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Gérard Oury

Gérard Oury

Directing·1919–2006·59 films

Gérard Oury (born Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum; 29 April 1919 – 20 July 2006) was a French film director, actor and writer. He is best known for a number of comedies he directed and co-wrote between the 1960s and 1980s, most notably The Sucker (1965), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966), The Brain (1969), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973), and Ace of Aces (1982).

As Director

As Actor

The Prize
The Prize (1963)Claude Marceau
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)Maurice
Antoine & Antoinette
Antoine & Antoinette (1947)Le client galant
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986)Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'
Father Brown
Father Brown (1954)Inspector Dubois
Sea Devils
Sea Devils (1953)Napoleon
Back to the Wall
Back to the Wall (1958)Jacques Decrey
The Journey
The Journey (1959)Teklel Hafouli
They Who Dare
They Who Dare (1954)Captain George Two
The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1958)docteur Bosc
The Sword and the Rose
The Sword and the Rose (1953)Dauphin of France
Without Leaving an Address
Without Leaving an Address (1951)Un journaliste
The Night Is My Kingdom
The Night Is My Kingdom (1951)Lionel Moreau
Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven (1958)Maurice Portal
Woman of the River
Woman of the River (1954)Enzo Cinti
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter (1953)Yusef
Du Guesclin
Du Guesclin (1949)Le Dauphin
Young Girls Beware
Young Girls Beware (1957)Marcel Palmer
The Marines
The Marines (1957)Récitant (voice)
The Menace
The Menace (1961)The Doctor
House of Secrets
House of Secrets (1956)Julius Pindar
The Best Part
The Best Part (1955)Gérard Bailly
Heroes and Sinners
Heroes and Sinners (1955)Villeterre
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
The Secret of Mayerling
The Secret of Mayerling (1949)(uncredited)
Le Costaud des Batignolles
Le Costaud des Batignolles (1952)Narrator (voice)
Les Rois de la comédie
Les Rois de la comédie (2023)Self (archive footage)
Little Nothings
Little Nothings (1941)Philinte
The Itchy Palm
The Itchy Palm (1960)Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
The Four of Moana
The Four of Moana (1959)Self - Narrator (voice)
Jo la Romance
Jo la Romance (1949)Roland Grenier
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)Self - Actor, director, producer (archive footage)
Sorceror
Sorceror (1950)(uncredited)
The Fate of Two Queens
The Fate of Two Queens (1954)Napoleon Bonaparte
Here Is the Beauty
Here Is the Beauty (1950)Bruno
Loves of Three Queens
Loves of Three Queens (1954)Napoleon Bonaparte (segment: Napoleon and Josephine)
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille (2016)Self (archive footage)
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son (2013)Self (archive footage)
L'homme au parapluie
L'homme au parapluie (1956)Grégory Black
La Folle Heure des grandis
La Folle Heure des grandis (2002)Self

As Writer