Gérard Blain
Date of birth: 1930-10-23
Place of birth: Paris, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Gérard Blain (23 October 1930 – 17 December 2000) was a French actor and film director. Blain appeared in sixty films between 1944 and 2000. He also directed nine films between 1971 and 2000. In 1971, he won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for his film The Friends. Blain married three times, including briefly to Bernadette Lafont. Source: Article "Gérard Blain" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movie Credits
The Cousins
1959-03-11
Young provincial Charles arrives in Paris to stay with his cousin Paul while studying law. Paul is a
Handsome Serge
1959-01-10
After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcohol
The American Friend
1977-06-24
Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture fra
Hatari!
1962-06-19
A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild
Utopia
1979-02-28
After getting painfully separated from the woman he loves, Julien leaves his apartment. He goes in s
The Mischief Makers
1957-11-14
A group of young boys develops a crush on a girl, leading to jealousy toward her boyfriend. They sch
The Virgins
1963-05-22
The story of five girls that lose their virginity.
Le bal des passants
1944-04-01
Fabienne believes herself to be cheated on by her husband Claude and divorces her. He leaves for Ame
Children of Chaos
1944-04-26
An officer, two of his comrades and a social worker want to create the "Carrefour", a place for lost
Son of France
1946-05-15
The crew of a tank from the 1st French army took part in the liberation of Strasbourg during the fal
Deadlier Than the Male
1956-04-13
In the heart of Paris, a restaurateur's mundane life is disrupted by the arrival of his ex-wife's da
Gold of Rome
1961-11-26
Rome 1943. The German Commandant of the city causes a turmoil in the Jewish community by offering th
Joe Caligula: Tallow for the Old Men
1969-01-08
A young crook called Joë Caligula and his crew make war on a Parisian gang.
Jour après jour
1989-02-15
Two would be producers launch a singer's career.
The Hunchback
1960-11-30
Alvaro Cosenza, also known as the Hunchback from Quarticciolo, during Rome's occupation by Nazis in
Open Season
1993-11-17
A "three people relationship" with a pact involving a terrible past. The pact concerns France, Anne
The Eye of the Needle
1963-09-14
Two young men in a village in Sicily raping a girl. In the end, two skilled lawyers will succeed in
Negresco
1968-08-22
The wife of a international spy arrives in Berlin for a holiday. While her husband is away, she fall
The Dolphins
1960-10-05
An acid portrait of Italian youth at the time, I DELFINI follows a dreary season of discontent and v
Winter's Child
1989-06-14
Feckless aspiring architect Stéphane leaves his pregnant girlfriend for theater designer Sabine; Sab
La Musica
1967-03-03
A husband and wife meet three years after their formal separation, when they return to the provincia
Run with the Devil
1960-08-16
The trials and tribulations of a group of artist friends and a gay gallery owner living in the Via M
Paolo e Francesca
1971-11-02
Bandits d'amour
2001-06-06
A young woman who has gone over to the wrong side of the law with her new boyfriend begins having se
Amori pericolosi
1964-08-14
Three episodes of varying pitch and quality. In the first a maid plans the elimination of her lover'
Natalia
1989-04-12
WW2: in an occupied France, a young Jewish girl wants to become a movie star.
Chicken Soup
1963-06-12
The fiancée of a gangster who has been shot by the police takes an entire police station hostage, ar
La Flambeuse
1981-05-13
A woman on the brink of middle age becomes bored and takes up playing cards. She becomes hooked on g
M.M.M. 83
1966-02-25
A secret agent works with a scientist to recover documents outlining a new formula to make fuel.
Match contre la mort
1959-12-02
The Lourmel couple are taking part in the final round of a TV game show: the wife has to answer ques
Skin and Bones
1961-04-28
Convicted of murdering his wife, a crime of which he declares himself innocent, Jacques Mazur is ser
Un dimanche de flics
1983-10-31
Two policemen, Franck and Rupert, intervene in a Parisian heliport where drugs are exchanged for a l
Children of Paradise
1945-03-15
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater
Shock Troops
1967-04-05
A French resistance group frees twelve captured soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently t
Killing Time
1987-03-18
A tired and alcoholic police investigator has lost his wife to a hotel owner, and former pimp, but b
Crime and Punishment
1956-12-04
A young tormented student can no longer stand his miserable life. To avoid his sister marrying an ol
Charlotte and Her Boyfriend
1958-12-31
This short features a man who is visited by his ex-lover. The moment she arrives, the man starts his
Until the End of the Night
1995-09-13
François, perpetual rebel against society and its laws, is released after a long imprisonment, and m
Young Husbands
1958-03-13
In a small Italian town, the local youngsters realize that their youth is coming to an end and marri
Un amore
1965-12-15
The love life of an aging architect used to love affairs with call girls, who in the end settles dow
Sexpot
1957-10-23
Coveted by many of the men around her, the sensual Nathalie is a magnet for passion. After many adve
How to Make a French Dish
1964-01-29
In this romantic drama, a middle-aged gambler tells a casino croupier her life story. The story is t
La Machine
1977-09-17
Pierre Lentier murders an 8-year-old in horrendous circumstances. This 30-something solitary factory
Wild Fruit
1954-01-29
Lyon, 1953. Maria Manzana is the oldest of a family with five children and the only one who has a jo
Via Veneto
1964-04-23
A young man who lives on scams and deceptions manages to convince a wealthy industrialist who has co
Il falso bugiardo
2008-07-03
Based upon Vincenzoni's biography, "Pane e cinema", the documentary traces the story of the screen p
The Pelican
1974-02-06
Paul has been imprisoned for ten years for passing counterfeit money. He feels victimized enough, bo
Lo sgarro
1963-02-06
A young man joins a band of brigands, but, faced with their exactions, rebels against them.
Un moment d'inattention
1986-09-17
Can a loving relationship of eight years go down the drain because of a single moment of carelessnes
Der Schnee der Anden
1990-10-29
Martin Becker, a drug addict, journeys to Colombia seeking direct access to supply but vanishes. Whe
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
2019-12-31
A portrait of Gérard Blain, actor and film-maker, an unclassifiable artist, a lard-head and a free s