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Paul Meurisse is a Actor French born on 21 december 1912 at Dunkirk (France)

Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse
Paul Meurisse participated to 66 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 11 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Actor

Army of Shadows, 2h19
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-François Adam
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Historical
Themes French war films, La provence, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Serge Reggiani, Christian Barbier
Roles Luc Jardie
Rating80% 4.046994.046994.046994.046994.04699
Philippe Gerbier (Lino Ventura), the head of a Resistance network, is arrested by Vichy French police, imprisoned in a camp, and transported to Paris for questioning. He makes a daring escape.
The Gypsy
The Gypsy (1975)
, 1h42
Directed by José Giovanni
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Alain Delon, Annie Girardot, Paul Meurisse, Marcel Bozzuffi, Bernard Giraudeau, Renato Salvatori
Roles Yan Kuq
Rating62% 3.149633.149633.149633.149633.14963
Opposé à une société qui condamne les siens à l'errance et à la misère, le Gitan pille et vole par révolte autant que par nécessité. Le hasard met plusieurs fois sur sa route un perceur de coffres nommé Yan Kuq.
Diabolique
Diabolique (1955)
, 1h54
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Assassinat, Films about education, Psychologie, Films about sexuality
Actors Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Michel Serrault, Jean Brochard
Roles Michel Delassalle
Rating80% 4.0484054.0484054.0484054.0484054.048405
A second-rate boarding school is run by the tyrannical and mean Michel Delassalle (Meurisse). The school, though, is owned by Delassalle's teacher wife, the frail Christina (Clouzot), and Delassalle flaunts his relationship with Nicole Horner (Signoret), a teacher at the school. Rather than antagonism, the two women are shown to have a somewhat close relationship, primarily based on their apparent mutual hatred of Michel, who is physically and emotionally abusive to both.
Marie-Octobre, 1h35
Directed by Julien Duvivier
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Danielle Darrieux, Paul Meurisse, Bernard Blier, Lino Ventura, Robert Dalban, Paul Frankeur
Roles François Renaud-Picart
Rating74% 3.735163.735163.735163.735163.73516
A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin (Danielle Darrieux). The former members of the network have carried on with their lives after the war, but this evening they are going to have to live again a fateful night – the night their leader was killed. He had been betrayed, his name given to the Germans. The search for the traitor puts each personality in the spotlight – and also that of the killed leader, Castille.
The Truth
The Truth (1960)
, 2h4
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Brigitte Bardot, Charles Vanel, Sami Frey, Paul Meurisse, Jacques Perrin, Marie-Josée Nat
Roles Maître Éparvier
Rating75% 3.798473.798473.798473.798473.79847
Dominique Marceau is a young Frenchwoman on trial for killing her lover, Gilbert.
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
Roles le commandant Théobald Dromar dit 'le Monocle'
Rating62% 3.1242153.1242153.1242153.1242153.124215
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...
The Big Swag, 1h45
Directed by Alex Joffé
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Transport en Île-de-France, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie, Métro parisien dans la culture populaire
Actors André Bourvil, Paul Meurisse, Roger Carel, Bernard Fresson, Daniel Ceccaldi, Pierre Richard
Roles Paul Filippi, le gangster
Rating64% 3.2299553.2299553.2299553.2299553.229955
Louis Bourdin, un humble poinçonneur de métro à la RATP, vantard mais peureux, travaille à la station Quai de la Rapée. Il est tellement fanatique de romans policiers qu'il en écrit un lui-même. Il prend le pseudonyme de Lenormand, et intitule son roman « Rapt à la RATP » : l'histoire imaginaire du hold-up de la rame des finances, qui collecte quotidiennement la recette des stations à la fin de service, vol qu'il décrit avec un luxe de détails. Il le propose à plusieurs éditeurs. Ceux-ci le dédaignant, il en fera bénéficier, bien imprudemment, une tout autre profession ... reconnaissante, mais dangereuse !
Le deuxième souffle, 2h30
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-François Adam
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La provence, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin, Christine Fabréga, Pierre Zimmer, Michel Constantin
Roles Commissaire Blot
Rating78% 3.9439053.9439053.9439053.9439053.943905
After escaping from prison Gustave discovers his fiancée is being blackmailed from other criminals. Gustave then plans one last caper to steal enough money in hopes of retiring, but he has to deal with the betrayal of Paul Ricci by his own brother, Jo (played by Marcel Bozzuffi), as well as with the brutal and corrupt police inspector Fardiano.
Back Streets of Paris, 1h40
Directed by Jacques Feyder, Marcel Blistène
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret, Françoise Rosay, Andrée Clément, Paul Demange, Jeannette Batti
Roles Victor Ménard, l'ancien complice de Mme Rose
Rating68% 3.412143.412143.412143.412143.41214
This story involves Madame Rose, a hotelkeeper in a Paris suburb who will stop at nothing, including murder. Other characters include one of her former accomplices who carries a suitcase full of cash, a kindhearted street vendor, the gangster’s mistress, and the landlady’s daughter, Simone, who dreams of a better life.
Bethsabée
Bethsabée (1947)
, 1h39
Directed by Léonide Moguy
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Danielle Darrieux, Georges Marchal, Paul Meurisse, Jean Murat, Andrée Clément, Robert Darène
Roles Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
Rating56% 2.842372.842372.842372.842372.84237
La belle Arabella, au tumultueux passé, rejoint son fiancé, le capitaine Dubreuil, dans un poste de spahis aux confins du Maroc. Un autre officier, autrefois son amant, la reconnaît. Le colonel sensible aux charmes d'Arabella, envoie à la mort ce militaire. Des explications ont lieu. La fille du colonel mène un jeu forcené et, à l'instant où tout semble s'apaiser, tue, d'un coup de revolver, la femme fatale.
When the Pheasants Pass, 1h29
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Paul Meurisse, Michel Serrault, Bernard Blier, Jean Lefebvre, Claire Maurier, Yvonne Clech
Roles Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
Rating62% 3.1463353.1463353.1463353.1463353.146335
Arsène Baudu, escroc à la petite semaine rencontre par hasard Hyacinthe Camus, ancien policier et le convertit aux arcanes de l'arnaque. Au cours de leur pérégrinations ils vont rencontrer Alexandre Larsan-Bellac qui lui aussi est un escroc mais d'un tout autre niveau. À trois, ils vont monter une arnaque en faisant croire à un pigeon que les obligations de l'Emprunt russe de 1906 vont être remboursées à bon prix par le gouvernement de l'Union soviétique. Riméro, un industriel naïf, va tomber dans le panneau. Mais parallèlement Alexandre Larsan-Bellac s'entiche de Lady Valérie Paterson, une prétendue milliardaire californienne qui elle aussi pratique l'escroquerie…