Acting

Max Mégy

Born 1924-01-09 · Paris, France

Acting credits

The Leopard poster
5.9

A former secret agent, who retired and wrote a first novel which tells the eventful adventures of his hero "Le Léopard ", comes back to work, reluctantly helped by an old maid.

The Leopard

1984

The Earrings of Madame de... poster
7.5

In 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 lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.

The Earrings of Madame de...

1953

Vie privée poster
7.0

Beautiful and adored by the public, the great actress Florence once faulted with Remi, a disreputable individual. A little girl was born who lives in the countryside. Dorcier, the director, would like to marry Florence and wonders about her private life and her past existence. A jealous rival unleashes slander.

Vie privée

1942

That Naughty Girl poster
5.9

Accused of dealing in counterfeit, Paul entrusts his daughter Brigitte to the care of a friend, Jean Clary. The girl, a walking catastrophe, finally wins Jean's heart. They unmask the forgers, clearing Paul's name and can now concentrate on their love.

That Naughty Girl

1956

People of No Importance poster
5.9

During a stay at a roadside inn, long-distance lorry driver Jean Viard meets a young woman Clothilde who works there. Their friendship soon develops into a passionate love affair, even though Jean is already married and is old enough to be Clothilde’s father. Things take a turn for the worse when Jean loses his job and his wife finds out about his affair. But Clothilde’s predicament is even more distressing...

People of No Importance

1956

The Old Guard poster
6.3

Three friends leave their village for a retirement home travelling the countryside

The Old Guard

1960

Outward Signs of Wealth poster
5.8

Jean-Jacques Lestrade is the owner of a renowned veterinary clinic in Paris who lives in a luxurious apartment. He is part of Parisian high society and lives a wealthy lifestyle surrounded by young women and money. He relies on his trusty accountant, Jérôme Bouvier, to manage his finances. All goes well until the day that Béatrice Flamand, a tax inspector, shows up at his clinic, at which point Lestrade is now in trouble.

Outward Signs of Wealth

1983

The Royalists poster
7.2

The Marquis de Montauran was appointed to command the Chouans whose first two revolts were crushed. An aristocrat, Marie-Nathalie de Verneuil, is sent by Joseph Fouché to seduce and capture him.

The Royalists

1947

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! poster
5.5

The cynical boss of a big insurance agency invites his top-salary employees to spend a week-end in his country house. A modest clerical worker, also invited, discovers the hidden reason for this party - and decides to take advantage of it.

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!

1982

The House Under the Sea poster
6.0

A stranger named Constant disrupts the life of Flora, who is seemingly happy with her husband Lucien. But she suddenly experiences a passionate love, taking refuge with Constant in a cave they call “home under the sea.”

The House Under the Sea

1947

Run Away Mr. Perle poster
6.0

Modest fifty-something, Mr. Perle, is a baker in a small provincial town. He lives there with an authoritarian woman and her cousin, a parasite who poisons his existence. A Parisian notary writes to the hero to ask him to come and take possession of an inheritance. In Paris, Perle meets a pretty adventuress.

Run Away Mr. Perle

1952

Companions of the Night poster
6.3

Three events that seemingly nothing related, namely the murder of a truck driver, the discovery of the corpse of a vitriolic young woman, and the death of another who was crushed, will launch the Inspector Maréchal on the trail of a prostitution network. The girl-mother Olga, a friend of the trucker, confesses her the underwear of the women's exploitation.

Companions of the Night

1953

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock poster
6.7

The everyday life and activity of "La Dernière Heure", a major evening newspaper, seen through the eyes of Hélène Perrin, a cub reporter trained by Pierre Rabaud, a star in his field. Side by side they will investigate several events: an air show that ends tragically, the coming to France of a Hollywood actress, a lightship caught in a terrible storm...

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock

1942

Madame Sans-Gêne poster
4.0

Deals with the ordeals of a crude washerwoman in the chic court of Napoleon the First. Based on the play of the same name.

Madame Sans-Gêne

1941

Girl on the Third Floor poster
5.8

A Parisian reporter tries to exonerate a fugitive neighbor of charges he murdered his wife.

Girl on the Third Floor

1955

Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! poster
5.0

A young astrology enthusiast inherits an industrial business. Before any decision, he carefully studies the sign of his interlocutors.

Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !

1982

Mademoiselle Béatrice poster
8.0

A law student passed his exam in his first B.A. year in Paris ;he is in love with a girl who is not from the bourgeoisie and the boy is afraid his father might not approve of their union.

Mademoiselle Béatrice

1943

Crainquebille poster
7.5

In the Mouffetard district of Paris, Jérôme Crainquebille, an affable four-season merchant, is stopped by a police officer and taken to the station, unjustly accused of shouting "Mort aux vaches!" ("Death to the cows!"). When he returns to work after a fortnight's detention, he is ostracized by his neighbors. Lonely, Crainquebille sank into despair and alcoholism. His life in prison seemed sweeter, and his attempts to return were in vain. He owes his salvation to the affection of a local kid.

Crainquebille

1954

Cyrano de Bergerac poster
10.0

Cyrano, poet and cadet from Gascony, is afflicted with an excessively long nose which makes the beauties smile. He is no less in love with his cousin Roxane.

Cyrano de Bergerac

1946

The White Waltz poster
7.0

Bernard Lampré, a young composer, is engaged to Hélène Madelin, a gifted intern. Jealous of Professor d'Esperel, the great surgeon she proudly assists, Bernard, goes out and wanders in the rain all night long. He catches cold, falls ill and is sent to a sanitarium. There he meets again Jacqueline, a girl who studied music with him at the Conservatoire. Learning that she is dying, Bernard decides to play the comedy of love to soften her last moments.

The White Waltz

1943

The Big Fight poster
9.0

The formidable K.O. Bouillon killed trainer Victor's colt during a boxing fight. Strongly affected, Victor returns to the south to find his wife and adopted daughter. He discovers in the person of Bernard a seed of champion which he ensures the training in secret...

The Big Fight

1942