List of the best Jean-Pierre Cassel movies: The Elusive Corporal(1962), Five Day Lover(1961), Baxter!(1972), The Joker(1961), Army in the Shadows(1969), Congorama(2006), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie(1972), Is Paris Burning?(1966), Michel Vaillant(2003), Narco(2004), Murder on the Orient Express(1974), The Crimson Rivers(2000) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
France
1962
108 Minutes
Le caporal, The Corporal
Jean-Pierre Cassel Claude Brasseur Claude Rich O.E. Hasse Jacques Jouanneau Sacha Briquet
corporal prisoner of war german soldier assistant waiter farmer suspenseful uplifting amusing prison camp train paris germany prison break world war ii bombing resilience capture cowardice escape
An upper-class corporal from Paris is captured by the Germans when they invade France in 1940. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic... See full summary »
Comedy
France|Italy
1961
85 Minutes
Antoine
Jean-Pierre Cassel Jean Seberg Micheline Presle François Périer Carlo Croccolo
During Madeleine's fashion show Claire meets Antoine and becomes his mistress. Due to the fact that she's married (to a wealthy man) she only spends a few days a week with him. Antoine is ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|USA
1972
105 Minutes
child speech therapist divorcée model chef mother sad tender emotional winsome london apartment kitchen office street childhood friendship mother/son relationship loneliness grief
A young American boy unable to overcome a speech defect is disturbed by the constant bickering of his parents, and when they get divorced, he slides into an emotional breakdown.
Comedy
France
1961
88 Minutes
Anouk Aimée Jean-Pierre Cassel Geneviève Cluny Anne Tonietti Palau Georges Wilson François Maistre
Edouard Berlon (Jean-Pierre Cassel) is a happy-go-lucky rogue who takes nothing seriously and flits irresponisbly from one affair to another. When he meets Helene Larouch (Anouk Aimee), he ... See full summary »
War, Drama, History
France|Italy
1969
140 Minutes
Jean François Jardie
Lino Ventura Paul Meurisse Jean-Pierre Cassel Paul Crauchet Claude Mann Christian Barbier Simone Signoret Serge Reggiani Alain Libolt
engineer rebel traitor nazi intense gritty passionate paris marseilles, france london france submarine prison french resistance world war ii prisoners of war nazism underdog sacrifice 1940s
An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|Belgium|France
2006
105 Minutes
Hervé
Olivier Gourmet Paul Ahmarani Jean-Pierre Cassel Gabriel Arcand Lorraine Pintal Guy Pion Janine Sutto Marie Brassard Henri Chassé
engineer inventor writer son father wife offbeat intricate endearing belgium quebec canada road family secrets family bloodline journey inventions adoption friendship adventure
An eccentric Belgian inventor travels to Québec to search for his family, which uncovers a secret history between two seemingly unrelated people.
Comedy
France|Italy|Spain
1972
100 Minutes
M. Senechal
Fernando Rey Delphine Seyrig Stéphane Audran Jean-Pierre Cassel Paul Frankeur Bulle Ogier
ambassador husband wife sister wealthy man wealthy woman creative dreamy intricate mansion inn highway family home class distinctions wealth ambition paranoia quest 1970s
A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
War
France|USA
1966
173 Minutes
Lieutenant Henri Karcher
Jean-Paul Belmondo Charles Boyer Leslie Caron Jean-Pierre Cassel George Chakiris Bruno Cremer Claude Dauphin Alain Delon Kirk Douglas Glenn Ford Gert Froebe
adolf hitler general dietrich von choltitz soldier resistance leader german soldier nazi brooding intense uneasy occupied france office apartment paris world war ii occupied france freedom history resistance military discovery
The departure of the German Army from Paris in 1944.
Action
France
2003
103 Minutes
Henri Vaillant
Sagamore Stévenin Peter Youngblood Hills Diane Kruger Jean-Pierre Cassel Béatrice Agenin Lisa Barbuscia Philippe Bas Stefano Cassetti
race car driver intense racetrack france race car driving revenge sabotage rivalry 2000s
Fearless racer Michel Vaillant attempts to win "24 Hours of Le Mans", the famous highly challenging and prestigious annual endurance race that lasts one whole day.
Comedy
France
2004
110 Minutes
Le père de Gus
Guillaume Canet Tristan Aurouet Zabou Benoît Poelvoorde François Berléand Jean-Pierre Cassel Léa Drucker Vincent Rottiers Gilles Lellouche
Gus (played by Guillaume Canet) suffers from narcolepsy. He falls asleep all the time and has dreams about supermen from comics (Van Damme would play one of these supermen, a short & secret appearance).
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1974
127 Minutes
Pierre Paul Michel, the Conductor (as Jean Pierre Cassel)
Albert Finney Lauren Bacall Martin Balsam Ingrid Bergman Jacqueline Bisset Jean-Pierre Cassel Sean Connery John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Anthony Perkins Vanessa Redgrave
detective millionaire aristocrat doctor conductor hercule poirot suspenseful uneasy train train station istanbul abduction murder deception mystery 1930s
In December 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Mystery & Thriller
France
2000
106 Minutes
Dr. Bernard Chernezé
Jean Reno Vincent Cassel Nadia Farès Dominique Sanda Karim Belkhadra Jean-Pierre Cassel Didier Flamand François Levantal Francine Bergé Philippe Nahon Laurent Lafitte
investigator scientist victim colleague inspector dean creepy dark gory suspenseful thrilling intricate france alps university small town cave mountain murder case mystery
A murder detective must follow the footsteps of a brutal killer within the secrets of a classist college.
Biography
France|Netherlands|UK|Germany|Italy|USA
1990
138 Minutes
Dr. Paul Gachet
Tim Roth Paul Rhys Jip Wijngaarden Johanna Ter Steege Wladimir Yordanoff Jean-Pierre Cassel Bernadette Giraud Adrian Brine Jean-Francois Perrier Vincent Vallier Hans Kesting
painter brother uncle prostitute wife emotional dark netherlands household art gallery restaurant field vincent van gogh brotherhood art mental illness struggle obsession quest fall
The familiar tragic story of Vincent van Gogh is broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. The movie also provides a nice view of the locations which Vincent painted.
Comedy
France|Italy|Belgium
1999
82 Minutes
Ice Rink's Manager
Tom Novembre Mireille Perrier Dolores Chaplin Bruce Campbell Marie-France Pisier Jean-Pierre Cassel Dominique Deruddere Paolo De Vita Gilbert Melki
A film director tries to cope with his frantic producer, too-amorous actors, and a disaster-prone crew as he rushes to get his deeply symbolic hockey movie "Dolores" done in time for the ... See full summary »
Drama
France
2000
97 Minutes
Le vicomte de Lancris
Daniel Auteuil Marianne Denicourt Jeanne Balibar Grégoire Colin Isild Le Besco Jean-Pierre Cassel Jalil Lespert Philippe Duquesne Vincent Branchet Raymond Gerome Dominique Reymond
marquis de sade robespierre free spirit thrilling paris home desire time reign of terror fall french revolution
A man prepares himself to be transferred to a detention center and rest home where he will relive one more time the highlights of his youth.
Comedy
1968
88 Minutes
Aldo
Ursula Andress Virna Lisi Marisa Mell Claudine Auger Brett Halsey Jean-Pierre Cassel
War
1979
100 Minutes
Dick Sanders
George Peppard George Hamilton Horst Buchholz Capucine Sam Wanamaker Jean-Pierre Cassel Anny Duperey
Friends (George Peppard, George Hamilton, Horst Buchholz) from different countries are parted by war after vowing in 1939 Paris to meet there once a year.
Comedy
UK
1965
132 Minutes
Pierre Dubois
Stuart Whitman Sarah Miles James Fox Alberto Sordi Robert Morley Gert Froebe Jean-Pierre Cassel Eric Sykes Terry-Thomas Tony Hancock Benny Hill
pilot newspaper owner beautiful woman american englishman villain madcap lighthearted airplane england aviation racing love triangle sportsmanship competition money quest rivalry love sacrifice
Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
Comedy
Italy|France
1964
120 Minutes
Tonino
Nino Manfredi Elio Petri Luciano Salce Fulvia Franco John Phillip Law Charles Aznavour Claire Bloom Monica Vitti Jean-Pierre Cassel Sergio Fantoni
Four episodes satirising modern marriages, and the lack of affection which leads to infidelity.
Romance
UK|France
1991
89 Minutes
Zalman
Bob Hoskins Jeff Goldblum Natasha Richardson Michel Blanc Jacques Villeret Angela Pleasence Jean-Pierre Cassel Samuel Chaimovitch
A farce, Hoskins plays a photographer who specializes in religious pictures who searches for a model for Jesus. He does a favor for a friend and finds himself doing a voice track for a ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
France|USA
2007
114 Minutes
Father Lucien
Mathieu Amalric Emmanuelle Seigner Marie-Josée Croze Anne Consigny Patrick Chesnais Niels Arestrup Olatz Lopez Garmendia Jean-Pierre Cassel Marina Hands Max von Sydow
editor nurse doctor patient lover emotional engaging sad hospital france car airplane illness survival stroke paralysis infidelity loneliness fall transformation
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
Adventure, Action
Spain|Panama|UK|USA
1975
108 Minutes
Louis XIII
Oliver Reed Raquel Welch Richard Chamberlain Michael York Frank Finlay Christopher Lee Faye Dunaway Jean-Pierre Cassel Geraldine Chaplin Simon Ward Charlton Heston
musketeer queen love interest villain townspeople noblewoman thrilling suspenseful witty amusing paris france castle palace town convent kidnapping royalty daunting task betrayal
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
Adventure
UK|France|Spain
1989
103 Minutes
Michael York Oliver Reed Frank Finlay C. Thomas Howell Kim Cattrall Richard Chamberlain Philippe Noiret Roy Kinnear Geraldine Chaplin Christopher Lee Eusebio Lazaro
musketeer d'artagnan cardinal king charles i queen duke crafty spectacular thrilling england france jail forest con game prison break redemption reunion friendship sword battles pursuit
In France in 1649, the services of the Four Musketeers are needed again, and they run into some old foes from twenty years before.