Fernand LedouxFilmography

Mille Milliards de Dollars

Actors: Patrick Dewaere, Caroline Cellier, Anny Duperey, Jeanne Moreau, Fernand Ledoux

Synopsis: A young jounalist (Patrick Dewaere) stumbles across something much more sinister than a simple suicide in the death of a politician - the death seems to be an assassination contrived by an American multinational company intent on taking over several French industries. The journalist's objective is Read More

À Chacun Son Enfer

Actors: Annie Girardot, Stéphane Hillel, Hardy Kruger, Bernard Fresson, Fernand Ledoux

Synopsis: When her 10-year-old daughter is killed by kidnappers, Madeleine (Annie Girardot) goes a little nuts. However, she is fully able to continue investigating what went wrong, despite badgering by news reporters and curious neighbors. Her 19-year-old son has behaved strangely throughout the whole Read More

Alice ou la Derniere Fugue

Actors: Sylvia Kristel, Charles Vanel, Jean Carmet, André Dussollier, Fernand Ledoux

Synopsis: While leaving her husband, whom she now detests, Alice (Sylvia Kristel) drives into the countryside but must stop at an old house when her windshield cracks mysteriously. She is received at the house as if expected, and spends the night there while her car is being fixed. The next day, she cannot Read More

Les Granges Brûlees

Actors: Fernand Ledoux, Alain Delon, Simone Signoret, Paul Crauchet

Synopsis: In this French film, Rose (Simone Signoret) is the pillar on which her family depends, and against which it pulls. These forces are held in equilibrium until a murdered woman's body is found near their farm, the Les Granges Brulees of the film's title. At first, Police Inspector Larcher (Alain Delon Read More

Moi y'en a Vouloir des Sous

Actors: Bernard Blier, Nicole Calfan, Jean Yanne, Michel Serrault

Synopsis: In this French comedy/satire, director Jean Yanne plays Benoit, an economist who sets out to prove that, with money, one can get away with doing almost anything. Fired from the company he works for, he persuades a relative who is an important union organizer to invest union funds in helping him Read More

Donkey Skin

Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Delphine Seyrig, Fernand Ledoux

Synopsis: Originally titled Peau D'Ane, Jacques Demy's Dos Cruces en Danger Pass is better known by its English-language title Donkey Skin. Based on a fairy tale by Charles Perrault (of Cinderella fame), the bizarre story concerns the king (Jean Marais) of a strange, enchanted land. Catherine Deneuve plays Read More

La Communale

Actors: Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset, Yves Robert, Fernand Ledoux

Synopsis: A schoolteacher (Robert Dhery) and his wife (Colette Brosset) use the couple's new car for a class field trip in this routine situation comedy. Soon the children are lost in this story written and directed by Jean Lhote taken from his own novel. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide Read More

Up from the Beach

Actors: Cliff Robertson, Red Buttons, Irina Demick, Marius Goring, Slim Pickens

Synopsis: This war-drama centers more on the effects of battle on civilians than it does on the bravery of the fighters as it tells the story of a courageous squadron of Yankee soldiers endeavoring to protect and bring to safety a village full of French civilians whom they saved from German captors Read More

The Trial

Actors: Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Suzanne Flon, Elsa Martinelli, Akim Tamiroff

Synopsis: Much of Orson Welles' latter-day reputation as an "unfathomable" genius rests upon his seeming unwillingness to tell a story in clear, precise fashion. Sometimes, as in such films as Touch of Evil, Welles' spotty storytelling skills can be forgiven in the light of the excellent visuals. In other Read More

Le Glaive et la Balance

Actors: Anthony Perkins, Jean-Claude Brialy, Renato Salvatori, Pascale Audret, Marie Déa

Synopsis: The scene is the French Riviera. Based on eyewitness testimony, three identically dressed men are accused of kidnapping and murdering a child, but two of them can possibly be guilty. Is the innocent party Anthony Perkins, an American who has fled to France in the wake of a sex scandal? Is it Read More

Freud

Actors: Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, Larry Parks, Susan Kohner, Eric Portman, Eileen Herlie

Synopsis: Filmed in Germany by American director John Huston, Freud is a sincerely felt but overly simplistic biopic of the pioneering psychotherapist. The brooding, introspective Montgomery Clift was a curious choice for the role of Sigmund Freud; at times he looks more off the beam than some of his Read More

The Longest Day

Actors: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Richard Todd

Synopsis: The Longest Day is a mammoth, all-star re-creation of the D-Day invasion, personally orchestrated by Darryl F. Zanuck. Whenever possible, the original locations were utilized, and an all-star international cast impersonates the people involved, from high-ranking officials to ordinary GIs. Each Read More

The Big Gamble

Actors: Stephen Boyd, Juliette Greco, David Wayne, Gregory Ratoff, Fernand Ledoux, Sybil Thorndike

Synopsis: This adventure melodrama concerns Vic Brennan (Stephen Boyd), who persuades his family to put up money for him to leave Dublin for the remote African town of Jebanda in order to start up a truck-hauling business. The family agrees to give Vic the money under the stipulation that his cousin Samuel (David Wayne Read More

La Verité

Actors: Brigitte Bardot, Charles Vanel, Paul Meurisse, Marie-José Nat, Sami Frey

Synopsis: This French-Italian romantic crime thriller is titled The Truth in English. Henri-Georges Clouzot directed sexpot Brigitte Bardot as Dominique Marceau, who is accused of killing her boyfriend. The question for the jury is whether the murder was premeditated or a crime of passion. Marceau had come Read More

Recours En Grace

Actors: Raf Vallone, Emmanuelle Riva, Annie Girardot, Fernand Ledoux

Synopsis: The main drawback to this well-wrought tale of a man on the run is the weight it places on dialogue and concepts over actions and feelings. Otherwise, the fast-paced, sad story moves along unremittingly after Mario (Raf Vallone) has an unexpected encounter with a friend he has not seen for many Read More

Cartagine in Fiamme

Actors: Anne Heywood, José Suárez, Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gélin, Ilaria Occhini

Synopsis: This costume drama with spectacular special effects but a less-than-adequate storyline was one of the last films by director Carmine Gallone. The tale is set in 200 BC when Rome and Carthage were going at it, sending warships into battle over control of Carthage. Against this backdrop of warfare Read More

J'irai Cracher Sur Vos Tombes

Actors: Antonella Lualdi, Christian Marquand, Fernand Ledoux, Paul Guers

Synopsis: Miscegenation, murder and revenge are the themes of this French crime drama set in the steamy American south. Joe Grant is a vengeful light-skinned black who leaves Memphis and moves to a small town after his brother is brutally lynched for attempting to marry a white woman. Joe's skin is so light Read More

Christine

Actors: Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Sophie Grimaldi, Micheline Presle, Fernand Ledoux

Synopsis: Based on a play by Arthur Schnitzer, this is a rather flat remake of the 1932 film Liebelei that featured Magda Schneider as Christine. Director Pierre Gaspard-Huit keeps it all in the family by putting Schneider's daughter Romy Schneider in the top female slot. Opposite her is newcomer Alain Delon Read More

Celui Qui Doit Mourir

Actors: Jean Servais, Fernand Ledoux, Pierre Vaneck, Melina Mercouri

Synopsis: Filmed on the island of Crete and set in the early 1920's, when Greece was occupied by the Turks, Jules Dassin's Celu Qui Doit Mourir (He Who Must Die) tells the story of a small village's efforts to stage their Passion Play, an event that occurs once every seven years. The leading citizens Read More

Les Violents

Actors: Fernand Ledoux, Jean Brochard, Françoise Fabian

Synopsis: A deadly vendetta motivates the plot of Les Violents. Fernand Ledoux plays a young Frenchman who has lived for many years in the U.S. Ledoux returns to his homeland to exact vengeance on the people he holds responsible for the death of his father. Three murders later, police inspector Paul Meurisse Read More

Les Aventures de Till L'Espiegle

Actors: Gérard Philipe, Jean Vilar, Jean Carmet, Jean Debucourt, Fernand Ledoux, Nicole Berger

Synopsis: That merry prankster Till Eulenspiegel is at it again in this lively Franco-German production. Director Gerard Phillipe does double duty as Till, a fun-loving youth who turns freedom fighter after his father is burned as a heretic during the Spanish Inquisition. In public, Till is a carefree Read More

On Ne Badine Pas Avec L'Amour

Actors: Jean Desailly, Simone Valere, Fernand Ledoux

Les Hommes En Blanc

Actors: Jeanne Moreau, Jean Chevrier, Raymond Pellegrin, Fernand Ledoux

Synopsis: Like its American namesake, Les Hommes et Blanc (Men in White) is a drama of the medical profession. Raymond Pellegrin stars as Nerac, an idealistic young doctor who feels unsuited to the hustle and bustle of a big-city hospital. Nerac believes that he can serve mankind better by taking a Read More

Papa Maman Ma Femme Et Moi

Actors: Robert Lamoureux, Gaby Morlay, Fernand Ledoux, Nicole Courcel

Papa, Maman, la Bonne et Moi

Actors: Robert Lamoureux, Gaby Morlay, Fernand Ledoux, Nicole Courcel

Synopsis: A popular attraction in French cinemas, Papa, Maman la Bonne et Moi (Papa, Mama the Maid and I) later became equally popular on the Late-TV-Movie circuit in America. The hero, Robert (Robert Lamoreaux) is fired for making a pass at one of the girls in his office. It wasn't his freshness that got Read More

Un Acte d'Amour

Actors: Kirk Douglas, Dany Robin, Barbara Laage, Robert Strauss, Gabrielle Dorziat

Synopsis: Act of Love was based on The Girl on the Via Flamina, a novel by Alfred Hayes. Kirk Douglas plays an American soldier, participating in the 1944 liberation of France. Making the acquaintance of impoverished Parisian girl Dany Robin, Douglas takes pity on the girl, pretending to be married to her Read More

Les Loups Chassent La Nuit

Actors: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Carla Del Poggio, Fernand Ledoux, Marcel Herrand

Synopsis: Set in Venice, this espionage thriller concerns a gang of saboteurs who've been targeting French military installations. Gallic secret service agent Cyril (Jean Pierre Aumont) is sent to investigate. His progress is impeded by worldly-wise cabaret singer Katherine (Carla del Poggio), who may or Read More

Monseigneur

Actors: Nadia Gray, Marion Toures, Bernard Blier, Fernand Ledoux, Yves Deniaud

Synopsis: Monseigneur offers a few intriguing speculations as to what really happened to the little Dauphin, aka King Louis XVII, after the French revolution. Fernand Ledoux stars as an absentminded Parisian professor who befriends Louis, a mild-mannered locksmith (Bernard Blier). Engaging Louis in Read More

Pattes Blanches

Actors: Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Delair, Paul Bernard, Michel Bouquet

Synopsis: In the traditions of Jean Renoir and Jean Cocteau, Pattes Blanches is a heady mixture of stark realism and fairytale artifice. The title translates to "white spats", said spats being worn constantly by the wealthy, eccentric Fernand Ledoux. Already an object of derision from the villagers, Ledoux Read More

Devil's Daughter

Actors: Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Ledoux, Andrée Clement, Therese Dorny, Albert Remy

Synopsis: Filmed in France in 1945, The Devil's Daughter didn't make it to the U.S. until 1949. Pierre Fresnay plays Saget, a supposedly self-made man of wealth who has allegedly struck it rich in America. In fact, Saget is a bank robber, who has assumed the identity of a recently deceased millionaire known Read More

L'Ombre

Actors: Renée Faure, Fernand Ledoux, Pierre Louis

Le Mystère Barton

Actors: Madeleine Robinson, Françoise Rosay, Fernand Ledoux, Jean Marchat

Eternel Conflit

Actors: Annabella, Fernand Ledoux, Louis Salou, Michel Auclair

Danger De Mort

Actors: Colette Richard, Micheline Francey, Fernand Ledoux, Pieral

The Bellman

Synopsis: Bellman was based on the novel Horseman of Riouclare by Claude Boncompain. Lucien Coedel stars in this steadily-paced melodrama as an alpine bell-ringer. His job is to toll the village bells in order to prevent strangers from getting lost in the snowy peaks. Somewhere along the line, Coedel snaps Read More

La Rose De La Mer

Actors: Noël Roquevert, Fernand Ledoux, Roger Pigaut

Synopsis: Even someone who isn't conversant in French will probably be able to figure out that La Rose de la Mer translates as The Sea Rose. Fernard Ledoux stars as the rough-and-tough captain of an ancient sea vessel. Outwardly lovable, Ledoux is actually a cold-blooded conniver to whom life is very cheap. Read More

Goupi Mains Rouges

Actors: Fernand Ledoux, Georges Rollin, Blanchette Brunoy, Robert Le Vigan, Arthur Devére

Synopsis: Originally Goupi Mains Rogues, this was the first new French feature film to be shown in the US since the end of WW2-though "new" was a relative term, inasmuch as the film was completed in 1943. The scene is a remote, rustic inn, managed by a scruffy family of peasants known as the Goupis. Read More

L'Homme De Londres

Actors: Suzy Prim, Helena Manson, Fernand Ledoux, Jules Berry

Beatrice Devant le Desir

Actors: Renée Faure, Therese Dorny, Fernand Ledoux, Jules Berry

Les Visiteurs Du Soir

Actors: Arletty, Jules Berry, Marie Déa, Marcel Herrand, Fernand Ledoux, Alain Cuny

Synopsis: Originally released in 1942 as Les Visiteurs du Soir, The Devil's Envoys is another masterful collaboration between actress Arletty, writer Jacques Prevert and director Marcel Carne, who would team up one year later for the brilliant Les Enfants Du Paradis. The film is predicated on the 15th Read More

La Grande Marniere

Actors: Micheline Francey, Ginette Leclerc, Fernand Ledoux, Jean Chevrier

Le Lit A Colonnes

Actors: Jean Marais, Fernand Ledoux, Odette Joyeux, Valentine Tessier

Des Jeunes Filles Dans La Nuit

Actors: Gaby Morlay, Louise Carletti, Fernand Ledoux

Premier Bal

Actors: Marie Déa, Gaby Sylvia, Fernand Ledoux, Raymond Rouleau

Premier Rendez-Vous

Actors: Danielle Darrieux, Fernand Ledoux, Rosine Luguet, Jean Tissier, Sophie Desmarets, Gabrielle Dorziat

Synopsis: In this romantic comedy, a lonely orphan answers a singles ad in a paper and then slips out of the orphanage to meet the man whose letters she has come to love. However, the college professor she meets has actually been ghost writing for the real lonely heart. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

Remorques

Actors: Jean Gabin, Madeleine Renaud, Fernand Ledoux, Michèle Morgan

Synopsis: Originally filmed and released in 1941 as Remorques, this heavy-breathing French melodrama was distributed stateside in 1946 as Stormy Waters. The film was a typical Jean Gabin vehicle, replete with two-fisted action, star-crossed romance and intense emotional turbulence. Gabin plays Laurent, a Read More

Volpone

Actors: Louis Jouvet, Harry Baur, Charles Dullin, Marlon Dorian, Fernand Ledoux, Jean Temerson

Synopsis: Though he died in 1943 at the hands of his Gestapo persecutors, the great French stage and screen actor Harry Baur was represented onscreen in 1947 by the first American release of his 1940 vehicle Volpone. Adapted from the Ben Jonson play of the same name, the story concerns a cynical Read More

La Bête Humaine

Actors: Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Julien Carette, Fernand Ledoux, Jean Renoir, Blanchette Brunoy

Synopsis: Based on a novel by Emile Zola, La Bete Humaine weaves a mesmerizing tale of a tragic triangle. Train engineer Jean Gabin lusts after Simone Simon, the wife of his co-worker Fernand Ledoux. When Ledoux is in danger of losing his job, Simon offers herself to her husband's boss. In jealous pique, Ledoux Read More

Altitude 3200

Actors: Odette Joyeux, Dolly Mollinger, Jean-Louis Barrault, Fernand Ledoux

Synopsis: Altitude 3200 refers to the above-sea-level elevation of the French mountain retreat where most of this film takes place. Jean-Louis Barrault plays an idealistic sandwich-board man who joins his equally high-minded friends on a weekend excursion. Their hopes for rest and relaxation are dashed when Read More

Le Train De 8h47

Actors: Fernandel, Fernand Charpin, Fernand Ledoux

Le Fils De Monsieur Ledoux

Actors: Henry Krauss, Edmond van Daele, Fernand Ledoux