Jean MuratFilmography

Born:: July 13, 1888 in Perigueux, France
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: After serving in WWI as a news correspondent, Jean Murat began an acting career, making his first movie appearance in 1922. Even in his forties, Murat retained the youthful leading man looks that had vaulted him to stardom. He was particularly well served by his roles in Feyder's La Kermesse Heroique...Read More

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Il Ponte dei Sospiri

1965
Les Sept Péchés Capitaux

Actors: Jacques Charrier, Marie-José Nat, Eddie Constantine, Nicole Mirel, Dany Saval, Marina Vlady, Claude Brasseur

Synopsis: The seven major sins receive treatment from some of France's greatest directors in this lively portmanteau. "Anger" by Dhomme, chronicles a single horrific day when every bowl of soup in France is found to contain a fly. This causes a devastating nationwide revolt. "Envy" by Molinaro tells the Read More

1962
It Happened in Athens

Actors: Jayne Mansfield, Trax Colton, Maria Xenia, Lili Valenty, Bob Mathias, Nico Minardos

Synopsis: This drama, based on a true story, chronicles the exploits of a gorgeous Greek actress who decrees that she will marry the winner of the 26-mile marathon at the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens. It will be the first time the race has been run in 2,672 years. The actress does this because she is sure Read More

1962
The Red Cloak

Synopsis: Wearing the title garment, a daring night rider sets off to get revenge upon the wicked, avaricious magistrate responsible for murdering his father and keeping his neighbors in poverty. This Italian chronicle of his exciting exploits is set in Pisa during the 1500s. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Read More

1961
I Piacieri del Sabato Notte

Actors: Jean Valerie, Andreina Pagnani, Roberto Risso, Pierre Brice

Synopsis: This conventional, unimaginative drama is about a coterie of "ladies of the evening" who get themselves embroiled in a cover-up that results in murder and suicide. Life seems to be proceeding as normal until one of the hookers has an elderly client die on her. The women rightly deduce that if Read More

1960
Le Vent Se Leve

Actors: Curd Jürgens, Mylène Demongeot, Alain Saury, Daniel Sorano, Pierre Collet

Synopsis: In this drama, a freighter captain's family suffers financial difficulties. To help them, he involves himself in a plot to destroy his ship so they can collect the insurance money. They plan to destroy the vessel by loading it with a time bomb and then sailing it into an active mine field. En Read More

1/28/59
Der Fuchs von Paris

Actors: Marianne Koch, Hardy Kruger, Martin Held, Jean Murat

Synopsis: Der Fuchs von Paris (The Fox of Paris) is set in Paris, not long after the Allied invasion of the continent in 1944. Hardy Kruger stars as Captain Eustenwerth, a German officer who turns his back on the losing Nazi cause and joins the Resistance. In a similar vein, General Quade (Martin Held) Read More

1957
Paris Holiday

Actors: Bob Hope, Fernandel, Anita Ekberg, Martha Hyer, Preston Sturges

Synopsis: Two of filmdom's finest farceurs--Hollywood's Bob Hope and France's Fernandel--are teamed in the location-filmed Paris Holiday. Since Hope coauthored the script, however, guess which actor has the largest part. Cast more or less as himself, Hope plays an American comedian who comes to Paris to Read More

1957
L'Amant de Lady Chatterley

Actors: Danielle Darrieux, Erno Crisa, Leo Genn, Jean Murat, Berthe Tissen

Synopsis: It took over thirty years for D. H. Lawrence's "forbidden" novel Lady Chatterly's Lover to make it to the big screen, courtesy of director Marc Allegret. Updated to the 1950s, the film stars Danielle Darrieux as Lady Constance Chatterly, comfortably married to wealthy invalid Lord Clifford Read More

1955
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
Alerte au sud

Actors: Jean Pascal, Gianna Maria Canale, Peter Van Eyck, Lia Amanda

Synopsis: Though his services as a director were no longer required in the 1950s, Erich Von Stroheim kept busy as an actor, especially in the French film industry. Alerte au Sud (Alert in the South) top-bills Von Stroheim as a demented German general who refuses to concede that WW II is over and who Read More

12/25/53
La Nuit Est A Nous

Actors: Simone Renant, Jean Danet, Jean Murat

1953
On the Riviera

Actors: Danny Kaye, Gene Tierney, Corinne Calvet, Marcel Dalio, Jean Murat, Sig Rumann

Synopsis: On the Riviera is a remake of 1941's Weekend in Havana, which in turn was a remake of 1934's Folies Bergere. The plot remains the same in all three incarnations: for business purposes, a nightclub entertainer is coerced into posing as his look-alike, a powerful financier/aviator. This time it's Danny Kaye Read More

1951
Rich, Young and Pretty

Actors: Jane Powell, Danielle Darrieux, Wendell Corey, Vic Damone, Fernando Lamas

Synopsis: Rich, Young and Pretty succinctly describes Jane Powell, the heroine of this frothy MGM musical. Vacationing in Paris with her father, Jim Stauton Rogers (Wendell Corey) -- a cattle baron-turned-politician, Elizabeth Rogers (Powell) falls in love with handsome Andre Milan (Vic Damone, in his film Read More

1951
Les Aventuriers De L'Air

Actors: Ginette Leclerc, Elina Labourdette, Jean Murat

1950
Bagarres

Actors: Maria Casarés, Orane Demazis, Roger Pigaut, Jean Murat

Synopsis: One suspects that the torrid melodrama The Wench had a somewhat stronger title when it was first released in France. The title character, played by Maria Casares, is a cook/housemaid named Carmelle. Hired by wealthy, unmarried farmer Rabasse (Jean Brochard), Carmelle keeps her employer at arm's Read More

1948
Christine Se Marie

Actors: Huguette Duflos, Jean Murat, Saturnin Fabre

1945
L'Eternel Retour

Actors: Jean Marais, Madeleine Sologne, Jean Murat, Yvonne de Bray, Junie Astor

Synopsis: Eternal Return (L'Eternel Retour) translates the Tristan and Isolde legend into contemporary (e.g. 1939) terms. The Tristan counterpart, Patrice (Jean Marais), falls in love with the modern-day Isolde, named Nathalie. Actually he has fallen for two Nathalies: when Nathalie I (Madeleine Sologne) Read More

1943
La Femme Perdue

Actors: Renée Saint-Cyr, Roger Duchesne, Jean Murat

1942
La Chevre D'Or

Actors: Yvette Lebon, Jean Murat

1942
Six Petites Filles En Blanc

Actors: Janine Darcey, Jean Murat, Henri Guisol

1941
Les Hommes Sans Peur

Actors: Madeleine Sologne, Claude Dauphin, Jean Murat

1941
Mademoiselle Swing

Actors: Elvire Popesco, Jean Murat

1941
J'etais Une Aventuriere

Actors: Edwige Feuillère, Marguerite Moreno, Jean Murat, Jean Max

Synopsis: Edwige Feuillere stars as a glamorous "adventuriere" whose specialty is passing of phony jewels as the genuine article to her gullible male companions. Her partners in crime are Jean Max and Jean Tissier, rather likeable fellows despite their larcenous souls. Eventually, Feuillere parts company Read More

1938
Generals without Buttons

Actors: Jean Murat, Saturnin Fabre, Marcel Mouloudji

Synopsis: Originally released as La Guerre des Boutons, this French social satire was adapted from the 1912 novel by Louis Pergaud. The story takes place in two farming villages, where a feud has raged for several hundred years. The crux of the problem has to do with the weather: one village continually Read More

1938
Le Capitaine Benoit

Actors: Mireille Balin, Madeleine Robinson, Jean Murat, Jean Mercanton

1938
Le Pere Lebonnard

Actors: Ruggero Ruggeri, Madeleine Sologne, Pierre Brasseur, Jean Murat

1938
Aloha Le Chant Des Iles

Actors: Arletty, Jean Murat, Daniele Parola, André Alerme

1937
Troika Sur La Piste Blanche

Actors: Jany Holt, Jean Murat, Charles Vanel

1937
Nuits De Princes

Actors: Marina Schubert, Jean Murat, Fernand Fabre

1937
L'Homme à Abattre

Actors: Viviane Romance, Madeleine Robinson, Jean Murat, Jules Berry

1936
Second Bureau

Actors: Jean Murat, Vera Korene, Janine Crispin

Synopsis: In this espionage romance, a French spy and a German agent fall in love and marry. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1936
Anne-Marie

Actors: Annabella, Valentine Camax, Pierre Richard-Willm, Jean Murat, Abel Jacquin, Pierre Labry

Synopsis: In this French drama, a daring young woman falls in love with a strange inventor. She is quite the adventuress and has five handsome young pilots teach her to fly. They are contemptuous of the mousy inventor until the impetuous lass takes off by herself in a plane to set a record and ends up lost Read More

1936
Les Mutines De L'Elseneur

Actors: Jean Murat, André Berley, Maurice Lagrenee

1936
La Guerre Des Gosses

Actors: Jean Murat, Rognoni, Saturnin Fabre, Serge Grave

Synopsis: A popular and frequently filmed novel by Louis Pergaud was the source for La Guerre des Gosses (Kids' War). The story is predicated on a centuries-old feud between the villages of Longeverne and Velrans. The main bone of contention is the weather: the citizens of Longeverne pray for rain for their Read More

1936
Deuxieme Bureau

Actors: Viviane Romance, Jean Murat, Janine Crispin, Vera Korene, Jean Max, Pierre Alcover

Synopsis: Based on a novel by Charles Robert Dumas, Deuxieme Bureau is another espionager of the "Mata Hari" and "Fraulein Doktor" school. Vera Korine stars as Erna Flieder, notorious female spy of the WWI era. Though she seemingly has ice water in her veins, Erna forgets all about her mission in life when Read More

1935
La Sonnette D'Alarme

Actors: Josette Day, Marguerite Pierry, Jean Murat

1935
La Kermesse Héroïque

Actors: Françoise Rosay, Jean Murat, Louis Jouvet, Lyne Clévers, André Alerme, Micheline Cheirel

Synopsis: Released in France as La Kermesse Heroique, Carnival in Flanders is set during the long-ago war between the Dutch and Spanish. A tiny village in Flanders is invaded by Spanish troops. The townsfolk have heard of Spanish cruelties in other towns, and decide to deflect the vanquishers by playing Read More

1935
Dactylo Se Marie

Actors: Marie Glory, Mady Berry, Jean Murat, Armand Bernard

1934
Le Secret Des Woronzeff

Actors: Brigitte Helm, Madeleine Ozeray, Jean Murat, Vladimir Sokoloff

1934
L'Homme à L'Hispano

Actors: Marie Bell, Jean Murat, George Grossmith

1933
On Demande Compagnon

Actors: Annabella, Jean Murat, Jose Noguero

1933
La Chatelaine Du Liban

Actors: Jean Murat, George Grossmith

1933
Un Certain Monsieur Grant

Actors: Germaine Aussey, Olga Tschechowa, Rosine Derean, Hermann Speelmans, Jean Murat, Hans Albers, Albert Basserman, Jean Galland, Karin Hardt

Synopsis: A Certain Mr. Gran is the English-language title of this fast-paced espionage drama. Things literally start with a bang when a car is forced off an Alpine road and the driver is killed in a fiery crash. The assailant grabs a suitcase stuffed with secret papers from the wreckage, and the chase is Read More

1933
Mademoiselle Josette Ma Femme

Actors: Annabella, Edith Mera, Jean Murat

1933
Le Dernier Choc

Actors: Vanah Yami, Daniele Parola, Jean Murat

Synopsis: This French seafaring melodrama was released in English-speaking countries as The Last Blow. Jean Murat stars as a cargo-boat skipper who holds his wife (Danielle Parcia) in a grip of terror thanks to his baseless jealousy. Taking charge of a new boat, the skipper is unaware that his wife has Read More

1932
Stupefiants

Actors: Jean Murat, Daniele Parola, Jeanne-Marie Laurent, Jean Worms, Jean Mercanton, Raoul Aslan

1932
Le Vainqueur

Actors: Jean Murat, Pierre Brasseur

1932
I.F.1 Ne Repond Plus

Actors: Daniele Parola, Charles Boyer, Jean Murat, Pierre Brasseur

1932
Paris Mediterranee

Actors: Annabella, Jean Murat, Jose Noguero

1931
Le Capitaine Craddock

Actors: Alice Tissot, Jean Murat, Paul Ollivier

1931
Dactylo

Actors: Marie Glory, Jean Murat, Armand Bernard

1931
77 Rue Chalgrin

Actors: Jean Murat, Leon Bary

Synopsis: Filmed in England, the French-language 77 Rue Chalgrin was based on a stage melodrama by British playwright Walter Hackett. While the owner of a London townhouse is on a tour of Africa, a crook moves in and transforms the house into a seamy gambling den. One evening, a gorgeous young lady enters Read More

1931
Un Trou Dans Le Mur

Actors: Dolly Davis, Jean Murat, Marguerite Moreno, Pierre Brasseur, Leon Belieres

Synopsis: Un Trou dans le Muir (The Hole In the Wall) is based on the play by Yves Mirande. The plot is set in motion by the discovery of an ancient document, indicating that a doomed nobleman during the French Revolution had hidden a fortune in gold within a wall in his palace. Keeping this information to Read More

1930
La Folle Aventure

Actors: Marie Bell, Marie Glory, Jean Murat, Jim Gérald

1930
La Femme D'Une Nuit

Actors: Francesca Bertini, Marion Gerth, Jean Murat, Georges Treville

1930
L'Evadee

Actors: Marcella Albani, Jean Murat, Maurice de Canonge

1929
Escaped From Hell

Actors: Jean Murat

Synopsis: The German-Russian co-production Escaped from Hell contained elements common to such previous tales of injustice as Les Miserables and Count of Monte Cristo. Unjustly sentenced to a brutal French penal colony, young socialite Jean Murat tries to make the best of a bad situation. But when things Read More

1929
Venus

Actors: Constance Talmadge, André Roanne, Jean Murat, Max Maxudian

Synopsis: In her last silent film -- and her last film, period -- Constance Talmadge stars as the fabulously wealthy Princess Beatrice Doriani. While taking a cruise on her private yacht "Venus," Beatrice unwittingly inspires Captain Franqueville (Jean Murat) to fight a duel over her honor. Franqueville Read More

1929
La Divine Croisiere

Actors: Suzanne Christy, Jean Murat, Thomy Bourdelle

Synopsis: The first of Julien Duvivier's four directorial efforts of 1929 was the mystical drama The Divine Cruise (La Divine Croisiere). Although the dilapidated sailing vessel Cordiliere is hardly seaworthy, it is ordered back in commission by its greedy owner. Fearing for their lives, the crew members Read More

1928
Duel

Actors: Mady Christians, Gabriel Gabrio, Jean Murat

1928
L'Eau Du Nil

Actors: Lee Parry, Jean Murat, Maxudian

1928
L'Equipage

Actors: Claire de Lorez, Georges Charlia, Jean Dax, Pierre de Guingand

Synopsis: This first film version of Joseph Kessel's wartime novel L'Equipage was adapted for the screen by its director, Maurice Tourneur. The story focuses on the exploits of a French flying squadron, commandeered by lieutenant Jean Dax. A hothead and a nonconformist, Dax is roundly disliked by everyone Read More

1928
La Grande Epreuve

Actors: Maxime des Jardins, Jean Murat

Synopsis: Although the title translates as The Big Trial, La Grande Epreuve was released in Great Britain as The Soul of France. Based on a novel by Georges La Faure, the plot focuses on two brothers, one an army officer, the other a fugitive from justice. When WWI breaks out, the two brothers are Read More

1928
La Nuit Est à Nous

Actors: Marie Bell, Jim Gérald, Henry Roussell, Jean Murat

Synopsis: Also known as La Nuit, this early talkie was filmed in both French and German-language versions, a common (if expensive) practice at the time. Henry Roussell directed the French version and played a supporting role, while Carl Froehlich (the producer) helmed the German version. Both adaptations Read More

1927
La Proie du Vent

Actors: Sandra Milovanoff, Charles Vanel, Jean Murat

1926
Carmen

Actors: Raquel Meller, Louis Lerch, Gaston Modot

Synopsis: The oft-filmed Prosper Merimee novel Carmen was again committed to celluloid in 1926, this time under the skilled hand of French director Jacques Feyder. Raquel Miller plays the title character, an unbridled gypsy girl fated to bring about the ruin of herself and her soldier lover Don José (Louis Lerch Read More

1926
Les Fiancailles Rouges

Actors: Dolly Davis, Jean Murat, Thomy Bourdelle

1926
Le Roi De La Pedale

Actors: Jean Murat, Blanche Montel

1925
L'Autre Aile

Actors: Jean Murat, Charles Vanel

1924
La Galerie Des Monstres

Actors: Lois Moran, Jaque Catelain, Jean Murat

1924
Le Stigmate

Actors: Jean Murat

1924
Souvent Femme Varie

Actors: Claude France, Jean Murat

1923

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