Audiard, Michel 1920-Overview
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Michel Audiard
Mortelle randonnée
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5 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 67 libraries worldwide Convinced that she is his long-lost daughter, detective Beauvoir follows serial killer Catherine around Europe, helping her to elude the police, until she falls in love with a blind artist.
La nuit, le jour et toutes les autres nuits : roman
by Michel Audiard
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10 editions published between 1978 and 2010 in French and held by 60 libraries worldwide Au cours d'une nuit d'errance dans les rues de Paris, entre Montsouris et Montparnasse, l'auteur invoque ses souvenirs et ressuscite la faune disparue d'un Paris populaire marqué dans sa chair par les années noires de l'Occupation. On y retrouve Quenotte, fille d'un "charbon, vins, liqueurs" de la rue Saint-Jacques, Myrette la prostituée aux yeux couleur d'huître, la grosse Sophie Clodomir, etc.--[Memento].
The professional
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2 editions published between 1981 and 2010 in French and held by 47 libraries worldwide French secret agent Joss Baumont has been assigned the treacherous task of killing an African president. However, due to a series of drastic political changes, the mission is negated. The tables turned on Baumont when the person responsible for assigning him the task turned him in to the African authorities. Sentenced to long-term imprisonment, Baumont makes a daring escape with the intent of fulfilling the Secret Service's murderous request as a reprisal and setting up a thrilling showdown.
Le professionnel
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8 editions published between 1986 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 38 libraries worldwide A story about a French secret service agent who is sent to assasinate an African dictator. When the political winds change, he is double-crossed by his own government. His scheme having been found out, he is sent to prison, but escapes and seeks revenge by organising a coup d'et́at.
Les tontons flingueurs
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11 editions published between 1993 and 2009 in French and held by 30 libraries worldwide Fernand Naudin, un ancien truand est appelé par son ami d'enfance "le Mexicain" qui lui confie sa fille Patricia et ses affaires constituées par un tripot, une distillerie clandestine et une maison close, que Raoul et sa bande voudraient s'approprier. Fernand aura tôt fait de mettre bon ordre à tout cela.
Le p'tit cheval de retour : roman
by Michel Audiard
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2 editions published between 1975 and 1998 in French and held by 27 libraries worldwide
Répète un peu ce que tu viens de dire : roman
by Michel Audiard
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3 editions published in 1975 in French and held by 24 libraries worldwide
René Chateau présente Audiard par Audiard
by Michel Audiard
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8 editions published between 1995 and 2001 in French and held by 23 libraries worldwide Une sélection de ses meilleurs dialogues de films, complétée par des textes d'interviews ou de polémiques.
Un singe en hiver
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13 editions published between 1962 and 2006 in French and German and held by 20 libraries worldwide An alcoholic, Albert makes a promise to his wife that he'll never drink again if they survive a German attack during World War II. He then settles down to a quiet life running a small hotel and suffers scorn from his former drinking buddies. Years later a stranger comes to the village who is a haunting reflection of Albert in his youth. Albert joins the stranger in a drinking binge, then returns to his daily routine. The stranger claims Albert's daughter and leaves the village a wiser man.
Mélodie en sous-sol
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13 editions published between 1982 and 2006 in French and held by 20 libraries worldwide A thriller about an ageing gangster who teams up with a former fellow prisoner for one last scheme before he retires: to rob the Palm Beach Casino at Cannes.
Dear Detective Tendre poulet
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3 editions published between 1994 and 2008 in French and Undetermined and held by 20 libraries worldwide An energetic and charming woman who is a police detective quite literally bumps into an old schoolmate from the Sorbonne who has become a professor there. The film depicts the intertwining stories of their emerging romance and her investigation of the homocides of three senate deputies.
La cage aux folles 3 matrimonio con vizietto (il vizietto III)
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1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 20 libraries worldwide Albin (Serrault) and Renato (Tognazzi) may inherit a fortune if they marry and have a baby in 18 months.
Les grands seigneurs : le gentleman d'Epsom
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6 editions published between 1986 and 2006 in French and held by 17 libraries worldwide In this lightweight look at horse racing, Jean Gabin portrays the Commander who deceives everyone into thinking he is a wealthy French gentleman while in reality he is a smooth talking schemer and con artist.
Mélodie en sous-sol Any number can win
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3 editions published in 2000 in French and held by 17 libraries worldwide Charles, an aging career criminal fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois respectability. He enlists a former cellmate, Francis, to assist him in pulling off one final score, a carefully planned assault on the vault of a Cannes casino.
Garde à vue
by Claude Miller
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8 editions published between 1981 and 2000 in French and held by 16 libraries worldwide A wealthy lawyer becomes a prime suspect in a case of child rape and murder.
Maigret tend un piège
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8 editions published between 1992 and 2006 in French and German and held by 16 libraries worldwide Inspecteur Maigret investigates a series of murders involving young women. All of the murders were committed in the vicinity of a Parisian butchers shop in the middle of the night whilst the victims were walking home. To catch the killer, Maigret decides to set a trap, by enacting a reconstruction of the latest murder.
Vive la France
by Michel Audiard
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3 editions published between 1973 and 1974 in French and held by 16 libraries worldwide
Les barbouzes
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5 editions published between 1993 and 2006 in French and held by 14 libraries worldwide After the death of an infamous arms dealer, four secret agents try to seduce his young widow to obtain his secrets for their respective countries.
Les tontons flingueurs
by Georges Lautner
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2 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in French and held by 13 libraries worldwide
Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre
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10 editions published between 1992 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 12 libraries worldwide Maigret returns to his childhood home to investigate the death of the countess of Saint-Fiacre. more
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Africa Assassins Audiard, Michel,--1920- Authors, French Biography Comedy films Comedy films Criminals Criticism, interpretation, etc. Derby (Horse race) Detective and mystery films Drama Escapes Espionage, French Ex-convicts Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film sequels Foreign films France French fiction Gangster films Gangster films Gangsters History Horseplayers Horse racing--Betting Love Maigret, Jules (Fictitious character) Man-woman relationships Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures Motion pictures, French Pianists Revenge Robbery Screenwriters Secret service Serial murderers Sex Swindlers and swindling Trinian, John Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Women Women--Sexual behavior World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Almidan, G. C., 1920-
Almidan, G. C. 1920-1985
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French
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German (32) Undetermined (31) English (13) Multiple languages (12) Spanish (10) No Linguistic content (4) Russian (1) Serbian (1) Miscellaneous languages (1) Czech (1) Covers
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