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Marcel Achard

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Marcel Achard

Born July 5, 1899 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, FranceDied September 4, 197442 films

Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades. He was elected to the Académie française in 1959. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marcel Achard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Earrings of Madame de... posterFirst watchThe Earrings of Madame de...19537.5In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have…View film

Essential films

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A Shot in the Dark poster7.2A Shot in the Dark1964

Filmography

42 films
  1. 1991The IdiotTheatre Play
  2. 1982Jean de la luneAuthor
  3. 1982PatateWriter
  4. 1980A bolond lányWriter
  5. 1978IdiotkaTheatre Play
  6. 1977La BagatelleAuthor
  7. 1976DominoTheatre Play
  8. 1974PétrusWriter
  9. 1972Noix de cocoAuthor
  10. 1967DominoTheatre Play
  11. 1964Friends of the familyScreenplay
  12. 1964A Shot in the DarkTheatre Play
  13. 1961Famous Love AffairsDialogue
  14. 1961Zeit des GlücksWriter
  15. 1958A Woman Like SatanWriter
  16. 1957La GarçonneWriter
  17. 1957Que les hommes sont bêtesWriter
  18. 1956The Country I Come FromWriter
  19. 1955Girl on the Third FloorDialogue
  20. 1954Mademoiselle NitoucheWriter
  21. 1954StormWriter
  22. 1953The Earrings of Madame de...Dialogue
  23. 1947Meet Me at DawnStory
  24. 1946PétrusScreenplay
  25. 1946LunegardeScreenplay
  26. 1944TwilightWriter
  27. 1944The Little Ones of the Flower PlatformScreenplay
  28. 1943DominoWriter
  29. 1943The Heart of a NationWriter
  30. 1942AlibiStory
  31. 1940The Lady in QuestionStory
  32. 1939The DeserterScreenplay
  33. 1938The Strange Monsieur VictorWriter
  34. 1937AlibiWriter
  35. 1937Naples Under the Kiss of FireWriter
  36. 1937Under Secret OrdersAdaptation
  37. 1937Heart of ParisScreenplay
  38. 1937The MessengerWriter
  39. 1936MayerlingScreenplay
  40. 1935Folies BergèreWriter
  41. 1932The Beautiful SailorWriter
  42. 1931Jean of the MoonWriter