Jean-Louis BarraultFilmography

Born:: September 8, 1910 in Vésinet, France
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: French actor Jean-Louis Barrault studied acting with Charles Dullin and pantomime with Etienne Decroux while supporting himself as a bookkeeper and flower salesman. Under the direction of Dullin, Barrault made his stage bow in 1931 in Volpone. Never content with mere performing, Barrault became a...Read More

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La Lumière Du Lac

Actors: Nicole Garcia, Wadeck Stanczak, Francesca Prandi, Jean-Louis Barrault, Madeleine Renaud

Synopsis: An urban gigolo on the run from a mobster hides out at the remote cabin of a female novelist in this plodding romantic drama. Her neighbors include an elderly man with a penchant for growing sunflowers and an unhappy neighbor girl with emotional problems. Love blossoms for the unlikely couple who Read More

11/23/88
La Nuit De Varennes

Actors: Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcello Mastroianni, Hanna Schygulla, Harvey Keitel, Jean-Claude Brialy

Synopsis: This talky French costume drama chronicles the adventures of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as they attempt to flee Paris during the 1791 revolution. While en route to Varennes, the couple encounter and have philosophical debates with a number of fascinating historical figures including Read More

5/15/82
Heroes in White

1966
Chappaqua

Actors: Conrad Rooks, Jean-Louis Barrault, William S. Burroughs, Paula Pritchett, Allen Ginsberg

Synopsis: The bizarre hallucinations of a heroin addict in withdrawal provide the basis for this unstructured, autobiographical film by director Conrad Rooks. It begins as he arrives strung-out in Paris for a sleep-cure. As the strange visions begin, the story jumps haphazardly between reality and his Read More

1966
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
La Cite De L'Indicible Peur

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

1964
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

1962
Le Miracle des Loups

Actors: Jean Marais, Rosanna Schiaffino, Roger Hanin, Jean-Louis Barrault

Synopsis: Based on a novel by Henri Dupuy-Mazuel, this costume drama is set in the 16th century during the time of the French king, Louis XI (Jean-Louis Barrault). Charles, Duke of Bourgogne kidnaps the beautiful Jeanne de Beauvais (Rosanna Schiaffino) because King Louis has not granted Charles permission Read More

9/6/61
The Testament of Dr. Cordelier

Actors: Jean-Louis Barrault, Jean Topart, Michel Vitold

Synopsis: Also known as Experiment in Evil, Jean Renoir's Testament of Dr. Cordelier was originally produced for French television. This retelling of the Jeckyll-Hyde legend adheres to Renoir's long-standing leitmotif of the individual who must stand alone because he is incapable of Read More

1959
Si Versailles M'Etait Conté

Actors: Sacha Guitry, Jean Marais, Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Georges Marchal, Jean-Louis Barrault, Claudette Colbert, Micheline Presle

Synopsis: Sacha Guitry's Si Versailles M'Etait Conte (If Versailles Were Told to Me) is best known by its American title Royal Affairs in Versailles. In addtion to writing and directed the film, Guitry reserves for himself the plum role of Louis XIV. Concentrating on the palace of Versailles over a period Read More

1954
La Ronde

Actors: Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Simone Simon, Daniel Gélin, Danielle Darrieux, Fernand Gravey, Odette Joyeux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Isa Miranda, Gérard Philipe

Synopsis: An exercise in style, La Ronde was one of the few films of the 1950s to contain overtly sexual themes. The story is a series of character vignettes, set in Vienna in the early 1900s and held together by a narrator (Anton Walbrook). As the title implies, both the story and the film's visual motifs Read More

1950
D'Homme aHommes

Actors: Jean-Louis Barrault, Bernard Blier, Hélène Perdrière

Synopsis: This Christian-Jaque production was originally released in France as D'Homme a Hommes. Told in flashback, this is the story of 19th-century humanitarian Henri Dunant, who, appalled by the slaughter in the Battle of Solferino, organizes the International Red Cross. Opposed at every turn by the Read More

1948
Le Cocu Magnifique

Actors: Maria Mauban, Jean-Louis Barrault

1946
La Part de l'Ombre

Actors: Jean-Louis Barrault, Edwige Feuillère, Line Noro, Jean Wall, Jean Yonnel

Synopsis: In this French romance, a genius composer/violinist finds great success but no love because he cannot seem to connect with his soul mate, a beautiful woman whom he met and wooed when they were both young. It was he who ended the relationship. Ten years pass, and finally they meet again. Now he is Read More

1945
The Children of Paradise

Actors: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Marcel Herrand, Albert Remy, Pierre Renoir

Synopsis: Even in 1945, Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise was regarded as an old-fashioned film. Set in the Parisian theatrical world of the 1840s, Jacques Prévert's screenplay concerns four men in love with the mysterious Garance (Arletty). Each loves Garance in his own fashion, but only the intentions Read More

1945
L'Ange De La Nuit

Actors: Michele Alfa, Gaby Andreu, Claire Jordan, Jean-Louis Barrault

1942
Montmartre Sur Seine

Actors: Edith Piaf, Jean-Louis Barrault, Paul Meurisse, Denise Grey

1941
Le Destin Fabuleux De Desiree Clary

Actors: Gaby Morlay, Sacha Guitry, Jean-Louis Barrault

Synopsis: Released in 1942 as Les Destin Fabuleux de Desiree Clary, this Sacha Guitry production made it to America six years later as Mlle. Desiree. Based on the romance between Napoleon Bonaparte and merchant's daughter Desiree, the film is divided into two parts. In part one, the younger Napoleon Read More

1941
Symphonie Fantastique

Actors: Renée Saint-Cyr, Jean-Louis Barrault, Jules Berry

Synopsis: Filmed in 1941, Christian-Jacque's La Symphonie Fantastique at last attained an American release in 1947. In an elaborate, almost orgiastic manner, the film details the life and times of 19th century composer Hector Berlioz, here played by Jean-Louis Barrault. Expansively dividing his valuable Read More

1941
La Piste Du Sud

Actors: Ketti Gallian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Albert Prejean, Pierre Renoir

1938
L'Or Dans La Montagne

Actors: Suzy Prim, Janine Crispin, Jean-Louis Barrault, André Alerme

1938
Orage

Actors: Michèle Morgan, Lisette Lanvin, Jean-Louis Barrault, Charles Boyer

Synopsis: Orage (Storm) marked Charles Boyer's return to France after a two-year soujourn in Hollywood. Boyer plays construction engineer Andre Pascaud, who is dissatisfied with his marriage to the adoring Gisele (Lisette Lanvin). When Andre's brother-in-law Gilbert (Robert Manuel) brings home his fiancee Read More

1938
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

1938
Mademoiselle Docteur

1938
Le Puritain

Actors: Jean-Louis Barrault, Viviane Romance, Pierre Fresnay, Alexandre Rignault

Synopsis: Made in France with an international cast, Le Puritan was scripted by, of all people, Irish poet-dramatist Liam O'Flaherty. Jean-Louis Barrault plays Ferriter, the "puritan" of the title, whose warped sense of justice is second only to his paranoia. When he is spurned by the woman he loves Read More

1938
Les Perles De La Couronne

Actors: Sacha Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Lyn Harding, Arletty, Renée Saint-Cyr, Ermete Zacconi, Simone Renant, Enrico Glori

Synopsis: Originally titled Les Perles de Couronne, this Sacha Guitry historical extravaganza stars both Guitry and his wife Jacqueline Delubac. The plotline hinges on four valuable pearls, which pass from hand to hand over a period of several centuries, from the time of Britain's Henry VIII to the present. Read More

1937
Police Mondaine

Actors: Alice Field, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Larquey, Charles Vanel, Junie Astor

Synopsis: A real-life Parisian police detective is credited for the screenplay of Police Mondaine. The story focuses on a manhunt for Salviati, a notorious trafficker in narcotics played by Charles Vanel. The head crook already has plenty of problems on his mind, not least of which are the efforts by Read More

1937
Mirages

Actors: Jeanne Aubert, Arletty, Michel Simon, Jean-Louis Barrault

1937
Sous Les Yeux De L'Occident

Actors: Jean-Louis Barrault, Madeleine Suffel, Pierre Fresnay, Michel Simon, Pierre Renoir

Synopsis: Adapted from a story by Joseph Conrad, Sous les Yeux D'Occident (Under Western Eyes) is set in Russia during the Revolution. Haldin (Jean-Louis Barrault), an assassin for a terrorist organization, hides out in the home of his friend Razumov (Pierre Fresnay). Not wishing to be arrested himself Read More

1936
Helene

Actors: Madeleine Renaud, Helena Manson, Constant Remy, Jean-Louis Barrault

Synopsis: Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of Read More

1936
Drôle de Drame

Actors: Michel Simon, Françoise Rosay, Louis Jouvet, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nadine Vogel

Synopsis: In a comedy-farce that runs from black humor to slapstick, this story is one in which a mystery writer is caught unawares by his cousin, a vicar, who shows up unannounced for a visit. Since the servants have just walked out, the writer's wife hides out from the vicar, taking care of the cooking Read More

1936
Abel Gance's Beethoven

Actors: Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Jany Holt, Roger Blin, Jean Debucourt

Synopsis: This fascinating biography chronicles the years in which the master composer began to lose his hearing. The director's use of sound to represent Beethoven's affliction is notable. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1936
Jenny

Actors: Charles Vanel, Françoise Rosay, Lisette Lanvin, Albert Prejean

Synopsis: Marcel Carne's first film as director -- one of seven collaborations with screenwriter Jacques Prevert -- was this average crime story. Francoise Rosay stars as Jenny, who manages a sleazy nightclub owned by the nasty Benoit (Charles Vanel). Jenny runs afoul of Benoit, as well as her own daughter (Lisette Lanvin Read More

1936
À Nous Deux Madame La Vie

Actors: André Luguet, Jean-Louis Barrault

1936
Mademoiselle Docteur

Actors: Dita Parlo, Viviane Romance, Pierre Blanchar, Pierre Fresnay, Louis Jouvet, Charles Dullin

1936
Les Beaux Jours

Actors: Jean-Louis Barrault, Simone Simon, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Catherine Fontenay, Raymond Rouleau

Synopsis: Released in the U.S. as Happy Days, Les Beaux Jours was Simone Simon's last French vehicle before she launched the Hollywood phase of her career. The story revolves around the lives and loves of a group of attractive young Parisian students. The most attractive, of course, is our girl Simon, who Read More

1935

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