Jean-Pierre Cassel
10 titles
Filmography
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Alice
(1982)Lewis Carroll's colourful characters from his classic tale of fantasy, 'Alice in Wonderland' reappear in a very different and highly original from in 'Alice' a musical fantasy filmed in Warsaw, Poland and Marseilles. Illusion mingles with reality in the contemporary story of a young woman who witnesses what appears to be an assassination attempt on a young man jogging through a park.

Army of Shadows
(1969)Long underappreciated and unseen, this tragic masterpiece—Jean-Pierre Melville’s most personal film, based on a novel by Joseph Kessel—recounts the struggles and sacrifices of those who fought in the French Resistance. Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Simone Signoret star as intrepid underground fighters in an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of insurmountable odds.

Is Paris Burning?
(1966)A German general is ordered by Hitler to destroy Paris if it is in danger of being recaptured by the Allies.

The Maid
(1991)A man goes off to Paris to start his new job at a bank. When he falls in love with a beautiful woman, he decides to work as her maid -- until he discovers she not only is his boss, but his colleague at the bank.

Malpertuis
(1972)Adapted from a celebrated novel by 'the Belgian Edgar Allen Poe', Jean Ray, Harry Kümel's film sees a young sailor return to his family home Malpertuis - a labyrinthine mansion of endless corridors and secret chambers - to find it rife with intrigue. Ailing uncle Cassavius (Orson Welles) has pledged to divide his estate to his heirs, but only if they promise to never again leave the house.

That Lucky Touch
(1975)A pacifist newswoman covering a NATO meeting becomes entangled with her neighbor, an international arms dealer.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
(1972)In Luis Bunuel's satiric, Oscar-winning masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

Asterix at the Olympic Games
(2008)Astérix and Obélix of Gaul have entered the Olympic games to help their friend marry a princess but they'll first have to beat the Greeks and Romans.

Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)Lauren Bacall and Sean Connery star in this classic Christie adaptation. Hercule Poirot's incredible sleuthing skills are needed to investigate a murder on the Orient Express.

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(1965)Sabotage efforts damage an international air race.