1974, Film: "Les seins de glace"

The French police film "Les seins de glace" ("Icy Breasts") was released in 1974. The film, produced by Raymond Danon and Jacques Dorfmann was directed by Georges Lautner. The scenario by Georges Lautner was based on the novel "Someone Is Bleeding" by Richard Matheson (1953). Main stars are Alain Delon, Mireille Darc and Claude Brasseur. The music was composed by Philippe Sarde.

Synopsis
A french widow Peggy (Mireille Darc) meets the writer François Rollin (Claude Brasseur)...

Main cast

• Alain Delon as Marc Rilson
• Mireille Darc as Peggy
• Claude Brasseur as François Rollin
• André Falcon as Commissioner Garnier
• Nicoletta Machiavelli as Mrs. Rilson
• Emilio Messina as Steig
• Fiore Altoviti as Denis Wilson
• Michel Peyrelon as Albert

Mireille Darc as Peggy, Claude Brasseur as François Rollin and
Alain Delon as Marc Rilson

Alain Delon as Marc Rilson and Claude Brasseur as François Rollin

Alain Delon as Marc Rilson and Mireille Darc as Peggy

1963, Film: “Pouic-Pouic”

The French comedy film "Pouic-Pouic" was released on 20 November 1963 in France. The film, directed by Jean Girault, was written by himself and Jacques Vilfrid based on their play from 1952. Main stars are Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier and Mireille Darc as his daughter Patricia Monestier. The music was composed by Jean-Michel Defaye.

Synopsis

Léonard Monestier (Louis de Funès) has made his fortune trading on the stock exchange. His wife Cynthia (Jacqueline Maillan) almost bankrupts him by selling some of his shares to buy an oil concession. Monestier decides to sell the concession to an admirer of his daughter Patricia (Mireille Darc)...

Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier

Mireille Darc as Patricia Monestier

Jacqueline Maillan as Cynthia Monestier

Main cast

• Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier
• Mireille Darc as Patricia Monestier
• Roger Dumas as Paul Monestier
• Jacqueline Maillan as Cynthia Monestier
• Christian Marin as Charles
• Philippe Nicaud as Simon Guilbaud
• Guy Tréjan as Antoine Brévin
• Daniel Ceccaldi as Pedro Caselli

Guy Tréjan as Antoine Brévin, Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier
and Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier

Mireille Darc as Patricia Monestier, Roger Dumas as Paul Monestier,
Philippe Nicaud as Simon Guilbaud and Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier

Trivia

• The title refers to the favourite rooster of Cynthia Monestier (Jacqueline Maillan) called Pouic-Pouic.
• In the original play in 1952 Louis de Funès played the butler, in the film interpreted by Christian Marin as Charles.
• This film is the first collaboration between Louis de Funès and Jean Girault. More than ten films followed, including the Gendarme series.

"Pouic-Pouic" Trailer

1972, Film: "Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire"

The French comedy / crime film "Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire" was released on 6 December 1972 in France. The film was directed by Yves Robert and written by Francis Veber. Main stars are Pierre Richard as the pianist François Perrin, Jean Rochefort as Colonel Louis Toulouse, Bernard Blier as Colonel Bernard Milan and Mireille Darc as Christine. The music was composed by Vladimir Cosma. In 1974 a sequel, "Le Retour du Grand Blond", was released. An American remake with Tom Hanks, "The Man with One Red Shoe", was made in 1985.

Synopsis

Colonel Bernard Milan (Bernard Blier) is the second-in-command of France's Counter-Espionage department. He plans to discredit his chief Colonel Louis Toulouse (Jean Rochefort) so that he can replace him. Toulouse himself suspects Milan so he hatches a plot to deal with him making him believe he contacted a master spy who will expose Milan's treachery. However the master spy is a random person wearing one brown and one black shoe, François Perrin (Pierre Richard) at the airport...

Pierre Richard as François Perrin

Jean Rochefort as Colonel Louis Toulouse

Mireille Darc as Christine

Bernard Blier as Colonel Bernard Milan

Main cast

• Pierre Richard as François Perrin
• Bernard Blier as Colonel Bernard Milan
• Jean Rochefort as Colonel Louis Toulouse
• Mireille Darc as Christine
• Tania Balachova as The mother of Louis Toulouse
• Jean Carmet as Maurice Lefebvre
• Colette Castel as Paulette Lefebvre
• Paul Le Person as Perrache
• Jean Obé as Botrel
• Robert Castel as Georghiu
• Jean Saudray as Poucet
• Roger Caccia as Mr. Boudart
• Arlette Balkis as Mrs. Boudart
• Robert Dalban as The False Deliveryman
• Jean Bouise as The Minister

Pierre Richard as François Perrin and Mireille Darc as Christine

Jean Rochefort as Colonel Louis Toulouse and Paul Le Person as Perrache

Jean Carmet as Maurice Lefebvre and Bernard Blier as Colonel Bernard Milan

Mireille Darc as Christine

Awards

• Siver Bear for Yves Robert at the Berlin International Film Festival, Germany, 1973
• Golden Screen, Germany, 1976
• NBR Award Top Foreign Films at the National Board of Review, USA, 1973

"Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire" Trailer

1977, Film: “Mort d'un pourri”

The French crime-thriller "Mort d'un pourri" (“Death of a Corrupt Man”) is released on 7 December 1977. The film was directed by Georges Lautner with a script by Michel Audiard based on the novel with the same title by Raf Vallet (Jean Laborde) from 1973. Main stars are Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran, Mireille Darc, Maurice Ronet, Michel Aumont and Klaus Kinski. “Mort d'un pourri” was nominated for two Césars in 1978, Best Actor: Alain Delon and Best Sreenplay: Michel Audiard.

Synopsis

Member of Parliament Philippe Dubaye (Maurice Ronet) wakes up his old friend Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal (Alain Delon) in the middle of the night with rather disturbing news: he just killed the racketeer Serrano...

Stéphane Audran, Maurice Ronet and Alain Delon

Michel Aumont and Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Klaus Kinski

Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti and Alain Delon

Ornella Muti, Alain Delon and Jean Bouise

Main Cast

• Alain Delon as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
• Ornella Muti as Valérie
• Stéphane Audran as Christiane
• Mireille Darc as Françoise
• Maurice Ronet as Philippe Dubaye
• Michel Aumont as Commissaire Moreau
• Jean Bouise as Commissaire Pernais
• Daniel Ceccaldi as Lucien Lacor
• Julien Guiomar as Fondari
• Klaus Kinski as Nicolas Tomski
• François Chaumette as Lansac
• Xavier Depraz as Marcel
• Henri Virlojeux as Paul
• Colette Duval as La secrétaire de Serrano

"Mort d'un pourri" Trailer (1977)