Jacques Toja

Acting

Jacques Toja

Born — Died

1929-09-01 — 1996-03-22

Place of birth

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Known for

Acting

Credits

54 titles

Known for

Sacrée soirée poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Sacrée soirée

1987

Apostrophes poster
8.5

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.

Apostrophes

1975

Le Grand Échiquier poster
8.0

Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes poster
NR

Les Cinq Dernieres Minutes is a crime based French television series

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

1958

Angelique poster
6.7

In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.

Angelique

1964

Angelique and the King poster
6.5

Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it is up to the King's half- brother, some Hungarian prince, to save Angélique from the evil troll's clutches.

Angelique and the King

1966

Film credits

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 4 titles

No artwork available
NR

Two married couples share the same holiday house. Everything seems to go smoothly except that Pierre, one of the two husbands, is irresistibly attracted to Marthe, his friend's wife. As for the latter, she feels exactly the same for him. One night (or is it the same thing every night?) Pierre and Marthe remain in the living room after their mutual partners have gone to bed. They talk and banter pleasantly until they half-wordily evoke the present that could be theirs if they had married each other or what future they could contemplate if they escaped together.

Le Pain de ménage

1981

Appelez-moi Fouks poster
NR

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Appelez-moi Fouks

1986

Créanciers poster
NR

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Créanciers

1981

No artwork available
8.0

Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction in teaching but secretly longs for a home and family. Masha, unhappy with her marriage to a timid schoolmaster, falls hopelessly in love with a married colonel. Irina works in the local telegraph office but longs for gaiety. Their sense of futility is increased by their brother's marriage to Natasha, a coarse peasant girl. She gradually encroaches on the family home until even the private refuge of the sisters is destroyed. They dream of starting a new life in Moscow but are saddled with the practicalities of their quiet existence. Despite their past failures, they resolve to seek some purpose and hope when the army post is withdrawn from the town.

Les trois soeurs

1980

1970s · 16 titles

Ondine poster
9.0

In the forest, knight-errant Hans meets and falls in love with Ondine, a water-sprite who is attracted to the world of mortal man.

Ondine

1975

La Jalousie poster
8.0

Returning late from a romantic date, a man searches for every possible and unimaginable excuse to explain his lateness to his wife. His guilt turns on him when he finds out she's not home. The character created by Sasha Guitry in 1915, eaten away by jealousy, then imagines all her adventures.

La Jalousie

1976

Le Tartuffe poster
NR

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Le Tartuffe

1973

Tartuffe poster
9.0

A filmed version of Molière's play.

Tartuffe

1973

L'Amour masqué poster
NR

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L'Amour masqué

1974

La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière poster
NR

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La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière

1973

Le verre d'eau poster
NR

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Le verre d'eau

1976

Le Jeu de l’Amour et du Hasard poster
8.0

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Le Jeu de l’Amour et du Hasard

1976

André Chénier and the Young Captive poster
8.0

After serving as an embassy secretary in London at the end of 1787, a position he didn't exactly enjoy, the poet André Chénier returns to Paris. When the Revolution breaks out, he becomes enthusiastic about it, and never ceases to express his love of liberty and high principles. But he also speaks out against excesses and troublemakers. For her part, the beautiful Aimée de Coigny, who has just divorced the Duc de Fleury, leads a dissolute life. In 1793, the Convention decides to put "the Terror on the agenda". Aimée de Coigny and her new lover, Casimir de Montrond, are arrested. At the Saint-Lazare prison, their life together is preserved. Six months later, Chénier is arrested and imprisoned. Dazzled by the young woman's beauty, the poet dedicates his most beautiful verses to her. But Aimée remains unmoved by his love.

André Chénier and the Young Captive

1978

No artwork available
8.0

On the terrace of a Parisian café, Paul Valéry observes his neighbor, Monsieur Teste. The two men strike up a conversation. A supporter of "neither god nor master", Mr. Teste engages in a regular introspection, as rigorous as it is passionate, and shares his thoughts with humor.

Monsieur Teste

1975

La Princesse d'Élide poster
NR

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La Princesse d'Élide

1970

Le Mariage de Figaro poster
NR

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Le Mariage de Figaro

1977

Hernani poster
NR

Spain, 16th century. The beautiful Dona Sol inspired a deep passion in Hernani, banished from the kingdom. Unable to live without her, he defies the ban and finds her in secret. Several rivals threaten the idyll. She is to marry her uncle, Don Ruy Gomez, and is also loved by the young King of Spain himself, Don Carlos.

Hernani

1975

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Le Gendre de monsieur Poirier

1972

No artwork available
NR

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Un souper chez Lauzun

1975

Les Femmes savantes poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Les Femmes savantes

1972

1960s · 23 titles

Angelique poster
6.7

In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.

Angelique

1964

Angelique and the King poster
6.5

Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it is up to the King's half- brother, some Hungarian prince, to save Angélique from the evil troll's clutches.

Angelique and the King

1966

Vengeance of the Three Musketeers poster
6.9

To avenge her defeat and with the help of the Cardinal's army leader Rochefort, the treacherous Milady de Winter kidnaps both D'Artagnan and Constance, in order to spur a war between the French and the English, as per the Cardinal's wish.

Vengeance of the Three Musketeers

1961

Angelique: The Road to Versailles poster
6.6

Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed, she has many amorous affairs and becomes a successful businesswoman.

Angelique: The Road to Versailles

1965

Captain Fracasse poster
5.4

A ruined Baron Philippe de baron, meets one day a troupe of traveling actors led by Herod. Attracted by the one who plays the role of the ingenue: Isabella, and by the dynamism and enthusiasm of his companions, he takes the place of the deceased poet of the troupe. And during performances, Philippe became the captain Sunder. For his part, Isabelle loves Philip, but does not consider marriage, nobility him missing, she refuses to harm the career of Baron. And one day, the Duke of Vallombrosa, seduced by Isabella, finds himself challenged to a duel by Philippe for touching the girl. Defeated, he launched his men against Sunder, then removes Isabelle. The actors throw themselves then to storm the castle where she is being held. This time Vallombrosa was seriously injured, and the duke's own father, rushed to the scene, Isabelle discovers the girl he had once been an actress. Nothing stands now the union of Sunder and Isabella, under the tender gaze of the actors Herod and Scapin.

Captain Fracasse

1961

The Fighting Musketeers poster
6.8

D'Artagnan is back from England with a message for the queen. Buckingham has declared that he was ready to attack France to deliver Anne of Austria. D'Artagnan ends up arrested and thrown into prison. Musketeers wonder how to rescue their friend.

The Fighting Musketeers

1961

Madame Quinze poster
NR

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Madame Quinze

1969

Parades poster
NR

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Parades

1962

Les Précieuses Ridicules poster
NR

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Les Précieuses Ridicules

1969

Elizabeth la femme sans homme poster
NR

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Elizabeth la femme sans homme

1960

Le Chien du jardinier poster
NR

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Le Chien du jardinier

1968

Une visite de noces poster
NR

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Une visite de noces

1964

Les Femmes savantes poster
NR

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Les Femmes savantes

1966

No artwork available
NR

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Trois Valses

1965

Amphitryon poster
NR

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Amphitryon

1967

Le Legs poster
NR

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Le Legs

1965

No artwork available
NR

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La Nuit de nos adieux

1962

Le Barbier de Séville poster
NR

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Le Barbier de Séville

1960

No artwork available
NR

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Le Profanateur

1969

La Volupté de l'honneur poster
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La Volupté de l'honneur

1968

La Méprise poster
NR

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La Méprise

1960

No artwork available
NR

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La reine offensée

1961

Les murs poster
3.5

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Les murs

1964

1950s · 3 titles

Christine poster
6.3

Vienna, 1906. A passionate love story develops between Franz Lobheiner and the young Christine. Lobheiner is, however, currently seeing the married Baroness von Eggersdorf. Upon learning of his wife's infidelity, the Baron von Eggersdorf provokes a duel with Lobheiner. But the former is no longer a real threat to the Baron. Lobheiner is now passionately in love with Christine. How will this love quartet end?

Christine

1958

Tower of Lust poster
5.1

France, the beginning of the XIV century. Every night, Queen Margaret of Burgundy and her two sisters arrange orgies, to which beautiful nobles are invited. The young men were brought blindfolded, and after a night of love they were killed and their corpses thrown into the river, because the queen was afraid that her husband would learn about her adventures. One of her lovers managed to escape death. He knows the secrets of the queen, knows that she once gave birth to a son from him, claims that he has evidence that Margarita wanted to kill her father and blackmails her.

Tower of Lust

1955

Sending of Flowers poster
5.4

Envoi de Fleurs is based on incidents in the life of French composer Paul Delmet. Played by popular French singing star Tino Rossi, Delmet is depicted as a man all too willing to give up personal happiness in favor of blind ambition. After carrying on a romance by correspondence with beautiful young Suzanne (Micheline Francey), Delmet is on the verge of marrying the girl. Instead, he allows himself to be talked out of leaving France to further his own career, with disastrous results for all concerned.

Sending of Flowers

1950

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