Francis BlancheFilmography

Born:: July 21, 1921
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: French actor Francis Blanche played comic leads and supporting roles on stage, screen, and television. He is the son of stage and screen actor Louis Blanche, and began his film career in the late 1940s. In film he has primarily played character roles. When not appearing in films, Blanche...Read More

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Charles Trenet: La Vie Qui Va - Itineraire d'Un Fou Chantant

Actors: Charles Trenet, M. Charles Aznavour, Compagnons De La Chanson, Avec Mireille, Georges Brassens

2006
Par le Sang des Autres

Actors: Yves Beneyton, Francis Blanche, Bernard Blier, Robert Castel

Synopsis: By the Blood of Others was directed by Marc Simenon, son of famed French crime novelist Georges Simenon. In emulation of his dad, the younger Simenon builds his suspense methodically, with very little wasted motion. The story involves the kidnapping of two young women by a mentally unbalanced man. Read More

4/10/74
O.K. Patron

Actors: Jacques Dutronc, Mireille Darc, Renée Saint-Cyr, Francis Blanche

Synopsis: Leon's uncle is the head of a criminal gang. Leon (Jacques Dutronc) has lived his life innocent of contact with his uncle (Michel Constantin) and knowledge of the gang. After the uncle has died and left the control of the gang to Leon, gang members show up on his doorstep wanting to be told what Read More

1974
Une Baleine Qui Avait Mal Aux Dents

Actors: Bernadette Lafont, Francis Blanche, Henri Labussiere, Julien Guiomar

Synopsis: The friendship between three men and a woman who is the wife of one of them is explored in this French drama. The gentle equilibrium between them all is disturbed when a fourth man enters the picture. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide Read More

1974
Dites-le Avec Des Fleurs

Actors: Delphine Seyrig, John Moulder-Brown, Fernando Rey, Rocio Dúrcal

Synopsis: In this bizarre psychological thriller, a handsome young boy (John Mouder-Brown), who is marred by a strange birthmark on his face, tells a disturbing tale about how his family died. The family had been living for some time in a villa which was overgrown with flowering vines. Some of the vines Read More

1974
La Derniere Bourree A Paris

Actors: Tony Kendall, Francis Blanche, Michel Galabru

10/31/73
L'Histoire Tres Bonne et Tres Joyeuse de Colinot Trousse Chemise

Actors: Natalie Delon, Bernadette Lafont, Francis Huster, Alice Sapritch

Synopsis: In this French historical epic/farce, Colinot (Francis Huster) has had a hard time. First, his fiancee was kidnapped by a group of woman-sellers, and after a very long and dangerous search through 15th-century France, during which he earns the name of "Skirt Puller Upper," he finally finds his Read More

10/25/73
La Grande Bouffe

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Michel Piccoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Philippe Noiret, Andréa Ferréol

Synopsis: Subversive Italian satirist Marco Ferreri directed and co-wrote (with Rafael Azcona) this grotesquely amusing French black comedy about four men who grow sick of life, and so meet at a remote villa with the goal of literally eating themselves to death. The quartet comes from various walks of life Read More

5/17/73
Le Solitaire

Actors: Hardy Kruger, Raymond Pellegrin, Georges Géret, Jean Lefebvre

Synopsis: While in prison, aloof and stand-offish loner Eric (Hardy Kruger) longs to see his daughter, whom he remembers as a young girl. His manner brings him abuse from the other inmates and also from a guard (Raymond Pellegrin) who appears to enjoy the abusive side of his job. Eric is indeed The Loner. Read More

1973
L'Odeur Des Fauves

Synopsis: A tabloid newspaper reporter becomes confused with guilt after one of his stories causes the death of an innocent man, and he must think of a way to make up for his sin in this drama. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

4/14/72
The Eroticist

Actors: Lando Buzzanca, Laura Antonelli, Lionel Stander, Renzo Palmer, Francis Blanche

Synopsis: Italian horror legend Lucio Fulci jettisons goes from scary to sexy with this blasphemous erotic comedy about a possessed politician who simply can't keep his hands to himself. After years of dedicating himself exclusively to the cause of politics, Italian senator Gianni Puppis finds his Read More

1972
Le Grande Maffia

Actors: Francis Blanche

Synopsis: This French film goes for extremely broad humor, as it tells the story of the various transformations undergone by a man who receives heart transplants from wildly different people. At first, he is a lustful and cowardly clerk (Francis Blanche). On receiving the heart of an important gangster, he Read More

9/17/71
Etes-Vous Fiancee A Un Marin Grec Ou A Un Pilote De Ligne?

Actors: Jean Yanne, Françoise Fabian, Francis Blanche, Nicole Calfan, Armando Francioli

Synopsis: Blanchard (Jean Yanne) is the colorless civil servant working for the French Culture Ministry. He works to support his nagging wife (Francoise Fabian) and their two children. He is called in on the carpet by his superior when a statistical report reflects his personal objection to growing Read More

11/11/70
La Grande Java

Actors: Les Charlots, Francis Blanche, Corinne Le Poulain

1970
Erotissimo

Actors: Annie Girardot, Jean Yanne, Francis Blanche, Dominique Maurin

Synopsis: A married woman in her 30s tries to spice up her sex life with her distracted husband. Annie (Annie Girardot) buys clothes to entice her husband Philippe (Jean Yanne) who is preoccupied with an upcoming tax audit. Even the presence of a beautiful fashion model who visits with Phillipe's brother Read More

6/6/69
Les Gros Malins

Actors: Francis Blanche, Michel Galabru, Jacques Jouanneau, Henri Tisot

5/14/69
Ces Messieurs De La Famille

Actors: Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret, Darry Cowl

1969
Poussez Pas Grand Pere Dans Les Cactu

Actors: Francis Blanche, Michel Galabru, Darry Cowl

1969
Ces Messieurs De La Gachette

Actors: Francis Blanche, Michel Serrault, Jean Poiret, Darry Cowl

1969
L'Étalon

Actors: Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Michel Lonsdale, Jacques Legras, R.J. Chauffard

Synopsis: This sexually suggestive comedy also manages to simultaneously lampoon the French social security system. Chaminade (Bourvil) is the veterinarian who watches as a woman jumps off the roof of a small building. After the girl is caught by a folksinger with a striking physique, he rushes to offer Read More

1969
Qu' Est Ce Qui Fait Courir Les Crocod

Actors: Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret, Colette Castel

1969
Aux Frais De La Princesse

Actors: Francis Blanche, Marthe Mercadier, Jean Poiret, Michel Galabru

1969
Le Bourgeois Gentil Mec

Actors: Jean Lefebvre, Francis Blanche, Darry Cowl, Georges Géret

1969
Au Frais De La Princesse

Actors: Francis Blanche, Marthe Mercadier, Jean Poiret, Michel Galabru

1969
Faites Donc Plaisir Aux Amis

Actors: Francis Blanche, Jean-Marc Thibault, Roger-Pierre, Christiane Minazzoli

1969
Un Merveilleux Parfum D'Oseille

Actors: Françoise Rosay, Francis Blanche, Yves Renier, Noël Roquevert

1969
Femmina

Synopsis: In this crime drama, filmed in Paris and Lebanon, a petty thief visits Beirut and gets involved with an old pal's plan to rob a high-stakes gambler. He also encounters a beautiful woman. He and she head for the mountains after he discovers that his enemy is out to get him. He later phones his pal Read More

1968
La Grande Lessive

Actors: Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Jean Tissier, Roland Dubillard, Jean Poiret, Michel Lonsdale

Synopsis: This slapstick comedy concerns a college professor who stages a one-man vendetta against television. A hare-brained inventor has produced an aerosol spray that when applied effectively renders television antennae useless. Armand (Bourvil) enlists the help of a gymnast who scales heights to apply Read More

1968
Du Mou Dans La Gachette

Actors: Michel Serrault, Bernard Blier, Jean Lefebvre, Francis Blanche

8/30/67
Belle de Jour

Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page, Francisco Rabal, Macha Meril, Pierre Clémenti

Synopsis: Belle de Jour dramatizes the collision between depravity and elegance, one of the favorite themes of director Luis Buñuel. Catherine Deneuve stars as a wealthy but bored newlywed, eager to taste life to the fullest. She seemingly gets her wish early in the film when she is kidnapped, tied to a Read More

5/23/67
The Oldest Profession

Actors: Michele Mercier, Enrico Maria Salerno, Elsa Martinelli, Jeanne Moreau, Gabriele Tinti, Raquel Welch, Gastone Moschin

Synopsis: In this anthology, six French filmmakers each contributed a vignette, offering their take on the history of prostitution. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

4/21/67
Les Compagnons de la Marguerite

Actors: Claude Rich, Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche, Roland Dubillard

Synopsis: Matou is an innocuous, gentle-looking man. He is married to a formidable, even a frightening woman, who is as dissatisfied with him as he is with her. He knows everything there is to know about restoring and authenticating manuscripts, particularly ancient ones, through his job at the museum. One Read More

1/20/67
La Grande Sauterelle

Actors: Mireille Darc, Hardy Kruger, Maurice Biraud, Francis Blanche

Synopsis: Salene (Mireille Darc) is a free-spirited female who tries to reform the petty thief Carl (Hardy Kruger) when she falls in love in this light romantic drama. She spends the majority of the film bedding down with men she chooses or are chosen for her by close personal friends. Salene and Carl run Read More

1/11/67
Le Grand Bidule

Actors: Darry Cowl, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault

1967
Le Canard En Fer Blanc

Actors: Roger Hanin, Corinne Marchand, Lila Kedrova, Francis Blanche

1967
La Feldmarescialla

1967
La Sentinelle Endormie

Actors: Noël-Noël, Michel Galabru, Pascale Audret, Francis Blanche

Synopsis: A doctor joins a group opposed to Napoleon in this drama. The physician believes the Emperor is a tyrant and must be eliminated. When he learns that the terrorists would sacrifice innocent victims in order to carry out the bloody mission, the doctor balks at helping the cause. A twist of fate has Read More

1/21/66
Les Baratineurs

Actors: Michel Serrault, Darry Cowl, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret

1965
Les Enquiquineurs

Actors: Francis Blanche, Marthe Mercadier, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru

1965
Un Drôle de Paroissien

Actors: Bourvil, Jean Poiret, Francis Blanche, Jean Tissier

Synopsis: In this French farce, a lazy member of a family of down-and-out aristocrats refuses to help the destitute family survive. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1965
Pas de Caviar Pour Tante Olga

Actors: Pierre Brasseur, Sophie Daumier, Pierre Vernier, Francis Blanche

1965
Les Malabars Sont Au Parfum

Actors: Roger-Pierre, Jean-Marc Thibault, Francis Blanche

1965
La Chance et l'Amour

Actors: Francis Blanche, Bernard Blier, Sophie Desmarets, Michel Piccoli

12/28/64
La Chasse A L'Homme

Actors: Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claude Rich, Françoise Dorléac, Catherine Deneuve, Marie Dubois

Synopsis: In this French comedy from director Edouard Molinaro, a young Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as Fernand, a groom-to-be who is dissuaded from stepping up to the altar by his two friends after they terrify him with their personal marriage horror stories. Antoine immediately ditches his bride and heads for Read More

9/18/64
Le Repas Des Fauves

Actors: France Anglade, Francis Blanche, Antonella Lualdi

Synopsis: A diverse group of friends gather to celebrate a witless woman's birthday in this comedy drama set in France during World War II. The guests include an uncle who is a Nazi collaborator, a blind war veteran, a simpering physician, an arrogant educator, a patriotic girl, and the husband of the guest Read More

8/26/64
Les Plus Belles Escroqueries Du Monde

Actors: Jean-Pierre Cassel, Francis Blanche, Catherine Deneuve, Gabriella Giorgetti, Nicole Karen

Synopsis: This anthology helmed by four talented filmmakers, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Hiromichi Horikawa, and Roman Polanski, allows viewers to meet and observe four international con artists. Each story is set within a different city. "Amsterdam" follows the attempts of a seductive Dutch woman to Read More

8/14/64
La Tulipe Noire

Actors: Alain Delon, Dawn Addams, Virna Lisi, Akim Tamiroff

Synopsis: Alain Delon stars as twin brothers in Christian-Jaque's film based on a novel from Alexandre Dumas. Set in 18th century France during rumblings of revolution, Guillaume De Saint-Preux is the legendary Black Tulip, battling for the people against the monarchy. In reality, he is not much more than a Read More

2/28/64
Les Gros Bras

Actors: Roger-Pierre, Jean-Marc Thibault, Francis Blanche, Darry Cowl

1964
La Grande Frousse

Actors: Bourvil, Jean-Louis Barrault, Francis Blanche, Raymond Rouleau, Victor Francen

Synopsis: Triquet (Bourvil) is a policeman who is forced to retire early when he nabs too many crooks while he is not on the clock in this satirical crime comedy. He captures a criminal who is headed for the guillotine, but the condemned man escapes when the instrument of death malfunctions. Triquet is Read More

1964
Jaloux Comme un Tigre

Actors: Darry Cowl, Dany Saval, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret

1964
La Cite De L'Indicible Peur

Actors: Bourvil, Jean-Louis Barrault, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret

1964
Les Gorilles

Actors: Darry Cowl, Francis Blanche, Patricia Viterbo, Maria Pacome

1964
Les Pieds Nickeles

Actors: Charles Denner, Michel Galabru, Jean Rochefort, Francis Blanche

1964
Les Barbouzes

Actors: Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Francis Blanche, Charles Millot

Synopsis: The attempts of four secret agents to get a scientist's widow to share her husbands secrets form the basis of this comedy. The rival spies come from France, Russia, Switzerland, and Germany. The woman presents a real challenge as she is a retired stripper (her husband died in a brothel). All of Read More

1964
Les Tontons Flingueurs

Actors: Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Francis Blanche, Jean Lefebvre, Claude Rich

Synopsis: This crime comedy finds ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receiving a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed "The Mexican" (Jacques Dumesnil). The doomed mobster talks Fernand into taking care of some criminal business and looking after his soon-to-be-married daughter (Sabine Sinjen). Read More

11/27/63
Dragées Au Poivre

Actors: Guy Bedos, Sophie Daumier, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Francis Blanche, Jacques Dufilho

Synopsis: Director Jacques Baratier's Sweet and Sour is an independently produced project with a surprising amount of European movie-industry input. Guy Bedos, a Brando wannabe, plays one of several young French cineastes who take to the streets to make improvisational movies. The "cinema verite" quality of Read More

9/4/63
Les Vierges

Actors: Charles Aznavour, Gérard Blain, Stefania Sandrelli, Charles Belmont, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret

Synopsis: This feature takes a comedic look at how four women lose their virginity. Among the scenarios are a couple who can't bring themselves to make love before marriage and a woman marrying for money while keeping her first love on a string. An inept couple begin a hilarious honeymoon night, and a Read More

5/22/63
The Man from Chicago

Synopsis: Two feuding groups sweep up a customs official in their nefarious dealings. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1963
Deo Gratias

Actors: Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret, Jean Yonnel

1963
La Vendetta

Actors: Francis Blanche, Louis de Funès, Rosy Varte, Oliver Hussenot

4/18/62
En Plein Cirage

Actors: Martine Carol, Felix Marten, Francis Blanche, Alberto Lionello

3/14/62
Les Veinards

Actors: Francis Blanche, Darry Cowl, François Perier

1962
Le 7ème Juré

Actors: Bernard Blier, Danièle Delorme, Francis Blanche, Maurice Biraud, Françoise Giret, Jacques Riberolles

Synopsis: In this crime drama, an amiable, popular middle-age man (Bernard Blier) abruptly changes when he heads out for a nice picnic, sees a half-naked girl, makes a pass at her, gets rejected, and kills her. No one is the wiser and her lover ends up taking the rap. During the ensuing trial, the real Read More

1962
Who Stole the Body

Synopsis: This comedy pokes fun at horror movies as it chronicles the exploits of two clumsy real estate salesmen who try to sell a piece of land that has a corpse upon its premises. Eventually they manage to solve the crime. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1962
Tartarin De Tarascon

Crew: Director

Actors: Francis Blanche, Alfred Adam, Jacqueline Maillan, Michel Galabru

1962
L'Abominable Homme Des Douanes

Actors: Darry Cowl, Pierre Brasseur, Francis Blanche

1962
Accroche Toi Y' A Du Vent

Actors: Francis Blanche, Valeria Fabrizi, Memmo Carotenuto

1962
Les Bricoleurs

Actors: Darry Cowl, Francis Blanche, Valerie Lagrange

1962
Snobs

Actors: Francis Blanche, Pierre Dac, Jacques Dufilho, Elina Labourdette, Noël Roquevert

Synopsis: Director Jean-Pierre Mocky takes jabs at the arrogant attitudes of the social and corporate elite in this routine satire about four men vying for control of a company. After the president of a dairy cooperative accidentally drowns, rather ignominiously, a quartet of vice-presidents start to Read More

1962
Il Ratto delle Sabine

Actors: Mylène Demongeot, Roger Moore, Folco Lulli, Francis Blanche

Synopsis: An undistinguished, low-budget costume drama about a classical topic in Roman history, L'Enlevement des Sabines, by Richard Pottier, chronicles the problem of the men in early Rome. In fact, that is the problem -- there are only men in early Rome. Their leader is the son of the war god Mars and so Read More

11/15/61
Les Livreurs

Actors: Darry Cowl, Francis Blanche, Gilberte Geniat, Claire Maurier

1961
Les Menteurs

Actors: Dawn Addams, Jean Servais, Claude Brasseur, Francis Blanche

Synopsis: In this mystery, a nouveau-riche Frenchman returns to his Parisian home after finding a fortune in Africa. He is looking for a wife and begins advertising in the newspaper. Instead he finds himself victimized by con-artists. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1961
La Planque

Actors: Francis Blanche, Louise Carletti, Yves Vincent, Robert Porte

Synopsis: This is an interesting but no more than routine drama by director Raoul Andre about the fragile nature of sanity when one is under extreme duress. Set during World War II in France, the story begins when a resistance fighter is given shelter in an asylum by a friend who manages the institution. Read More

1961
The Bear

Synopsis: Meant primarily for the moppets who naturally love animals, this conventional story by director Edmond Sechan concerns Medard (Renato Raschel), a hard-working zoo keeper, and a talking bear (Gaucha). Medard has his problems because his boss Chappius (Francis Blanche) is a despot whose only Read More

12/14/60
Petites Femmes Et Haute Finance

Actors: Anita Ekberg, Renato Rascel, Francis Blanche, Sophie Desmarets

1960
Love and the Frenchwoman

Actors: Sylvia Montfort, Marie-José Nat, Darry Cowl, Sophie Desmarets, Jacqueline Porel, Dany Robin, Valerie Lagrange, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Annie Girardot, François Perier, Martine Carol

Synopsis: Love and the Frenchwoman (La Francaise et L'Amour) concentrates on the nature of love by illustrating seven separate aspects of the emotion. In "Childhood," 9-year old Pierre-Jean Vaillard suffers a traumatic experience when he takes his parents' "cabbage patch" theory of conception too literally. Read More

1960
Un Couple

Actors: Juliette Mayniel, Francis Blanche

Synopsis: The issue of a marriage dying of sexual boredom is raised in this routine drama, one of the earlier films by Polish-French director Jean-Pierre Mocky. Pierre (Jean Kosta) has perhaps been married too long. He has lost interest in the intimate, personal side of his relationship with his wife yet he Read More

1960
Les Pique Assiette

Actors: Darry Cowl, Francis Blanche, Gerard Sety, Pierre Dac

1960
Match Contre La Mort

Actors: Antonella Lualdi, Gérard Blain, Francis Blanche

12/2/59
La Jument Verte

Actors: Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Yves Robert, Sandra Milo, Valerie Lagrange

Synopsis: In this French drama a horse dealer is quite surprised when one of his mares foals a green colt. The verdant critter brings his family fame and fortune. When the mare dies, her picture is hung in a prominent place in the house. It is not long after her death, that the dealer dies, leaving his land Read More

10/29/59
Babette s'en va-t-en Guerre

Actors: Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Charrier, Yves Vincent, Francis Blanche, Ronald Howard

Synopsis: Brigitte Bardot was at the height of her fame when she starred in this engagingly silly military comedy. Babette (Bardot) is a beautiful but unfortunately clueless young French woman who, in 1940, becomes a refugee when she seeks safe haven in England as the Germans move in to occupy her land. Read More

1959
Certains L'aiment Froide

Actors: Louis de Funès, Pierre Dudan, Francis Blanche, Jean Richard

1959
Everybody Wants to Kill Me

Synopsis: Francois Perier, Peter vanEyck, and Anouk Aimee star in this tense tale of five highly skilled thieves who all pool their resources in hopes of pulling off the perfect heist. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

1958
L'Increvable

Actors: Darry Cowl, Line Renaud, Francis Blanche, Roland Armontel

Synopsis: Some songs are mixed into this uneven comedy by director Jean Boyer, a story about an off-the-wall waiter (Darry Cowl in a good performance) who has taken out a hefty life-insurance policy. Once this news gets into the wrong hands -- that is, the hands of those who might benefit from his demise Read More

1958
Pourquoi Viens Tu Si Tard

Actors: Henri Vidal, Michèle Morgan, Claude Dauphin, Francis Blanche

Synopsis: Swinging like a pendulum between comedy and drama, this tale by director Henri Decoin concerns a lady lawyer with a tendency to hit the bottle. She takes on a difficult case considering her own weakness -- she is to defend a young man who has killed his alcoholic father. Challenged to the limit Read More

1958
Les Motards

Actors: Roger-Pierre, Jean-Marc Thibault, Francis Blanche, Jacqueline Maillan

Synopsis: In this light comedy, Jean-Marc Thibault plays Marc, a motorcycle cop who has the usual load of problems, including the bureaucracy he has to deal with now and again. But among his biggest problems is his inept brother-in-law Roger (Roger Pierre) who also wants to join the force and be like Marc. Read More

1958
Honore de Marseille

Actors: Fernandel, Andrex, Rellys

1956
Peek-a-Boo

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: A bevy of beautiful strippers team up with a handful of risqué comedians in this feature that documents a typical burlesque show from 1953. Filmed at the Follies Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Peek-a-Boo includes pulse-quickening dance numbers from Venus (billed as "the World's Most Exciting Body") Read More

1953
Faites-Moi Confiance

Actors: Francis Blanche, Collette Ripert, Gabriello

1953
Minuit ... Quai De Bercy

Actors: Madeleine Robinson, Francis Blanche, Jean-Jacques Delbo

Synopsis: Minuit... Quai De Bercy gets off to a violent start when a gorgeous concierge (Lysiane Rey) is knifed to death. Since the girl made an enemy of everyone she ever met, there's no shortage of suspects. Police inspector Kieffer (Erich von Stroheim), who despite his surly demeanor is the soul of Read More

1952
Tire Au Flanc

Actors: Maurice Baquet, Pierre Bertin, Francis Blanche, Paulette Dubost

1949
L'Assassin Est A L'Ecoute

Actors: Louise Carletti, Marguerite Moreno, Francis Blanche

1948

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