Robert Manuel
September 7, 1916 · 109 years old
Robert Manuel was a prominent French stage, television, and film actor, as well as a director. He is best remembered for his long association with the Comédie-Française, where he was a highly respected sociétaire (member).
Known For
8 titles
Rififi
Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...
The Black Tulip
French Revolution-era count leads double life as bandit "Black Tulip," robbing village. Injured, he has brother impersonate him. Brother discovers count's selfish motives, sparking conflict between their principles and truth.
Deadlier Than the Male
André Chatelin is a restaurant owner in Les Halles in Paris. One morning, a girl named Catherine asks to see him. She happens to be the daughter of his estranged wife, Gabrielle, that André left more than twenty years before. As G...
Life Is a Bed of Roses
Three intertwined tales. On the eve of the First World War, Count Forbek starts to build a fantastic castle in the Ardennes forest. After the war he uses it to start a utopian society by brainwashing his friends, including his for...
Caroline and the Rebels
A French officer and his sister develop an inappropriate attraction, leading to comical misadventures and an unexpected twist that brings them closer despite their forbidden desire.
Les femmes d'abord
An FBI agent works to arrest David Griffin, a murderous drug trafficker, and protect Juliette, the beautiful widow of Griffin's late partner.
The bourgeois gentleman
Monsieur Jourdain, upstart enriched and naive, dreams of being recognized in high society. To this end, he hires masters of music, dance and philosophy. The madness of honors, decorations, power has taken hold of our bourgeois.
