Roger PigautFilmography

Le Guêpier

Crew: Director

Actors: Claude Brasseur, Marthe Keller, Gabriele Ferzetti, John Steiner

Synopsis: In this caper film, two separate individuals become embroiled in a search for a courier's illegal million-dollar haul. They wind up sharing the loot, and during the ensuing chase, the various factions searching for the money kill themselves off, leaving the duo happily well-off. ~ Clarke Fountain Read More

Trois Milliards Sans Ascenseur

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Serge Reggiani, Michel Bouquet, Françoise Rosay, Amidou

Synopsis: Double and triple crosses complicate the lives of the amiable villains of this French crime-caper film. The story concerns a group of people living in a blue-collar neighborhood which is being demolished for a new office and housing development. In order to save their neighborhood, they get Read More

Comptes a Rebours

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Charles Vanel, Michel Bouquet

Synopsis: Nolan (Serge Reggiani) was set up to take the fall for a crime committed by his whole gang, and as a result, his brother is dead and he is forced to do a stint in prison. Nolan comes out of prison looking for his former compatriots, and not just to shake their hands. He runs into an old Read More

Catherine

Actors: Olga Georges-Picot, Roger Van Hool, Claude Brasseur, Roger Pigaut, André Pousse

Synopsis: Catherine (Olga-George Picot) uses her feminine wiles to survive when enemy hordes attack Paris and kill her lover. The new chief desires her for his own, but she spurns his advances long enough to consort with rebels to plan her escape. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide Read More

Angelique et le Sultan

Actors: Michele Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Pascal, Roger Pigaut, Renato de Carmine

Synopsis: A pretty lady in waiting from the court of King Louis XIV is sold to an evil Sultan. Angelique (Michele Mercier) is separated from her husband and suffers the indignities of sexual assault. She manages to survive until her husband (Robert Hossein) comes to her rescue. Although the Sultan's Read More

Mayerling

Actors: Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner, James Robertson Justice

Synopsis: This romantic tragedy concerns the Archduke Rudolf (Omar Sharif) and his mistress, the Baroness Maria Vetsera (Catherine Deneuve), and their untimely demise at Mayerling, the sight of the Austrian royal family's hunting lodge. Rudolf verbally spars with his father Emperor Franz-Josef (James Mason) Read More

Indomptable Angelique

Actors: Michele Mercier, Robert Hossein, Roger Pigaut

La jeune morte

Crew: Director

Terreur Sur La Savane

Actors: Nicole Courcel, Roger Pigaut, Jean Lefebvre

Le Cerf Volant Du Bout Du Monde

Crew: Director

Actors: Charles Vissieres

Synopsis: Le Ceft-Volant du Rout du Monde (The Kite From Across the World) strikes a blow for East-West détente. When a fancy Chinese kite lands in Paris, two street gangs fight over its possession. In the ensuing melee, the kite's tail is detached, falling into the hands of a wide-eyed young urchin. Tied Read More

Napoléon

Actors: Raymond Pellegrin, Daniel Gélin, Sacha Guitry, Michèle Morgan, Jean-Pierre Aumont

Synopsis: Showing no signs of slowing down in his 70th year, Sacha Guitry served as director and writer of the lavish historical epic Napoleon, and also costarred as Talleyrand. It is now hard to assess the quality of the film, since most American prints are severely edited, and the color photography Read More

Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio

Actors: Georges Marchal, Gianna Maria Canale, Roger Pigaut, Henri Guisol

Synopsis: The English-language title of this European costume epic alternated between Theodora, Byzantine Empress and Theodora, Slave Empress. Gianna-Maria Canale stars as Theodora, the Egyptian dancing girl who wins the heart of Roman emperor Justinian (Georges Marchal). Many historical accounts indicate Read More

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

Actors: Jean Marais, Lia Amanda, Roger Pigaut, Daniel Ivernel, Folco Lulli, Jacques Castelot

Synopsis: This French/Italian adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo began as a two-part film, the entire project running well over three hours. Only the second portion of the film was seen in America, and it is this half that currently carries the title of the Dumas original. Safely escaped Read More

La Caraque Blonde

Actors: Tilda Thamar, Roger Pigaut, Gerard Landry

Synopsis: Jacqueline Audry, the director of the 1948 hit Gigi, called the shots on 1954's La Caraque Blonde (The Blonde Gypsy). Tilda Thamar plays the title character, a voluptuous golden-haired gypsy lass named Myra. Rising to fame as a dancer, Myra soon finds herself trapped by her celebrity. She decides Read More

La Plus Belle Des Vies

Actors: Roger Pigaut

Synopsis: The title of this French drama translates to The Most Beautiful Life. That "life" is the teaching profession, as practiced by the film's protagonist, played by Jean-Pierre Kerien. In the company of his wife Claire Maffei, Kerien decides to accept a government-financed position in French West Read More

La Lumière D'En Face

Actors: Raymond Pellegrin, Roger Pigaut, Brigitte Bardot, Jean Debucourt, Claude Romain

Synopsis: Brigitte Bardot is the sensual gamine once more in Light Across the Street. She pouts and purrs her way through a romantic triangle involving herself, her injured truck driver husband, and a handsome interloper. The fun comes crashing to a halt when murder is committed. Released in France as La Read More

La Maison Dans La Dune

Actors: Ginette Leclerc, Jean Chevrier, Roger Pigaut

Synopsis: Roger Pigaut plays Sylvain, a tobacco smuggler working the border between France and Belgium. Sylvain lives with sexy bar hostess Germaine, played by the formidable Ginette Leclerc. Trouble begins brewing when a customs inspector, bound and determined to catch Sylvain in the act, falls in love Read More

L'Agonie Des Aigles

Actors: Roger Pigaut, Noël Roquevert, Rognoni

Un Sourire Dans La Tempete

Actors: Richard Ney, Roger Pigaut, Michele Martin, Jean-Pierre Kerien

Synopsis: Un Sourire dans la Tempete was filmed in the snowy wastes of Alaska. The "dramatis personae" consists of three men (J. P. Kerien, Richard Ney and Roger Pigaut) and one woman (Michelle Martin). Rivalry over the woman's affections leads to a potentially explosive situation. The tension does not Read More

La Peau D'Un Homme

Actors: Roger Pigaut, Pierre Larquey, Yves Deniaud, Collette Ripert

Rapide De Nuit

Actors: Sophie Desmarets, Jane Marken [Jeanne], Roger Pigaut, Maurice Teynac

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

Cartouche Roi De Paris

Actors: Roger Pigaut, Renee Devillers, Jean Davy, Lucien Nat

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

Les Freres Bouquinquant

Actors: Roger Pigaut, Albert Prejean, Madeleine Robinson, Jean Vilar

Les Condamnes

Actors: Yvonne Printemps, Marguerite Pierry, Pierre Fresnay, Roger Pigaut

Antoine et Antoinette

Actors: Roger Pigaut, Claire Mafféi, Noël Roquevert, Annette Poivre

Synopsis: Jacques Becker's Antoine et Antoinette bears echoes of the early-talkie Rene Clair classic Le Million. Roger Pigaut plays Antoine, a foreman in a bookbinding factory, while Claire Maffei portrays his salesgirl wife Antoinette. The story gets under way when a valuable lottery ticket is lost 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

L'Invite De La Onzieme Heure

Actors: Blanchette Brunoy, Jean Tissier, Roger Pigaut

Synopsis: Also known as The Eleventh Hour Guest, this French romantic drama is a vehicle for up-and-coming Gallic star Jean Tissier. Posing as a detective, hotshot journalist Tessier crashes a weekend party held by a famous atomic scientist. When the party's host turns up dead, everyone is placed under Read More

Nuits D'Alerte

Actors: Hélène Perdrière, Philippe Hersent, Roger Pigaut, Simone Cerdan

Douce

Actors: Odette Joyeux, Marguerite Moreno, Roger Pigaut, Jean Debucourt, Madeleine Robinson

Synopsis: Filmed in 1943, Autant-Lara's Douce (English title: Love Story) made it to American screens six years later. Overshadowed by his later works, Douce nonetheless has much to offer for the director's legions of devotees. The title character, played by Odette Joyeaux, is a young girl of wealth growing Read More

Retour De Flamme

Actors: Renée Saint-Cyr, Denise Grey, Roger Pigaut