Jean Lara

Jean Lara

Born: September 22, 1922
Died: September 25, 2010
in Dijon, France
Jean Lara (born Jean Joseph Marie Usandivaras; 20 September 1922 - 3 April 2010) is a French actor and director.

Movies for Jean Lara...

The Margin
Title: The Margin
Released: September 22, 1976
Type: Movie
A businessman leaves his country home, and wife and young son for a business trip to Paris. While there he develops a sexual and spiritual bond with a call girl.
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La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée
Title: La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée
Released: March 31, 1976
Type: Movie
Sophie, viscountess of Valrude, believes herself being a widow since her husband disappeared in the Amazon.
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Diamond Rush
Title: Diamond Rush
Character: Inspecteur Lara
Released: January 10, 1969
Type: Movie
Traumatized by the War of Algeria and by the accidental death of his wife and his son, Manu left the right road. His last caper was the attack of the Antwerp-Tangiers Express, carrying a precious cargo of industrial diamonds. But the whole affair was bungled and all of his accomplices got shot. The only survivor of this disaster, Manu now finds refuge in the mountain house of Lucia, the widow of a smuggler who lives alone there with her little boy.
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Operation Double Cross
Title: Operation Double Cross
Character: Pelletier
Released: November 10, 1965
Type: Movie
In Barcelona, secret agent Antoine Donadieu thwarts the plans of a Nazi scientist.
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Relax Yourself Darling
Title: Relax Yourself Darling
Character: Duteil (uncredited)
Released: August 19, 1964
Type: Movie
Hélène and François are a perfect couple happily married for twelve years. But Hélène discovers psychoanalysis via a very handsome Dr. Kougloff, and he convinces her that the apparent well-balanced nature of her husband is in fact a cover for horrible tragedies.
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Requiem pour un caïd
Title: Requiem pour un caïd
Character: Inspector Dumas
Released: July 25, 1964
Type: Movie
Police officer Antoine Delille is in charge of putting an end to the activities of a "kingpin", Jo Pinelli, trafficker, racketeer and pimp. He has three women working for him, including Eva and Jeannette, and is currently "conditioning" a charming, naive Orly employee, with whom he poses as an honorable businessman. Inspector Delille's plan is to arrest Jo for some crime and, while he's being held at the P.J., to delve into his other criminal activities and confound him.
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The Iron Mask
Title: The Iron Mask
Character: Renaud de Lourmes
Released: October 26, 1962
Type: Movie
The story of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan, and the imprisonment in an iron mask of the identical twin of the King of France, Louis XIV.
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Do It Again Callaghan
Title: Do It Again Callaghan
Released: April 5, 1961
Type: Movie
Slim Callaghan investigates the theft of the famous Upper Sangha diamonds. Disguised as a Salvation Army auxiliary, he boards a luxury yacht where a transvestite party is being held. During an illusionist's trick, Callaghan manages to steal the precious diamonds, but the thief escapes.
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Every Minute Counts
Title: Every Minute Counts
Character: Sorel
Released: July 15, 1960
Type: Movie
The Leroy factory manager, Sorel, is a gambler with debts, playing double-game. He enjoys the advantages of his social situation and the confidence shown him by his boss, Leroy.
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Two Men in Manhattan
Title: Two Men in Manhattan
Character: Aubert
Released: October 16, 1959
Type: Movie
Two French journalists become embroiled in a criminal plot in New York City involving a disappeared United Nations diplomat.
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Witness in the City
Title: Witness in the City
Character: M. Catherine
Released: May 6, 1959
Type: Movie
Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
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This Desired Body
Title: This Desired Body
Character: Antoine
Released: April 17, 1959
Type: Movie
A man falls in love with Lina , a hot girl with a racy past who creates a sensation among the workers.
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Operation Abduction
Title: Operation Abduction
Character: Frediano
Released: October 8, 1958
Type: Movie
The Secret Service abducts a "rocket scientist" to better protect him against gangsters acting for Chinese agents.
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That Night
Title: That Night
Character: L'inspecteur Toussaint
Released: September 11, 1958
Type: Movie
Jean, who is the artistic director of a fashion magazine, is married to a very pretty cover girl, Sylvie. They both work for André Reverdy, a very cynical man, who openly covets Sylvie.
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A Legitimate Defense
Title: A Legitimate Defense
Character: l'avocat de Pierrot
Released: June 11, 1958
Type: Movie
Two friends from the last war, Pierrot, a bar owner, and Gustave, a police inspector, are in contact with a notorious gang of racketeers in Montmartre. Tired of putting up with Albert the King's demands, Pierrot kills the gangster during a bar brawl. His first instinct is to flee, but on Gustave's advice, he turns himself in to the law. All things considered, he'll be safer in prison than exposed to the reprisals of the "underworld". Pierrot goes to trial. He was acquitted as having acted in self-defense. But his release leaves him open to the vengeance of Bob, one of Albert's accomplices. Pierrot narrowly escapes an ambush, but is finally able to rid himself of the threat hanging over him, thanks to the friendship of Inspector Gustave, and finally reunites with the companion of his life, Dora, who has never stopped trembling for him.
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King on Horseback
Title: King on Horseback
Character: Louis XV
Released: February 28, 1958
Type: Movie
Henri La Tour, a strolling player, is also a daring adventurer. So, when, after accomplishing a brilliant feat, he is awarded a title by King Louis XV, the Duke of Saint-Sever takes offense at it and challenges Henri to a duel. However, while they fight, a group of Austrian soldiers appear suddenly and the two rivals instantly unite to repel their enemies. Unfortunately, Saint-Sever is mortally wounded and, feeling he is about to die, he entreats his new friend to offer protection to Toinon, his natural daughter, whose life is being threatened...
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Police Judiciaire
Title: Police Judiciaire
Released: February 28, 1958
Type: Movie
The detectives of the Paris Judicial Police, based at the Quai des Orfèvres, are mobilized by four criminal cases. A double murder, perpetrated in a hotel on the Place de Clichy, intrigues the investigators. The owner and a little maid were murdered in cold blood.
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Too Many Lovers
Title: Too Many Lovers
Released: December 11, 1957
Type: Movie
The charming Lulu, a cabaret singer and dancer, has no shortage of admirers. When she decides to get married, she sets her heart on Robert, a young industrialist, but he is already married. Disappointed, she sets out in search of the ideal man.
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L’aventurière des Champs-Élysées
Title: L’aventurière des Champs-Élysées
Released: July 24, 1957
Type: Movie
After a Parisian haute couture house is robbed and jewels stolen, Commissaire Legrand leads the investigation. His suspicions fall on Linda, the great couturier. He decides to follow her to Nice to present her next collection.
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Une gosse « sensass »
Title: Une gosse « sensass »
Released: April 2, 1957
Type: Movie
Pierre Leroy has a garage that he manages with the help of a couple of friends, Raymond and Annette. But the bills pile up and Leroy is on the brink of bankruptcy.
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Mademoiselle from Paris
Title: Mademoiselle from Paris
Released: June 28, 1955
Type: Movie
Micheline Bertier is as wise as she is graceful, and is the perfect assistant to her boss, couturier Maurice Darnal. Darnal's business is faltering and he has to close down. Micheline's family is also in trouble. Her crazy-headed sister is about to steal her fiancé away from her. At the suggestion of singer Jacqueline François, Micheline goes on tour as an accompanist, and meets up with Darnal in Nice, full of projects he wants to involve her in. Micheline, who arrives in time to save her sister from a suicide attempt, will know how to run the new fashion house.
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Minuit... Champs-Elysées
Title: Minuit... Champs-Elysées
Character: Enrico
Released: January 29, 1954
Type: Movie
A burglar, Bob Duchemin, is charged with murder following a mysterious settling of accounts. Suspicion also falls on the manager of a cabaret on the Champs-Elysées, as well as the owner of the establishment, Enrico. But Bob is also found guilty and sentenced to twenty years' hard labor. Soon abandoned by his fiancée, Lili, Bob learns that she has become Enrico's mistress, one of the attractions at the Tipico. The young singer's affair quickly makes her an international star. For his part, Bob escapes and seeks revenge. He meets a young pure freak who dissuades him from carrying out his murder plans. Bob kills Enrico anyway, but in self-defense. Afterwards, having been found innocent, he will be able to "remake his life" with the pure young girl.
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L'étrange amazone
Title: L'étrange amazone
Released: April 19, 1953
Type: Movie
Michel, a young painter in poor health, enters the grounds of a château and faints when he sees a haughty young woman in the simplest of garb. The chatelaine, Eliane, takes care of him and calls in Pierre Fournier, a Parisian doctor. A disreputable Count Ostrowsky turns up to blackmail her. He is found murdered. But who's the killer? Pierre or Eliane? Quite simply Michel, who, before dying, showed his gratitude to the woman who had taken him in. Pierre and Eliane were living apart, but they were husband and wife. Such adventures unite them, this time, forever.
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Un trésor de femme
Title: Un trésor de femme
Released: February 11, 1953
Type: Movie
Francois is engaged to Isabelle. While going to buy the engagement ring, he meets Sophie, who puts the ring on her finger and does not manage to remove it. Francois follows in the footsteps of Sophie, who is married to an important merchant, in order to recover his property.
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Les révoltés du Danaé
Title: Les révoltés du Danaé
Character: Pierre Ricardo
Released: November 7, 1952
Type: Movie
Captain Handson, captain of the "Danae", learns that his wife, Danae, is the mistress of his owner, Pierre Ricardo. Leaving for a new crossing, he takes his wife and her lover by force, whom he makes work in the holds. After a stopover in Douala, the "Danae" sets off again for the French coast.
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The Damned Lovers
Title: The Damned Lovers
Released: March 12, 1952
Type: Movie
A waiter, Paul, likes detective novels as he identifies with the characters, before becoming a sought-after offender himself. He flees with his group and his girlfriend Jackie
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The Last Vacation
Title: The Last Vacation
Character: Pierre Gabard (as Jean Varas)
Released: March 24, 1948
Type: Movie
A schoolboy remembers his last holiday in the big house of his family in the country, before it was sold.
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Devil in the Flesh
Title: Devil in the Flesh
Character: Jacques Lacombe
Released: September 22, 1947
Type: Movie
In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with Jacques' baby.
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Mr. Orchid
Title: Mr. Orchid
Released: April 30, 1946
Type: Movie
This character study of a French patriot during the Nazi Occupation has comedian Noel as the chief of the underground who uses his hobby of growing orchids to hide his radio equipment.