord McRashley, one of Fantômas' potential victims, uses his castle as the headquarters to set up a trap for the menace called Fantômas., 1h17
Directed by Pierre Granier-DeferreOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
ThrillerThemes Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugsActors Jean Gabin,
André Weber,
Eléonore Hirt,
Pierre Dux,
Christian Barbier,
Julien GuiomarRoles Producer
Rating68%
In Normandy, the widower Auguste Maroilleur rules his family and his farm with an iron hand. Bien Phu, a disabled veteran of the war in Indochina, is a valued employee. Out shooting duck, Auguste and Bien Phu discover a huge cache of heroin. Auguste deduces that his grandson Henri, whose vacation job is on a ship, must be a courier. He destroys the drug, worth millions, and confines Henri to a cellar. When the gangsters cannot find their man or their merchandise, they try to destroy Auguste's livelihood and peace of mind. They burn a barn, brutally kill his cattle and rape his virgin granddaughter. He and Bien Phu fight back, eventually killing all five villains by shotgun and grenade. This private war does not go unnoticed and the police bring the whole family in for questioning. Following Auguste's orders, none of them give a thing away and all are released.