Jacques Villeret
February 6, 1951 · 75 years old
Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Villeret was bo…
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12 titles
Le Dîner de Cons
A few friends have a weekly fools' dinner, where each brings a fool along. Pierre finds a champion fool for next dinner. Surprise.
Danton
In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.
First Name: Carmen
A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.
Hold-Up
A bank in Montréal is held up by Grimm (dressed as clown) and Co. Escaping a bank surrounded by cops is the easy part.
The Children of the Marshland
A chronicle of a group of friends in rural France between the wars. Garris and Riton live in the marshlands along the banks of the Loire river. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives al...
588, rue Paradis
This film recounts Henri Verneuil's relationship with his father who had brought his Armenian family to Marseille, France, in order to escape from the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
Malevil
A group of ordinary French survived a nuclear war and found themselves in the face of what was left of civilization.
L'été en pente douce
Fane wants nothing but a quiet countryside life with the woman and the sweet, brain damaged brother he loves. Envious neighbours however have plans of their own.
Le bal des casse-pieds
Henri Sauveur, a veterinarian in his fifties, is harassed by his parents, friends and working relationships. He leaves with Louise in Normandy to live the perfect love. But again, the pitfalls seem to wait for him.
Move Along, There is Nothing to See
Leroux and Pélissier, are investigating stolen checks. They arrive at Hélène owner of a contemporary art gallery. Pélissier is convinced that she is a stranger to history, but Leroux clings on, convinced that she is hiding something.
Les frères Pétard
Broke, Momo and Manu agree to ferry statuettes from Amsterdam, but they discover that they are filled with drugs.
Les naufragés de l'île de la Tortue
Jean-Arthur has been working as a clerk in a travel agency. One day, he, along with his colleague comes to a brilliant idea: what if I offer tourists real extreme recreation? So the group of tourists land on a deserted island with...