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Françoise Arnoul

Date of birth: 1931-06-09

Place of birth: Constantine, Algeria

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Françoise Gautsch, Françoise Annette Marie Mathilde Gautsch

Françoise Arnoul

Biography

Françoise Arnoul (born Françoise Annette Marie Mathilde Gautsch; 3 June 1931 – 20 July 2021) was a French actress, who achieved popularity during the 1950s.

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The Sleeping Car Murder
3.5

The Sleeping Car Murder

1965-11-17

Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destina

It Happened on the 36 Candles
1

It Happened on the 36 Candles

1957-10-16

Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an adultery

Sin and Desire
2.5

Sin and Desire

1949-11-15

The tumultuous loves of a diver and a pretty bitch. Mario loves Perrucha, she only loves money. When

Way of Youth
3

Way of Youth

1959-09-23

This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation:

Testament of Orpheus
3.8

Testament of Orpheus

1960-02-18

An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he

Danger in the Middle East
0

Danger in the Middle East

1960-09-02

A criminal making plans to pull off one big score before he retires, comes into possession of secret

French Cancan
3.6

French Cancan

1955-04-09

Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of

The Sunday of Life
2.6

The Sunday of Life

1967-01-13

After five years in the army, Valentin Brû marry a haberdasher. They move to Paris, where Valentin s

The Cat
3

The Cat

1958-04-19

During the Occupation, Cora takes the place of her dead husband at the head of a Resistance network.

Voir l'éléphant
2.5

Voir l'éléphant

1990-09-26

In Paris, on the platform of a subway station, three tramps spend time vituperating.

If Paris Were Told to Us
2.9

If Paris Were Told to Us

1956-01-27

Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its found

The Cat Shows Her Claws
2.6

The Cat Shows Her Claws

1960-01-08

France under the Occupation. Executed for treason against the Resistance, Cora, code-named "La Chatt

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
2.9

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

Illegal Cargo
1.5

Illegal Cargo

1958-02-28

A female journalist beats two male rivals to a scoop by exposing a white slave racket going on right

Sweet Skin
3

Sweet Skin

1963-05-29

Strip-tease has a pleasing Paris setting and a convincing strip club atmosphere, where a roster of e

The Sheep Has Five Legs
2.9

The Sheep Has Five Legs

1954-09-24

A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fern

People of No Importance
3

People of No Importance

1956-02-15

During a stay at a roadside inn, long-distance lorry driver Jean Viard meets a young woman Clothilde

Mon ami le cambrioleur
0

Mon ami le cambrioleur

1950-10-30

When Nadia, his unfaithful mistress, breaks up with him, Patrick Lambert decides to kill himself. Bu

Rendezvous in July
2.9

Rendezvous in July

1949-12-06

Hopes and love and ambitions and friendship in a group of young jazz-loving Parisians.

Mammy
2.3

Mammy

1951-11-28

Mammy has a grandson she adores even though he is a good for nothing. One day Maurice disappears and

Love and Desire
5

Love and Desire

1951-10-09

A French crew is working on location in Spain. But when they want to film a scene in which Gérardn t

Forbidden Fruit
2.9

Forbidden Fruit

1952-09-19

A doctor, leading an agreed life of the provincial petty bourgeoisie, falls in love with a young wom

Farewell, Paris
0.5

Farewell, Paris

1952-09-25

A young man from Marseille starts a jazz orchestra in Paris.

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
0

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

1951-10-31

In order to please Martineau, a wealthy industrialist, cynical Gabory accepts to organize a rigged b

Lovers' Net
2.4

Lovers' Net

1955-01-18

Daniel Gelin plays a soldier who is acquitted after committing a crime of passion. Relocating to Lis

The Country I Come From
3.2

The Country I Come From

1956-10-19

One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets J

The Secrets of the Bed
0.5

The Secrets of the Bed

1954-05-19

Four-episode Franco-Italian omnibus film. Four men from different national and cultural background t

Tales of Paris
2.5

Tales of Paris

1962-01-17

A film made up of four sketches. In Marc Allégret's Sophie, a naive high-school girl invents a love

The Bonnadieu House
2.3

The Bonnadieu House

1951-11-27

Felix is a middle-aged bourgeois husband. Much to his discomfort, he learns that his wife Gabrielle

We Will All Go to Paris
2.6

We Will All Go to Paris

1950-02-08

The film tells the story of three presenters on Radio X, an amateur clandestine radio station.

Docile Night
1.5

Docile Night

1987-11-25

Jean is a successful painter who leaves his mistress, though he stops intermittently to phone her wi

Daggers Drawn
3

Daggers Drawn

1964-03-25

Via Something Weird: "Four men representing the world’s great criminal organizations unite to locate

Jean Gabin intime
5

Jean Gabin intime

2010-02-09

Lucky Jo
3.4

Lucky Jo

1964-11-12

Lucky Jo and his three friends are little criminals, who try to live from small burglaries. But they

On the Shore
0

On the Shore

2012-01-04

In this study of the lust for youth, Michel, a disillusioned cop nearing retirement, becomes obsesse

Night Patrol
2.6

Night Patrol

1984-01-11

With the help of journalist Diane Castelain, Parisian police inspectors Leo Gorce and Gu Arenas are

Mon enfant, ma mère
0

Mon enfant, ma mère

1981-09-24

Congress of Love
0.5

Congress of Love

1966-03-18

Vienna 1965. While visiting the Wax Museum a group of tourists stop in front of the figure of Prince

The Lovers of Toledo
0.5

The Lovers of Toledo

1953-01-28

Toledo, 1825. To save her fiancé, an opponent of the regime, the beautiful Inès agrees to marry the

Storm
0

Storm

1954-04-16

André is a loving and attentive husband, but when he agrees to plead his enamored brother's case wit

Inside a Girls' Dormitory
2.8

Inside a Girls' Dormitory

1953-08-15

In a little town with a renowned college a female student is found after she was hogtied and strangl

Violette & Francois
3

Violette & Francois

1977-03-17

Violette and François are a couple with a child. As they cannot lead a good life with odd jobs, Fran

Heavy Weather
1.8

Heavy Weather

1996-10-01

Over the course of five seasons, this film chronicles a young woman's rise to power within a tempest

La Garçonne
2.3

La Garçonne

1988-09-21

The neglected daughter of an industrialist who made his fortune in explosives supplies during the wa

Paris, Palace Hôtel
2.5

Paris, Palace Hôtel

1956-10-18

On Christmas Eve, a manicurist pretends to be a wealthy man's daughter after meeting a young garage

Thérèse Étienne
0

Thérèse Étienne

1958-02-07

Her father having served a prison sentence, there is unending gossiping about Therese's family. Unab

L'Herbe rouge
0

L'Herbe rouge

1985-09-11

Based on the eponymous novel by Boris Vian. With the help of a time machine, a man explores his past

Chance at Love
2.9

Chance at Love

1964-10-30

Four sketches revolving around the themes of luck and love.

Asphalt
3.5

Asphalt

1959-02-18

Françoise Arnould plays here a married woman who decides one day to get away from her husband and re

Les Compagnes de la nuit
2.9

Les Compagnes de la nuit

1953-07-28

Three events that seemingly nothing related, namely the murder of a truck driver, the discovery of t

The Dunce
2.9

The Dunce

2016-10-05

Laurent is seeking a path in life after living his childhood and teenage years in laziness. He has a

Beast at Bay
2.4

Beast at Bay

1959-06-17

Melun, on 1959. On the return to an auction, a young and attractive widow, Elisabeth Vernon, finds a

Portuguese Vacation
2.8

Portuguese Vacation

1963-10-09

Françoise and her husband Jean-Pierre invite some friend couples to spend a weekend in their large v

The Strollers
2.6

The Strollers

1950-11-25

Jean-Louis forgets to use the pedestrian crossing;Who could have believed then where it would lead t

Dialogues of the Exiles
3.3

Dialogues of the Exiles

1975-04-23

Chilean exiles in Paris discuss the problems facing them. They kidnap and attempt to re-educate a to

Spaniards in Paris
2.6

Spaniards in Paris

1971-04-26

Four Spanish women of very different origins and motivations work in Paris as handmaids.

The Red Rose
2.5

The Red Rose

1951-02-06

The Jacques Brothers, their temporary replacements, Yves Gérard and his troupe, as well as a famous

The Country Years
3.8

The Country Years

1992-06-03

An adolescent comes of age during a summer in the Rhône valley with his maternal grandparents. Jules

Last Exit Before Roissy
3.5

Last Exit Before Roissy

1977-08-10

The Season for Love
2.6

The Season for Love

1961-06-12

Sylvain, a suave, witty player as well as an accomplished writer and Genevieve met 10 months ago. He

The Gold Diggers
3

The Gold Diggers

1986-05-25

Old man John Tarwater and young lawyer Elam Harnish, gripped by the "gold fever" leave for Alaska, e

Tempest in the Flesh
1.9

Tempest in the Flesh

1954-02-06

A dam is under construction in the Pyrénées mountains. All the workers only have eyes for pretty, se

Héloïse
2

Héloïse

1991-01-23

Photographer Maurice Martin turns into a woman named Héloïse every night at 8 p.m.

No Sun in Venice
2.5

No Sun in Venice

1957-05-31

Cute Sophie is an amoral French girl living in a sumptuous Venetian palazzo. She is the kept woman o

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
2.9

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

1974-05-02

Part One, "The Last Christmas Dinner," is about the relationship between an old man and an old woman

Quand Jean devint Renoir
5

Quand Jean devint Renoir

2017-04-30

The fascinating story of a man destined to be only a son of and who sought all his life to become "s

Un garçon de France
0.5

Un garçon de France

1985-06-06

The action takes place in Paris in 1959, with a flashback. A teenager in search of a mother he has n

The Forest of Farewell
0

The Forest of Farewell

1952-07-30

A young girl marries a man she doesn't love and delights in humiliating him.

After Sex
2.9

After Sex

1997-08-29

The end of an affair from the woman's point of view.

Duval : Un mort de trop
0

Duval : Un mort de trop

2001-01-07

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
0

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

1974-11-27

Dutch police inspector Piet Van der Valk finds himself repeatedly crossing paths wiht the beautiful