Directing

Raoul André

Born 1916-05-24 · Rabat, Morocco

Raoul André was a French film director and screenwriter known for his work in the comedy and crime genres during the mid-20th century. Born in Rabat, Morocco, he directed numerous films, including Les Pépées font la loi (1955) and Ces messieurs de la famille (1968). André frequently collaborated with actors such as Louis de Funès and Darry Cowl, contributing to the popularity of French comedies in the 1950s and 1960s. His films are characterized by their humor and engaging storytelling, reflecting the cultural milieu of post-war France.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Good Enough to Eat poster
6.8

Rose Chaperon is asked by her confectioner mother Mathilde to bring jewels to her sick grandmother, Madame de Mergrand. But Hugues, the latter's brother, is prepared to do anything to get his hands on the loot. To this end he hires a villainous young man, Jean-Louis nicknamed Loup, to do the job. Will Loup engulf and devour Little "Rose "Riding Hood?

Good Enough to Eat

1951

La Dernière Bourrée à Paris poster
5.5

Young Berthe, deeply moved by a cinema screening of the notoriously sultry Le Dernier Tango à Paris, goes to the address where most of the action takes place, a building overlooking the Bir-Hakeim Bridge metro station. Reality suddenly seems to mimic fiction when she discovers not only an apartment advertised for rent, but also a man prostrate in a corner who seems to be waiting for her. Hoping for the same torrid embrace as in the film, she discovers that he is in fact preoccupied only by the apartment's defects. Attempting to embark on a passionate affair, she learns that the man suffers from libido problems.

La Dernière Bourrée à Paris

1973

La Dernière Bourrée à Paris poster
5.5

Young Berthe, deeply moved by a cinema screening of the notoriously sultry Le Dernier Tango à Paris, goes to the address where most of the action takes place, a building overlooking the Bir-Hakeim Bridge metro station. Reality suddenly seems to mimic fiction when she discovers not only an apartment advertised for rent, but also a man prostrate in a corner who seems to be waiting for her. Hoping for the same torrid embrace as in the film, she discovers that he is in fact preoccupied only by the apartment's defects. Attempting to embark on a passionate affair, she learns that the man suffers from libido problems.

La Dernière Bourrée à Paris

1973

L'échelle poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

L'échelle

1964

Ladies First poster
5.3

An FBI agent works to arrest David Griffin, a murderous drug trafficker, and protect Juliette, the beautiful widow of Griffin's late partner.

Ladies First

1963

Sexy Boom poster
8.0

Madame Arrieu is the owner of an apartment building in Paris, where she lives with her three respectful nieces. Then, Elvira, a lady who paints nudes, gets behind in her lodging payments. Elvira, wishing to impress a prospective customer from the United States, asks Mme. Arrieu to let her use her (better) apartment, to receive him - just for a couple of hours. The lady refuses, but then she must leave for a short spell... Temptation is too big.

Sexy Boom

1974

Mission to Caracas poster
8.3

Special agent Becker is after a briefcase that rather cleverly disguises some secret documents.

Mission to Caracas

1965

Mission to Caracas poster
8.3

Special agent Becker is after a briefcase that rather cleverly disguises some secret documents.

Mission to Caracas

1965

Nights of Shame poster
5.5

Marie-Thérèse is firmly involved in a charity dedicated to the rehabilitation of prostitutes. She approaches Marcelle who, for the love of Pierre, an honest painter, hides her dishonorable profession, and she befriends Maria, in love with the gentle René. Marcelle's aunt is murdered, and her daughter arrested. Marie-Thérèse sets out to prove her innocence, but the two boys learn all about the two unfortunate women. Pierre is unforgiving. Happier, Maria will start a new life with René.

Nights of Shame

1954

Clara and the Villains poster
6.5

A rich kid, the daughter of an oil tycoon, lives a life of luxury. Bad guys kidnap the heiress.

Clara and the Villains

1958

The Men in the Family poster
5.1

Gabriel Pelletier, sales manager for a major industrial firm, would be the happiest of men if he didn't have a family of rare originality. The day Gabriel Pelletier is asked by the firm's management to welcome and accommodate an important American industrialist who has come to Paris to handle a major contract, he realizes the difficulties that lie ahead. How will Mr. Strumberger, who has the reputation of a fierce puritan, react to the behavior of the various members of the family?

The Men in the Family

1968

The Great Gadget poster
5.3

A scientist from the East happens in France where it is supposed to improve one of his inventions. But it is much more interested in the fact to enjoy it and have fun ...

The Great Gadget

1967

The Sex Clinic poster
4.0

To improve their sex life, a married couple check themselves into a sex clinic.

The Sex Clinic

1974

Le bourgeois gentil mec poster
5.0

Monsieur Gentil runs a perfume factory. He is a shy man, bullied by Madame Marthe, the manager, and spurned by Cléo, the young travel agent he is in love with. He 'd rather be a tough guy than a wet blanket and his meeting with Durante, a gangster, will be decisive. Considering him a providential piggy bank, Durante, following the advice of his boss Spinosa, entrusts the" education" of Gentil to two experts, Perrugo and Bersone.

Le bourgeois gentil mec

1969

Le bourgeois gentil mec poster
5.0

Monsieur Gentil runs a perfume factory. He is a shy man, bullied by Madame Marthe, the manager, and spurned by Cléo, the young travel agent he is in love with. He 'd rather be a tough guy than a wet blanket and his meeting with Durante, a gangster, will be decisive. Considering him a providential piggy bank, Durante, following the advice of his boss Spinosa, entrusts the" education" of Gentil to two experts, Perrugo and Bersone.

Le bourgeois gentil mec

1969

Cherchez la femme poster
9.0

Barbara Van Looren is the lively, clever daughter of the well-known shipowner. For her, life is a breeze, even when she's kidnapped by Mike Cortez's men. A young journalist, Mercier, who tried to defend her and was forced to follow her, doesn't share her optimism and manages to escape. Barbara is sequestered because her father has caught wind of a diamond deal. If he renounces the customs action, his daughter will be returned to him. Mercier, with the help of a couple of loyal friends, discovers the instigator of the traffic, a member of the board of directors, and finds Barbara, still as petulant as ever.

Cherchez la femme

1955

Les pépées au service secret poster
7.0

Elvire, Nathalie and Christine, three young ladies with a proven track record, are called in by the Secret Service to retrieve coveted papers concerning a new explosive. Introduced to a fearsome environment thanks to a female helper, they face kidnappings, play a double game, toil endlessly, lend helicopters and finally triumph, smiling, after a breathtaking fight.

Les pépées au service secret

1956

There's a Bone in the Mill poster
4.2

Two unemployed actors accept what they believe to be an acting job from a wealthy man without realizing that he needs two real private detectives.

There's a Bone in the Mill

1974

Une fille épatante poster
4.7

Dominique is a pretty, vivacious girl. When she witnesses a car theft, she throws herself and her bicycle under the vehicle. Jacques Mareuil, whom she then blackmails, pays her a sum to cover her debts. In reality, Mareuil, a policeman, is keeping an eye on Atcheminov, the owner of the car, but, wanting to prove that he is an unscrupulous trafficker, he comes up against Dominique's impetuosity time and again. It all ends up like in a good comedy.

Une fille épatante

1955

Cab Number 13 poster
10.0

To secure her fortune with Monsieur Vaudieu de la Tour, the Machiavellian Claudia kills her lover's elder brother and steals his child. The boy is adopted by a coachman, and later, as secretary to the Minister of Justice, discovers the truth, punishes the bad guys, rewards the good ones and marries the daughter of another innocent man, unjustly accused by Claudia.

Cab Number 13

1948

Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent poster
5.1

Jeff Gordon, FBI agent, infiltrates a gang and finds himself in the midst of a gang war.

Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent

1964

Vice Dolls poster
6.9

In this French crime drama, a young man gets revenge upon the criminals who caused his grandfather to kill himself. Unfortunately, the fellow doesn't realize how bad the criminals are. Fortunately, a kindly hooker, who does know the crooks, saves him from the same fate.

Vice Dolls

1954

The Indiscreet poster
5.3

A dying man entrusts 25 million to a young girl's care, but she's afraid of being suspected of theft.

The Indiscreet

1956

The Babes Make the Law poster
6.2

When Nathalie, a shoe seller, is abducted, her mother Flora wastes no time taking matters into her own hands. Reluctant to call in the police, she galvanizes her three other daughters into action.

The Babes Make the Law

1955