Act of Love 1953   N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Dany Robin, Barbara Laage, Gabrielle Dorziat, Gregoire Aslan, Brigitte Bardot, Fernand Ledoux, Richard Benedict, Serge Reggiani
A lonely G.I., Robert Teller (Kirk Douglas), meets and falls in love with a poor Parisian girl (Dany Robin) during 1944. The romance seems a lost cause when Teller receives orders out of Paris. 1 User Review
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| | 02/14/2007 | This movie is virtually a true story as it has happened many times over in so many
places around the world. Not only where American GI's are stationed but many
other foreign troops for that matter. There is always the typical obstacles such
as permission from the C.O, host government, red tape, language, culture, etc.
This is a must see. Very enjoyable inspite of its unfortunate tragic end. |
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Agent 38-24-36 1964  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: The Ravishing Idiot
The Warm-Blooded Spy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Perkins, Gregoire Aslan, Andre Luguet, Charles Millot, Helene Dieudonne, Denise Provence, Jacques Monod, Jean-Marc Tennberg, Hans Verner
Penelope (Brigitte Bardot) is a beautician working for the wife of the British security chief. Russian-born Harry (Anthony Perkins) has lost his job at the Bank of England and takes up with a Russian spy–a friend of Harry's father. Harry is also infatuated with Penelope. When Harry joins a scheme to steal British secrets, which have been faked to trap the spies, the fun begins.
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Caroline and the Rebels 1955 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Jean Devaivre
Cast: Jean-Claude Pascal, Jacques Dacqmine, Sophie Desmarets, Georges Descrieres, Brigitte Bardot, Magali Noel, Daniel Ceccaldi, Robert Dalban, Jean Galland, Jean Debucourt
This romantic adventure follows Juan (Jean-Claude Pascal) in his sexual exploits across Europe during the Napoleonic Wars. Brigitte Bardot plays one of his conquests. Censored prior to U.S. release, this is the third film of a series that formerly had Caroline as the heroine, but now her son (Juan) carries on the adventures.
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Come Dance with Me! 1959 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Michel Boisrond
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams, Dario Moreno, Georges Descrieres, Serge Gainsbourg, Paul Frankeur, Philippe Nicaud, Joyce Johnson, Maria Pacome
Brigitte Bardot plays a dentist's wife who decides to play detective when her husband (Henri Vidal) is suspected of murdering a dance teacher. A lesser comedy/mystery, but Bardot is fun to watch as the inept sleuth.
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Dear Brigitte 1965 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Cindy Carol, Bill Mumy, John Williams, Ed Wynn, Jack Kruschen, Brigitte Bardot, Jesse White
The Leaf family is headed by a professor father, Robert (James Stewart). Problems revolve around the son, Erasmus (Bill Mumy), who is more interested in the practical versus his father's ethereal subjects.
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Don Juan 73 1973 R, 87 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman
Ms. Don Juan
Director: Roger Vadim
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Maurice Ronet, Robert Hossein, Mathieu Carriere, Jane Birkin, Michele Sand, Antoine Fontaine, Dominique Zardi, Samson Fainsilber, Henri Attal
Jeanne (Brigitte Bardot) is a female Don Juan who pursues love/sex with man after man, leaving ruined lives in her wake. Bardot is fun to watch in one of her later films, but it still drags.
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Famous Love Affairs 1961 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Michel Boisrond
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Simone Signoret, Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Pierre Dux, Suzanne Flon
Four different stories based loosely on fact are told–from Brigitte Bardot's story that is set in the Middle Ages to a mistress of Louis XIV that is sought by a dashing soldier.
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The Grand Maneuver 1955  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe, Brigitte Bardot, Yves Robert, Jean Desailly, Pierre Dux, Jacques Francois, Lise Delamare, Jacques Fabbri
Set in France during the early 20th century, this French offering involves the efforts of a cavalry lieutenant, Armand de la Verne (Gerard Philipe), to win a bet that he can seduce the young divorcee, Marie-Louise (Michele Morgan). Watch for a very young Brigitte Bardot in the role of Lucie.
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Helen of Troy 1956  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Rossana Podesta, Jacques Sernas, Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis, Nora Swinburne, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, Harry Andrews, Janette Scott, Brigitte Bardot, Marc Lawrence
The Trojan Prince, Paris (Jacques Sernas), abducts the willing Queen Helena (Rossana Podesta) from Sparta and sails away with her; thus, begins the Trojan War. 1 User Review
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| | an underrated classic | gene43 04/25/2007 | | I first saw HELEN OF TROY as a 13 year old and was enthralled. After viewing it recently on DVD I find it has lost none of it's magical powers. It was the only 'ancient spectacle' of the '50s that possesed not only spectacle and charm but also a highly romantisized atmosphere of this ancient world. And without Max Steiners PERFECT score, this couldn't have been achieved. |
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Les Femmes 1969  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: The Women
The Vixen
Director: Jean Aurel
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Maurice Ronet, Christina Holme, Anny Duperey, Joelle Latour, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Tanya Lopert, Maria Schneider
Clara (Brigitte Bardot) is a secretary for writer Jerome (Maurice Ronet) who is working on his memoirs. As they travel by train, he dictates his adventures, and they begin an affair. She soon finds out that he is quite the womanizer.
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Les Novices 1970 R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Guy Casaril
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Jean Carmet, Jacques Duby, Jess Hahn, Jacques Jouanneau, Noel Roquevert, Dominique Zardi, Angelo Bardi, Lucien Barjon
Sister Agnes (Brigitte Bardot) takes off to check out life on the "outside," participating in several adventures, including prostitution. Eventually she returns to her former life as a nun.
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Love on a Pillow 1962 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Warrior's Rest
Director: Roger Vadim
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, James Robertson Justice, Macha Meril, Yves Barsacq, Jean-Marc Bory, Jacqueline Porel, Christian Melson, Michel Serrault, Robert Dalban
A young woman, Genevieve (Brigitte Bardot), while in a small town to receive an inheritance, saves alcoholic Renaud (Robert Hossein) from committing suicide. They start a relationship, and his abusive nature starts to show. Though Genevieve loves him, will that be enough in this dysfunctional affair?
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Mam'zelle Pigalle 1956 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Naughty Girl
That Naughty Girl
Director: Michel Boisrond
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Jean Bretonniere, Francoise Fabian, Mischa Auer, Raymond Bussieres, Madeleine Lambert, Bernard Lancret, Michel Serrault, Jacques Marin, Jean Poiret
A nightclub owner (Bernard Lancret) makes himself scarce when his nightclub is suspected of being home to a counterfeit ring. He asks his club singer, Jean (Jean Bretonniere), to watch after his daughter Brigitte (Brigitte Bardot) during his absence. Thus begins a series of escapades for the two as Brigitte and Jean get into one scrape after another.
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Masculine-Feminine 1966 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Chantal Goya, Marlene Jobert, Michel Debord, Catherine Duport, Eva-Britt Strandberg, Birger Malmsten, Francoise Hardy, Chantal Darget, Brigitte Bardot
The theme of this film is "Children of the Sixties"–described by Godard as, "the children of Marx and Coca Cola." The story centers on Paul (Jean-Pierre Leaud) whose struggles to understand social and political realities result in his isolation not only from his girlfriend Madeleine (Chantal Goya) but other friends and cohorts as well.
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The Night Heaven Fell 1957 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Heaven Fell That Night
Director: Roger Vadim
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Alida Valli, Jose Nieto, Maruchi Fresno, Adriano Dominguez, Jose Marco Davo, Nicolas Perchicot, Cantinflas, Fernando Rey
This is the third Roger Vadim film that stars his (then) wife Brigitte Bardot. A young French woman, Ursula (Bardot), visits her aunt and uncle in Spain where she meets and falls for Lamberto (Stephen Boyd), a good-for-nothing crook. After he kills Ursula's uncle, they take off with the police in pursuit–taking time for plenty of sex.
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Please Not Now! 1961 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Jean Aurel, J.D. Trop, Roger Vadim
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Josephine James, Mireille Darc, Edith Zetling, Michel Subor, Jacques Riberolles, Claude Brasseur, Serge Marquand, Jean Tissier, Bernard Fresson
Sophie (Brigitte Bardot), a model, is not at all happy when she finds out that her boyfriend Philippe is cheating on her and decides she will just have to shoot him. But Alain also loves Sophie and tries to talk her out of it and suggests that she try to get Philippe back. When Philippe takes off with his new love (after finding out what Sophie intends), Sophie and Alain take chase. A fair comedy most noted for the "nude" dance by Sophie–though she was really wearing a body sock, with the pictures being shot out-of-focus.
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Plucking the Daisy 1956 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Please Mr. Balzac
Mam'selle Striptease
Director: Marc Allegret
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Daniel Gelin, Robert Hirsch, Jacques Dumesnil, Darry Cowl, Nadine Tallier, Luciana Paluzzi, Jacques Bouillaud, Georges Chamarat, Jacques Fervil
Young Agnes (Brigitte Bardot) writes a scandalous book, and daddy finds out–so she is shipped to a convent school. She "escapes" from the train and heads to Paris where she stays with her brother and, when in need of money, she decides to make the men go crazy by winning a striptease contest. Mainly a vehicle for showing off Bardot, but it is still a fun-filled Paris romp.
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Rum Runners 1971 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Comedy
aka: Rum Boulevard
Boulevard du Rhum
Director: Robert Enrico
Cast: Lino Ventura, Brigitte Bardot, Bill Travers, Clive Revill, Jess Hahn, Antonio Casas, Andreas Voutsinas, Guy Marchand, Jack Betts, Roger Jacquet, Marc Eyraud
During the United States' prohibition era, rum-runner Captain Cornelius von Zeelinga (Lino Ventura) sails the Caribbean Sea with his smuggled rum. While on one of his runs, he meets and falls in love with his favorite actress Linda Larue (Brigitte Bardot), and a doomed romance ensues.
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Shalako 1968  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Peter van Eyck, Honor Blackman, Woody Strode, Alexander Knox, Valerie French, Eric Sykes
European hunters get more than they bargained for from their 19th Century "safari" into New Mexico. It seems that the Apaches have decided to make sure that the group does NOT have a jolly good time.
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Spirits of the Dead 1968  R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Federico Fellini, Roger Vadim, Louis Malle
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Terence Stamp, Vincent Price, James Robertson Justice, Anny Duperey, Salvo Randone, Francoise Prevost, Georges Douking, Umberto D'Orsi, Philippe Lemaire, Renzo Palmer, Daniele Vargas
Three separate stories–"Metzengerstein," "William Wilson," and "Toby Dammit" –by Edgar Allan Poe are each directed by top directors: Roger Vadim, Louis Malle, and Federico Fellini. This film provides enjoyable viewing and lives up to the reputations of both directors and actors involved in the project.
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 The Testament of Orpheus 1960 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Le Testament d'Orphee
Director: Jean Cocteau
Cast: Jean Cocteau, Edouard Dermithe, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jean Marais, Francoise Christophe, Maria Casares, Francois Perier, Yul Brynner, Daniel Gelin, Brigitte Bardot
This is filmmaker, poet, painter, and sculptor Jean Cocteau's farewell, as he brings back memories of his films, stars, and friends. Cocteau plays a dying poet (Cocteau was actually dying) who is after immortality. Beautifully photographed and full of Cocteau's inventive scenes.
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A Very Private Affair 1961 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Marcello Mastroianni, Nicolas Bataille, Jacqueline Doyen, Eleonore Hirt, Ursula Kubler, Gregor von Rezzori, Dirk Sanders, Paul Soreze, Antoine Roblot
Being a big star has its shortcomings, and Jill (Brigitte Bardot) reacts to not having privacy. She heads to her Swiss retreat with Fabio (Marcello Mastroianni), the estranged husband of a friend, but still gets depressed by the press attention. Far from the best film for Director Malle or the two stars.
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Viva Maria! 1965 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Brigitte Bardot, George Hamilton, Paulette Dubost, Gregor von Rezzori, Poldo Bendandi, Claudio Brook, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma, Francisco Reiguera, Jose Baviera
In 1907, Maria I (Jeanne Moreau) and Maria II (Brigitte Bardot) are vaudevillians who gain fame in the circus and end up fighting for Pancho Villa.
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| 1. Act of Love (1953)
2. Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
aka: The Ravishing Idiot
aka: The Warm-Blooded Spy
3. And God Created Woman (1956)
4. The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful (1958)
5. Caroline and the Rebels (1955)
6. Come Dance with Me! (1959)
7. Dear Brigitte (1965)
8. Don Juan 73 (1973)
aka: Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman
aka: Ms. Don Juan
9. Famous Love Affairs (1961)
10. The Grand Maneuver (1955)
11. Helen of Troy (1956)
12. Le Mepris (1963)
aka: Contempt
13. The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)
aka: Petroleum Girls
aka: Frenchie King
14. Les Femmes (1969)
aka: The Women
aka: The Vixen
15. Les Novices (1970)
16. Love on a Pillow (1962)
aka: Warrior's Rest
17. Mam'zelle Pigalle (1956)
aka: Naughty Girl
aka: That Naughty Girl
18. Masculine-Feminine (1966)
19. The Night Heaven Fell (1957)
aka: Heaven Fell That Night
20. Please Not Now! (1961)
21. Plucking the Daisy (1956)
aka: Please Mr. Balzac
aka: Mam'selle Striptease
22. Rum Runners (1971)
aka: Rum Boulevard
aka: Boulevard du Rhum
23. Shalako (1968)
24. Spirits of the Dead (1968)
25. The Testament of Orpheus (1960)
aka: Le Testament d'Orphee
26. A Very Private Affair (1961)
27. Viva Maria! (1965)
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