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La Comédie du bonheur (1940)
Character: Fédor
Monsieur Jourdain is a dangerous madman : he wants to share his fortune! His relatives do what any sensible fellow on earth would do: they have him committed to a mental hospital. But Jourdain manages to escape and decides to make everybody happy except... his heirs!
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Escapade (1957)
Character: Frank Raphaël
Some gangsters use a young girl to get to a recently released convict who hid $10 million from a robbery just before he was caught.
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Les Sultans (1966)
Character: Laurent
Lisa, a fashion photographer, has an affair with a married man. They both know that the relationship forces them to have fun. When he goes through a delicate family situation caused by his daughter's adventure with a much older man, Lisa understands how much she is in love and how little she can expect from him.
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Leviathan (1962)
Character: Paul Guéret
In this movie based upon Julian Green's novel, we follow Paul's downfall as he is torn between his love for Angele, a local prostitute, as he finds out too late, and Madame Grosgeorge's love for him.
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La Vie de bohème (1945)
Character: Rodolphe
Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe the painter, Alexandre Chaunard the composer, Colline the philosopher, as well as Marcel and his friend Musette. Mimi, a romantic young girl, falls in love with Rodolphe.
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To Die in Paris (1968)
Character: Colonel Bertine Westrex
In occupied France during World War II, a resistance leader is accused of betraying his own side.
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La Belle Aventure (1942)
Character: André d'Éguzon
On the very day of his wedding, Valentin Le Barroyer sees the one he was to marry fly away. Hélène has always loved her cousin André, to the great displeasure of her aunt who had combined the failed marriage. The two lovers take refuge in the Dordogne at the home of Hélène's grandmother who believes them to be really husband and wife. Valentin finds the young couple too late, he only has to console himself with a friend of Hélène's.
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Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995)
Character: Self (archive footage)
The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews with the actor, his family and acquaintances.
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The Awakening of Cassie (1982)
Character: Self
Cassie is a young, pretty, free-spirited artist. She meets Mark, a handsome art gallery owner, and experiences in five days what few women do in a lifetime. Thrown into a whirlwind love affair, Cassie discovers both the pleasurable and painful realities of life. With fierce determination she rises to the level of supreme awareness, physically and mentally, and acknowledges the purpose of life and love!
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Bayou Romance (1986)
Character: Self
Lily, an energetic and charming artist, leaves the city life for a sprawling plantation she's inherited in Louisiana. Unfortunately, it's inhabited by a band of gypsies, and she's drawn, perhaps by magic, to the handsome and rugged Zanko. But that's only the beginning. An old fashioned love affair blooms between her and a Creole doctor in a nearby town, and events are even further complicated when she discovers a secret link between her family and the steamy, romantic bayou.
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Escape To Love (1982)
Character: Self
Lisa, a beautiful American co-ed traveling in Europe, falls in love with a brash and fearless author, critical of the government in Poland. Lisa soon finds herself caught in a web of international intrigue, on the run with this mysterious stranger. They are forced to pose as married American tourists in order to escape by train. Their passion burns, glowing brighter as the train pulls them closer to Paris, their destination. But as it does, the author feels the tug of the comrades he left behind, and must choose. His choice will either gladden or destroy the light heart of the lovely Lisa.
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For Love of Angela (1982)
Character: Self
Angela, a beautiful and high spirited girl, has found her true love at last in the dashing Harrison, heir to a department store fortune. But Angela, who is a shop-girl at the store, must contend with Harrison's mother, owner of the chain. If Harrison defies his mother and continues his passionate alliance with Angela, he threatens to lose a life of wealth. But if he obeys his domineering mother, he may lose the only true love of his life.
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Image of Passion (1982)
Character: Self
Alison is a young, attractive advertising executive. Even though she has a stable relationship with a boyfriend, she is still searching for the man she can fall totally in love with. She begins a passionate affair with Jake, a male stripper, who she's signed on as a model for a new account. But Jake is married to a beautiful Vietnamese woman who he refuses to leave. Each one must make their choice. Their decision will affect everyone.
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Isle of Secret Passion (1982)
Character: Self
Kathy is a young and beautiful teacher who finds love and excitement among the ruins of Greece. She gets much more than she bargained for when she rents a villa from the handsome and virile Dimitri, who has never gotten over his wife's death. Kathy brings out all the caring and love he has suppressed for years. Meanwhile, amidst the luscious, romantic moments, Kathy becomes caught in the middle of a gun running scheme and is pursued throughout the Greek Islands by gangsters. It's an exotic story of romance and intrigue where love and life join forces.
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A Legacy for Leonette (1982)
Character: Self
Leonette is a beautiful, smart young woman who travels to London for her inheritance after her father dies. When she arrives, mysterious events occur, leading her to believe her father was murdered. Thinking that a soured love affair is the basis for suspicion, she hires a handsome attorney, Martin, to investigate. By working so closely with Martin, Leonette begins falling in love with him. She finds herself whirled into a romantic adventure beyond her control, where passion is a never-ending obsession.
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The Simple Truth (1982)
Character: Self
Nancy is an attractive, intelligent receptionist at a New York publishing firm. She unwittingly becomes romantically involved with the president of her company. As the romance blossoms, Nancy remains unaware that Stephen is engaged to another woman...a money hungry social climber. When Nancy learns the truth she is suddenly promoted but believes her new job was given to her out of pity. To make matters worse, Nancy is being pursued by the office "wolf," a smooth operator who always smells like trouble. The whole affair could topple at any minute!
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L'Arlésienne (1942)
Character: Frédéri
In the Camargue a local young playboy named Frédéri falls in love with a young woman from Arles. His family thinks she is unsuitable as a wife because she had a fling with a soldier. His entourage attempt to cheer him up but he intends to commit suicide.
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Félicie Nanteuil (1944)
Character: Robert de Ligny
At the beginning of the 20th century, the destiny of Félicie Nanteuil, a young girl from the provinces who became a big star on the stage thanks to a comedian who committed suicide out of love for her.
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A String of Blue Beads (1953)
Character: Antique Shop Owner
A STRING OF BLUE BEADS is a slight little Christmas tale that was a pilot for an anthology series of short stories that never came to be. What makes this little film fascinating is it was one of the earliest color broadcasts on television and happily is one of the few early color productions for TV that can be seen in color now. Early color television productions seem to have had a limited color capability much like the early 1930's attempts at Technicolor. This actually adds to the charm of this little Christmas story giving in an "old time" feel.
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Parade en 7 nuits (1941)
Character: Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus
In the pound, Pipo the dog recounts his adventures to his fellow inmates.
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Grand Larceny (1987)
Character: Charles Grand
A woman who hasn't seen her father in 18 years, learns of his death and goes to his estate in France to carry out his wishes. She then learns that her father was a thief who after getting caught and going to prison and upon his release was approached by an insurance company, who wanted him to use his talents in helping them recover some valuables that had been stolen, which became his new job. Now that he is gone, he wants her to continue his work.
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The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)
Character: Ralph Dupree
The pursuit by America's loveliest girls for a coveted beauty crown is threatened by a scandal which implicates a judge, a former winner, and one of the five finalists.
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Eloise (1956)
Character: Himself
It's not so much that Eloise is a mischievous child, but the darnedest things do happen when she's around.
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Office Romances (1983)
Character: Self
Angela is insecure and gawky, overawed by her new job at an advertising agency. Her boss, Pam, is poised and sophisticated - the epitome of a successful career woman. Together both women share an emotional vulnerability. For while Angela falls prey to the office Romeo, Pam continues an unsatisfying affair with a married colleague. Office Romances is an engaging look at the many secrets of love and relationships that lead to tormented love. It's an honest, sensitive view of romance and human nature!
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Double Deal (1983)
Character: Peter Sterling
Wealthy Peter Sterling and his younger wife Christine have an existence of little excitement so when a stranger comes into their lives, she is intrigued. An affair turns into much more and they are soon plotting to rob Peter of a precious gemstone.
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Count Dracula (1977)
Character: Count Dracula
Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. Harker becomes Dracula's prisoner and discovers Dracula's true nature. After Dracula makes his way to England, Harker becomes involved in an effort to track down and destroy the Count, eventually chasing the vampire back to his castle.
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That's Entertainment! (1974)
Character: (archive footage) (uncredited)
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
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Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961)
Character: Edmond Dantès
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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La mariée est trop belle (1956)
Character: Michel
Catherine is scouted by magazine editor Judith and her co-worker/boyfriend Michel. Promoted under the stage name 'Chouchou', Catherine becomes a big asset but things become complicated when she and Michel start developing mutual romantic feelings. These are exacerbated when Judith gets the idea of doing a wedding-themed shoot, wherein Catherine plays the part of the blushing bride and Michel finds himself as the groom.
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Bird of Paradise (1951)
Character: Andre Laurence
Andre Laurence accompanies his college roommate, Tenga, back to Tenga's Polynesian island home. There, Andre becomes attracted to the native life and his friend's sister, Kalua.
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No Minor Vices (1948)
Character: Octavio Quaglini
Perry Ashwell is a self-satisfied child psychologist who takes his colleagues and wife somewhat for granted. So confident is he of his position that he introduces rich attractive painter Octavio Quaglini to his office and home. Quaglini is no respecter of convention, and April Ashwell is extremely attractive.
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Gigi (1958)
Character: Gaston Lachaille
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.
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Ritual of Evil (1970)
Character: Dr. David Sorell
A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.
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Le vergini di Roma (1961)
Character: Drusco
Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to hold back his onslaught if the Romans hand over hostages, including Clelia, the sexy leader of a clan of woman warriors. But before long, intrigue and betrayal unravel the fragile peace. Directors Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and Vittorio Cottafavi helm this vintage sword-and-sandal epic.
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Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Character: Stefan Brand
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.
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Dangerous Exile (1957)
Character: Duke Philippe de Beauvais
Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Richard O'Sullivan. It concerns the fate of Louis XVII, who died in 1795 as a boy, yet was popularly believed to have escaped from his French revolutionary captors.
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The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
Character: Villefort
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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Cervantes (1967)
Character: Cardinal Acquaviva
This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and poet, during the 16th-century, when as a young man he goes to Italy to become a soldier for the Pope. Later he helps the Pope's emissary wage war against the Spanish Moors. His exploits win him great favor. He falls in love with a famous Italian courtesan and she with him. Unfortunately, the Pope splits them apart with his newest decree which demands that all prostitutes leave the city. Upset, Cervantes goes to fight in the famed sea battle of Lepanto and comes back a hero. Later he is captured by Barbary pirates and ransomed by Trinitarian friars.
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Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Character: Prince Dino di Cessi
Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into Rome's magnificent Trevi Fountain. Frances, a secretary at a government agency, sets out to win the heart of her smooth-talking novelist employer; Anita, her coworker, defies office regulations by romancing an Italian who works at the agency; and office newcomer Maria meets a real Italian Prince Charming and falls madly in love. The only thing the three hopeful ladies need to do is seal their fate.
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Il disordine (1962)
Character: Tom
Study of 1960s Milanese social life and its glamorous depravity, as seen through the story of the working class Mario who dreams of social climbing.
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The Swan (1956)
Character: Dr. Nicholas Agi
Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace. Prince Albert has searched all over Europe for a bride and he's bored by the whole courtship routine. He is more interested in the estate's dairy than Alexandra's rose garden. And then he starts playing football with the tutor and Alexandra's brothers. Invite the tutor to the ball that night and watch how gracefully Alexandra dances with him.
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Run a Crooked Mile (1969)
Character: Richard Stuart
A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there's no evidence of the murder, or that anyone was there. Two years later he wakes up in a hospital room after a polo accident to find he's had amnesia, is now married, and living in Switzerland. Now remembering the incident he returns to England to try to solve the mystery.
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Premier rendez-vous (1941)
Character: Pierre
Micheline Chevassu is a young, naive woman living in an orphanage. Through classified ads, she has a date with an unknown man. She escapes from the orphanage to go to it, dreaming of the Prince Charming. But comes Nicolas Rougemont, an unattractive middle-aged man... He pretends not to be the author of the letters, who could not come...
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Can-Can (1960)
Character: Philipe Forrestier
A Parisian nightclub owner known for her performances of the can-can attracts the ire of a self-righteous judge. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her lawyer boyfriend.
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The V.I.P.s (1963)
Character: Marc Champselle
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
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Decameron Nights (1953)
Character: Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando
Italian poet Boccaccio (Louis Jourdan) hides in the court of Fiammetta (Joan Fontaine) and tells three tales of love and lust.
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Untel père et fils (1943)
Character: Christian (uncredited)
The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 to the invasion by the Germans in World War II.
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Silver Bears (1977)
Character: Prince di Siracusa
Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he arrives, Fletcher finds that the bank, acquired by his associate Prince di Siracusa, consists of some shabby offices above a restaurant. To make up for this, the Prince suggests that Fletcher invests in a silver mine owned by Shireen and Agha Firdausi. This solves one problem, but the mine also attracts the attention of some of the most powerful people in the silver business. Fletcher must pull out all his wheeler-dealing skills in order to keep hold of everything he's worked for, in the process romancing a banker's discontented wife.
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Madame Bovary (1949)
Character: Rodolphe Boulanger
In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.
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Plus ça va, moins ça va (1977)
Character: Paul Tango
In Provence, a young woman is found naked and hanged. Inspectors Pignon and Melville lead the investigation. After an initial arrest, they quickly realize that the case is more sinister than it seems.
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Rue de l'estrapade (1953)
Character: Henri Laurent
While Henri Laurent speeds along on the racing circuits, his pretty wife Françoise goes from luxury boutique to luxury boutique with her best friend Denise. One day, Denise lets her know that Henri has a lover. Outraged, Françoise moves out of marital home and rents a maids' room in Rue de l'Estrapade. Henri tries to get his wife back but Françoise does not listen. She even looks for a job in a prêt-à-porter shop and lets herself be courted by Robert, her neighbor across the landing...
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Swamp Thing (1982)
Character: Arcane
Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing, a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...even if it costs him his life.
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That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Character: (archive footage)
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
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Escuadrón (1988)
Character: Kassar
A team of specialists is dispatched to protect the leader of a Middle Eastern country from a neighboring dictator who has designs on his country.
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Year of the Comet (1992)
Character: Philippe
An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.
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Fear No Evil (1969)
Character: Dr. David Sorell
A psychiatrist specializing in the occult becomes involved in the case of a man who is possessed by a spirit in an antique mirror. The man's fiance discovers that the mirror is able to bring back her former boyfriend, who had been killed in a car accident, from the dead.
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The Paradine Case (1947)
Character: Andre Latour
In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated with his enigmatic client and convinced of her innocence. His obsession clouds his judgment as he builds a defense implicating her servant, André Latour—an act that leads to devastating consequences both in court and at home.
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Julie (1956)
Character: Lyle Benton
A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.
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Les Petites du quai aux fleurs (1944)
Character: Francis
A brave bookseller raises his four daughters alone, all of whom he employs in his shop. They are especially interested in their sentimental stories. Rosine, the youngest, falls in love with Francis, fiancé of Edith, the eldest. But Francis pushes her away and Rosine announces that she is going to commit suicide. Bertrand, a young doctor, decides to stop her by watching over her. After a few adventures, everything finally works out. Edith keeps her fiancé, the father, from whom the adventure has been hidden, returns to the usual course of his life and Bertrand and Rosine find themselves alone.
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The Happy Time (1952)
Character: Uncle Desmond Bonnard
A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
Character: D'Artagnan
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.
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Made in Paris (1966)
Character: Marc Fontaine
A pretty fashion buyer visiting Paris on business is courted by a famous designer. Boris Sagal's 1966 romantic comedy stars Ann-Margret, Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna, Chad Everett, Edie Adams, John McGiver, Reta Shaw and Count Basie.
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Beverly Hills Madam (1986)
Character: Douglas Corbin
A bordello catering to rich and wealthy clients, run by Lil Hutton experiences a series of crises as one girl ends up pregnant, and another dead. As a subplot, a young woman, Julie Taylor, makes a trip to LA to surprise a friend, but never finds her. Julie is mugged, and seeks help from Lil Hutton. She sees how much the prostitutes are making, and is tempted into the lifestyle. On her first "job" is hired by a rich father for his 18-year old virgin son as a birthday gift, and they fall in love. But the relationship comes to a quick end as soon as the son learns she is a "whore"; Julie breaks down and runs off after realizing prostitution is a cold and loveless occupation that cannot fulfill her emotional emptiness.
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A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
Character: Henri Tournel
Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act.
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The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
Character: Dr. Anton Arcane
The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object of affection.
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Octopussy (1983)
Character: Kamal Khan
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
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Mathias Sandorf (1963)
Character: Le comte Mathias Sandorf
1868. Revolutionary Mathias Sandorf is determined to oust the dictatorship oppressing his country. The people see him as their liberator. Denounced by his banker, Mathias is arrested and sentenced to death. He manages to escape and takes refuge in a fishing village where he prepares a new uprising.
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Anne of the Indies (1951)
Character: Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle
After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captain Blackbeard reveals LaRochelle's true identity as a former French navy officer.
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