Jacques Roussel
Know for: Acting
Born: 1901-02-06
Place of birth: Paris, France
Also know as:
Ramuntcho (1919)
Ramuntcho, a young smuggler, loves Gracieuse and the two would like to get married, but Gracieuse's mother Dolorès won't hear of it. Ramuntcho...
The French Way (1940)
Cabaret star Zazu intervenes when young lovers are sundered by their parents' feud.
I Sing (1938)
Charles's uncle is the headmaster of a chic girls school .He is short of the readies and he has lots and lots of debts.
Signé illisible (1942)
Strange things are happening in the small town of Breuil-le-Château. Provisions from the black market are stolen regularly and wealthy young...
The Black Diamond (1941)
A wealthy man's wife dies in a car crash; she is survived by him and their daughter. The father learns that he's not her biological father.
The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell (1943)
Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison,...
At Your Command, Madam (1942)
Hector and Odette Dupuis' car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, but not far from a luxury hotel. The couple are well off but, being miserly,...
Carnival of Sinners (1943)
A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact,...
Captain Fracasse (1943)
Out of love for an actress, Isabelle, the Baron de Sigognac joins a traveling troop en route to Paris. When an actor dies, he takes over his role:...
Miss Bonaparte (1942)
Cora Pearl, a demi-mondaine under the Second Empire, falls in love with a legitimist while she is the mistress of Jérôme Bonaparte, the...
Raboliot (1946)
Happily married to Sandrine, Pierre Fouques also known as Raboliot is the father of two young children. He would live a steady life hadn't he a...
Special Mission (1946)
The exploits of Chief Police Inspector Chabrier, first before the invasion of France in May 1940 as he fights against spies preparing the coming the...
Girl with Grey Eyes (1945)
A village lost in the mountains where Catherine called L'Airelle's love affair takes place with a young doctor. Catherine's father is the local...
Si jeunesse savait... (1948)
Charles Vigne, a wealthy banker, frees Abdul, a good genius imprisoned in a vase. To thank him, Abdul grants his wish: to become a child again, while...
Sending of Flowers (1950)
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...
Boléro (1942)
As her neighbor Rémi Courmont has told her off for making his ears bleed with Ravel's Bolero, a music piece she plays at full volume all the...
Sorceror (1950)
A young rogue kills an old lady to rob her. Arrested, he believes it is for this crime, hides nothing from his lawyer, who soon tells him that he is...
La Bête Humaine (1938)
Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and...
From Mayerling to Sarajevo (1940)
Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, is kept absent from the royal court due to his dangerous political ideas. Sent on a tour of...
Malencontre (1920)
An orphan falls for the son of her benefactor, and decides to poison her rival for his affections.
Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées (1938)
The history of one of France's most famous streets is retold, featuring multiple performances from Guitry himself.