Jacques Rouffio

Directing

Jacques Rouffio

Born — Died

1928-08-14 — 2016-07-08

Place of birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Known for

Directing

Credits

23 titles

Jacques Rouffio (14 August 1928 – 8 July 2016) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Source: Article "Jacques Rouffio" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Spécial cinéma poster
9.5

Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye on his show Spécial cinéma. Between intimate confessions from actors and immersion in the world of the greatest filmmakers, Christian Defaye took viewers on a journey into the fascinating world of cinema for nearly thirty years.

Spécial cinéma

1974

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche poster
6.0

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Ciné regards poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ciné regards

1978

The Passerby poster
6.2

Max Baumstein is a reputable businessman who founded an international organization fighting against violations of human rights. Why would he commit an act that apparently negates the principles he has striven for so long to uphold? As he is tried for first-degree murder for killing a Paraguayan ambassador in cold blood, he reveals a secret about himself that he kept hidden from his wife Lina. His act is the conclusion of a struggle that started many decades earlier in his childhood...

The Passerby

1982

The Infernal Trio poster
5.4

Marseilles, 1919. Georges Sarret is a distinguished and respected lawyer, recently honoured for his services in the First World War. He takes as his lover Philomène Schmidt, a young German woman, who has just lost her job and home. To enable Philomène to remain in France, Georges finds her a husband – who dies conveniently of natural causes a month after the wedding. Georges repeats the trick with Philomène's sister, Catherine – marrying her off to an old man who dies suddenly so that the scheming trio can profit from his life insurance. When an accomplice in the scheme, Marcel Chambon, threatens to blackmail them, Georges and his two lovers have no option but to kill him and his mistress...

The Infernal Trio

1974

Seven Deaths by Prescription poster
6.1

Dr. Brézé and his sons, all surgeons with limited abilities fight any competition on their sector with all means.

Seven Deaths by Prescription

1975

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Passerby poster
6.2

Max Baumstein is a reputable businessman who founded an international organization fighting against violations of human rights. Why would he commit an act that apparently negates the principles he has striven for so long to uphold? As he is tried for first-degree murder for killing a Paraguayan ambassador in cold blood, he reveals a secret about himself that he kept hidden from his wife Lina. His act is the conclusion of a struggle that started many decades earlier in his childhood...

The Passerby

1982

The Passerby poster
6.2

Max Baumstein is a reputable businessman who founded an international organization fighting against violations of human rights. Why would he commit an act that apparently negates the principles he has striven for so long to uphold? As he is tried for first-degree murder for killing a Paraguayan ambassador in cold blood, he reveals a secret about himself that he kept hidden from his wife Lina. His act is the conclusion of a struggle that started many decades earlier in his childhood...

The Passerby

1982

The Infernal Trio poster
5.4

Marseilles, 1919. Georges Sarret is a distinguished and respected lawyer, recently honoured for his services in the First World War. He takes as his lover Philomène Schmidt, a young German woman, who has just lost her job and home. To enable Philomène to remain in France, Georges finds her a husband – who dies conveniently of natural causes a month after the wedding. Georges repeats the trick with Philomène's sister, Catherine – marrying her off to an old man who dies suddenly so that the scheming trio can profit from his life insurance. When an accomplice in the scheme, Marcel Chambon, threatens to blackmail them, Georges and his two lovers have no option but to kill him and his mistress...

The Infernal Trio

1974

Seven Deaths by Prescription poster
6.1

Dr. Brézé and his sons, all surgeons with limited abilities fight any competition on their sector with all means.

Seven Deaths by Prescription

1975

Seven Deaths by Prescription poster
6.1

Dr. Brézé and his sons, all surgeons with limited abilities fight any competition on their sector with all means.

Seven Deaths by Prescription

1975

My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister poster
4.6

Two members of the French Academy agree to help the attractive young veterinarian Esther investigate the suspicious death of her sister. Esther is convinced her brother-in-law is responsible, but soon it becomes apparent that those responsible are linked to the very highest echelons of power in the Vatican.

My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister

1986

My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister poster
4.6

Two members of the French Academy agree to help the attractive young veterinarian Esther investigate the suspicious death of her sister. Esther is convinced her brother-in-law is responsible, but soon it becomes apparent that those responsible are linked to the very highest echelons of power in the Vatican.

My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister

1986

Jules Ferry poster
NR

The romanticized life story of lawyer and journalist Jules Ferry, who fought for the freedom of citizens.

Jules Ferry

1993

Violette & Francois poster
6.1

Violette and François are a couple with a child. As they cannot lead a good life with odd jobs, François starts to steal.

Violette & Francois

1977

Rene the Cane poster
4.5

"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980). His film is an adaptation of a story by Roger Borniche about the gangster René Girier and relates the fantastic adventures of a flamboyant mobster (René/Gérard Depardieu) and a maverick police inspector (Fernand la Sournoise/Michel Piccoli), through the 1940s.

Rene the Cane

1977

Horizon poster
5.5

Antonin is a young French soldier who returns home from World War I to recover from his wounds. When he falls in love with a young widow, Antonin questions his role in battle and contemplates desertion as he recalls the horrors of war. He is pressured by his patriotic father to honor his military commitment even if it means he will die.

Horizon

1967

Horizon poster
5.5

Antonin is a young French soldier who returns home from World War I to recover from his wounds. When he falls in love with a young widow, Antonin questions his role in battle and contemplates desertion as he recalls the horrors of war. He is pressured by his patriotic father to honor his military commitment even if it means he will die.

Horizon

1967

Sugar poster
6.6

Civil servant Adrien Courtois comes to Paris in order to make his money bear fruits.

Sugar

1978

Sugar poster
6.6

Civil servant Adrien Courtois comes to Paris in order to make his money bear fruits.

Sugar

1978

Where Did Tom Go? poster
7.4

Tom is a secretary for an association which aims to free political prisoners. Skipping from inaction he plans and kills dictator Anton Caras. Arrested he ends up in a jail full of political prisoners for whose freedom he had been working. Eventually he manages to escape but only one would follow him. The others preferred to stay and testify before the court.

Where Did Tom Go?

1971

State of Grace poster
4.0

She is Florence Vannier-Buchet. Married to Protestant banker Jean-Marc Buchet. Florence leads a major sporting goods company with happiness and firmness. He is Antoine Lombard, Professor, son of a teacher, he is Secretary of State at the Universities. He divides his time between his ministerial activity and his riding in the working class suburb of Chartres. An elected member of the "pink wave". They met during a stormy assembly of the CNPF. The action takes place in 1983. Florence is engaged in a daring industrial and financial operation, while Antoine is putting the finishing touches to a bill for the renovation of Higher Education. Everything separates them and yet they do not manage to live separated from each other ...

State of Grace

1986

State of Grace poster
4.0

She is Florence Vannier-Buchet. Married to Protestant banker Jean-Marc Buchet. Florence leads a major sporting goods company with happiness and firmness. He is Antoine Lombard, Professor, son of a teacher, he is Secretary of State at the Universities. He divides his time between his ministerial activity and his riding in the working class suburb of Chartres. An elected member of the "pink wave". They met during a stormy assembly of the CNPF. The action takes place in 1983. Florence is engaged in a daring industrial and financial operation, while Antoine is putting the finishing touches to a bill for the renovation of Higher Education. Everything separates them and yet they do not manage to live separated from each other ...

State of Grace

1986

L'Orchestre rouge poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

L'Orchestre rouge

1989

No artwork available
9.0

It starts with the discovery of a woman's corpse, then gradually reveals the past of this woman as well as the police investigation which follows the discovery.

Léa in Winter

1971

Winter Wind poster
7.1

Croatian anarchists collaborate with Hungarians to make a bid for the life of King Alexander of Yugoslavia.

Winter Wind

1969