Michel Simon
Date of birth: 1895-04-09
Place of birth: Geneva, Switzerland
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Мишель Симон, Michel François Joseph Simon, François Joseph Simon
Biography
Michel Simon (9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).
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It Happened in Broad Daylight
1958-06-09
The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.
The Train
1964-09-24
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take
The Red Ibis
1975-05-21
A mentally disturbed man named Jérémie is scouring the area in search of women he can strangle with
The House
1970-08-26
Former professor of natural history, Louis Compiegne lives in retirement in a big house, with Pascal
La Chienne
1931-11-01
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, "Lulu", and mak
Emile's Boat
1962-03-03
Charles-Edmond, the eldest of the Larmentiel brothers, decides to return to La Rochelle, his hometow
Panic
1947-01-15
Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns
L'Atalante
1934-04-24
Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the
The Last Turning
1939-05-17
Frank, a hobo, ends up in a garage-truck stop in the middle of nowhere. Nick Marino, its older, kind
The Two of Us
1967-03-08
A story of the caring friendship formed between a crusty, old anti-Semite and an eight-year-old Jewi
High and Low
1933-12-08
The intersecting lives of neighbors in a courtyard apartment building in Vienna,including a football
Fric-Frac
1939-06-15
An employee at a jewelry store falls in love with a woman who secretly plans to rob the store.
Boys' School
1938-04-05
In a college, three friends form a secret society. Their objective - going to America. One night, af
Extenuating Circumstances
1939-07-26
Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leav
Cocoanut
1939-02-17
A small town gentleman learns that his prim and proper wife was once a showgirl, and that, even wors
Not Guilty
1947-09-24
An alcoholic doctor accidentally kills someone and manages to make the death look like an accident.
Vautrin the Thief
1943-12-13
A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin,
Port of Shadows
1938-05-17
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for
The Late Mathias Pascal
1925-07-02
Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible moth
Poison
1951-11-30
Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other
Shop Girls of Paris
1943-07-20
The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The pr
Three Make a Pair
1957-04-10
Jojo’s ambition is to become a gangster, but to be admitted into a gang he has to prove himself by c
Femmes de Paris
1953-05-17
Professor Charles Buisson, astronomer and Nobel Prize winner, has just discovered a nova. He informs
Boudu Saved from Drowning
1932-11-11
Michel Simon gives one of the most memorable performances in screen history as Boudu, a Parisian tra
Crimson Curtain
1952-11-14
Bertal, a despotic and hated theater director, is assassinated before a performance of Macbeth in wh
The Virtuous Scoundrel
1953-02-18
La Vie d'un honnête homme English: The Virtuous Scoundrel, is a French comedy drama film from 1953,
The Battle of Austerlitz
1960-06-17
Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.
Baleydier
1932-01-15
The attempt of a young hairdresser to act in a serious film with his chosen co star , recognized dur
The Sad Sack
1928-07-18
The tale of a rich, flaky poet and his servant who both join the army and wind up in the same barrac
Le Bébé de l'escadron
1935-12-06
A young woman is seduced by a soldier whose name she does not know. Pregnant, she asks the colonel t
Moutonnet
1936-07-10
A crude countryman sells horses and ,thanks to an old war buddy who has now become a film star, has
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962-09-14
The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute episodes, each showing what will happen if one or more
Boulot aviateur
1937-07-16
An operetta baron has teamed up with a mechanic to carry out insurance scams. During one of their sh
Girls of Paris
1936-11-09
A few colorful characters, with very different social origins and whose destinies are not always glo
Deputy Eusèbe
1939-03-09
Eusèbe Bonbonneau, a solicitor's clerk, learns one day that a candidate bearing his name runs for el
Mister Taxi
1952-09-03
An honest taxi driver gets into trouble by looking for a customer who left her purse full of cash in
The End of the Day
1939-03-24
Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or
René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
2021-02-09
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
1954-01-04
A terminally ill Mr. Bard, a casino bus driver forced to quit his job, miraculously wins a fortune p
The Beauty of the Devil
1950-03-16
Henri Faust, retiring after 50 years as a professor in a circa-1700 French university, despairs at t
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972-12-22
A successful businessman whose destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on
Bizarre, Bizarre
1937-10-20
A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pret
The Road to Damascus
1952-12-05
Saul De Tarse is a Roman soldier who is making rough all over. He arrives at the Golgotha when the a
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960-12-16
Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
1955-06-26
A story about a simple old man with a lot of love for his only daughter. She falls in love with a do
Saadia
1953-12-01
Saadia is a wild, strange Arab girl whose life has been dominated by a local sorceress, a vengeful o
Hôtel des Invalides
1952-12-31
A tour of the Hotel des Invalides, and more particularly of the Army Museum and the Saint Louis Chap
Ladies Lake
1934-05-18
A handsome but penniless young man takes a summer job as a swimming instructor in a picturesque Alpi
Baby's Laxative
1931-06-21
A little boy won't go to the bathroom, which leads to all sorts of complications for his parents and
Mother Love
1938-11-03
Gilbert Quercy, 18, tried to commit suicide after a heartache. At the hospital, three women try to c
Behind the Facade
1939-03-14
In the elevator of two large Parisian buildings, a telegraph operator discovers the body of an elder
Comedy of Happiness
1940-12-23
Monsieur Jourdain is a dangerous madman : he wants to share his fortune! His relatives do what any s
The Stream
1938-10-29
When Paul, an officer, discovers Denise, a young orphan escaped from her orphanage, he takes advanta
Blanche
1972-01-26
Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every ma
The Crowned Fish Tavern
1947-09-19
Captain Palmer's daughter, Maria, is neglected by her husband, the cynical Leo, who lives with the b
Under Western Eyes
1936-03-20
Political turmoil convulses 19th-century Russia as Razumov, a young student preparing for a career i
Cyrano and d'Artagnan
1964-10-22
Duelist and poet Cyrano de Bergerac and musketeer d'Artagnan meet and team up to stop the conspiracy
Two Hours to Kill
1966-01-14
In the waiting room of the Auvernaux station, the atmosphere is very lively. Several passengers, who
Pivoine
1929-05-10
Pivoine, a tramp living on the docks near Notre Dame, Macaroni and Georgette are his companions in m
Fabiola
1949-03-03
In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a Gallic gl
The Vocation of André Carel
1925-01-01
At the urging of his over-protective father, André Carel, a young bourgeois from Paris, travels to L
Le Bonheur
1934-09-15
Philippe Lutcher, an anarchist, fires a shot at Clara Stuart, a famous stage and screen actress, but
A Friend Will Come Tonight
1946-04-09
Commander Gerard and his band of guerrillas have found the ideal hideout: a nursing home in the Alps
Girl of the Golden West
1942-02-09
La Bataille silencieuse
1937-09-09
A young journalist who has gone reporting with the papers of a friend gets caught up in an arms smug
The Fleeing Dead
1936-01-02
Two second-rate, hammy actors, Hector Trignol and Achille Baluchet, come up with a fake murder story
Paris - New-York
1940-04-03
The forbidden romance between wealthy Giselle Preville and impoverished journalist Claude Dauphin. W
Full House
1952-10-10
Anthology film with three shorts each featuring a famous detective: Monsieur Wens, Lemmy Caution and
A Certain Mr. Jo
1958-04-16
Jo Guardini, now the peaceful owner of a charming inn by the banks of the River Marne, once was a dr
Journey Through History
1977-01-01
A journey through history
The Musicians of the Sky
1940-04-10
A would be blind hoodlum redeems himself in the Salvation Army just for a lovely lieutenant.
Lovers and Thieves
1935-11-15
Claude, son of a ruined family, pretends to be a dangerous trickster in order to get credit from the
The King's Jester
1941-04-01
Based on a Victor Hugo play, and scored with music from the later opera by Giuseppe Verdi, the film
La joyeuse prison
1956-06-29
Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Prison, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic principle tr
Cavalcade of Love
1939-11-06
Cavalcade D'Amour is divided into three sections, each depicting a romance occurring within the wall
A Bum Deal
1935-01-01
In 1932, Michel Simon plays in "Boudu sauvé des eaux" under the direction of Jean Renoir. Three year
Let's Have a Riot
1970-03-19
Episodes centering on different aspects of early-1970s Italian life, set in a television studio, a f
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975-02-19
A butcher dreams of becoming a famous director. He hires stars that he begins to kill.
Arletty, Lady Paname
2007-07-16
A biography of the French actress Arletty.
Hungarian Rhapsody
1954-04-14
1847. Franz Liszt meets the beautiful princess Caroline von Sayn-Wittgenstein in Kiev. The two fall
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928-04-21
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-c
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
1967-01-22
Second in the documentary trilogy from mastermind Jacques Rivette, featuring a conversation between
Let's Make a Dream
1936-12-31
A husband who has just cheated on his wife returns home in the early morning, puzzled. He finds ther
The Head
1959-07-24
A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog's head alive after its body dies. When the scientist di
The Girl with the Whip
1952-09-25
The daughter of a notorious smuggler is raised as a boy by her foster mother.
The New Rich
1938-06-15
The workers Legendre and Martinet have won a large sum in the national lottery. Instead of squanderi
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
1947-12-23
On the banks of the Rhône, not far from Tain l'Hermitage, Alcide Garonne, an old ferryman - and inci
Tosca
1941-01-31
Non-musical account of Puccini's opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love, but the tyrant Scarpia de
Adémaï au Moyen Âge
1935-01-01
Joan Of Arc has just released Orléans (1429)but the English are still here to stay . The fortress of
Les Deux Réalités
Mémoires d'un flic
1956-01-27
In Marseille, crime squad captain Dominique fights against racketeers and tries to put a young man b
The Anatomy of Love
1954-03-16
Nine episodes about life in Italy in the period just before its economic boom.
Mirages
1938-01-28
A star of Les Folies Bergères has to choose between her career and her love for an engineer.
Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé
2001-12-04
The Twins of Brighton
1936-10-29
Slapstick inheritance comedy based on the confusion between twin brothers, both played by the great
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
2012-10-08
The Merchant of Venice
1953-07-12
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to te
Miquette and Her Mother
1934-03-23
The irresistible rise of a young provincial, Miquette, who, having risen to Paris, will experience s
Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry
1965-05-20
Documentary about French playwright and film director Sacha Guitry.
At the Order of the Czar
1954-06-18
Carolyn de Sayn was married at the age of sixteen, against her will, to the Prince of Wittgenstein,
The Two Truths
1951-11-30
The young Loris is undergoing a trial for killing his girlfriend Maria Luce. According to the recons
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
1968-06-07
Jacques spends his summer vacation with his grandfather, Jericho, in the company of his wife Marie.
Ecco
1963-11-15
A documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavi
Pete the Tender
1960-11-30
In this crime drama, Michel Simon is cast as Pierrot, an elderly gangster who does not fit the stere
Jean of the Moon
1931-02-27
Marceline, the young wife of the florist Jean, can't help flirting with other men, but her brother C
Illegitimate Child
1930-02-03
The illegitimate son of a music-hall star and an ambitious politician has grown up to become a journ
Léopold le bien-aimé
1934-02-16
Away in the colonies for 15 years after his girlfriend has jilted him, Leopold returns to his villag
Beautiful Star
1938-08-05
Meg decides to commit suicide to escape the marriage to which her father intends her. She is saved b
La Carcasse et le Tord-cou
1948-04-30
La Carcasse, an obtuse peasant, lives with his wife Lucie and his father-in-law Tord-cou. At odds wi
Naples Under the Kiss of Fire
1937-12-07
Mario Esposito, who sings in a Neapolitan restaurant, is in love with Assunta, the niece of Teresa,
Le Choc en retour
1937-03-24
A rich sugar factory manager wants to marry his daughter to an aristocrat, while the young girl is i
The Gallery of Monsters
1924-09-23
The whimsical Riquet's has kidnapped and married a well-born young girl, Ralda. They travel around S
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2019-10-16
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
1967-12-04