Serrault, Michel 1928-2007

Rien ne va plus The swindle ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in French and held by 106 libraries worldwide
Betty and Victor are scam artists who up until now had been content with small scams at hotel conventions, such as spiking the drink of a gambler, then rolling him for his winnings. However, without telling Victor, Betty has been plotting an enormous score involving the treasurer of an international corporation, who's planning to abscond with a briefcase containing five million Swiss francs in syndicate money.

La cage aux folles ( Visual )
16 editions published between 1978 and 2004 in French and English and held by 89 libraries worldwide
A farce involving a flamboyant homosexual couple's attempt to appear to be conventional parents in front of the prospective in-laws of the son of one of the men.

The swindle Rien ne va plus ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in French and held by 69 libraries worldwide
Victor and Betty have established a very comfortable life together as two small-time con artists, but when Betty lures Victor into the perfect shakedown, the stakes get higher and the game turns into more than she bargained for.

Mortelle randonnée ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 64 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 Cage aux folles 3 the wedding ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1986 in French and English and held by 53 libraries worldwide
A situation comedy about transvestite cabaret dancer, Albin, and his long-suffering mate, Renato. They face the dilemma of inheriting a fortune which stipulates that they must marry and have a baby.

Vous avez dit Serrault by Michel Serrault ( Book )
13 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in French and held by 46 libraries worldwide
Dans les coulisses de 50 ans de théâtre et de cinéma. Michel Serrault nous raconte sa famille, ses amis et ses rencontres (Jean-Pierre Mocky, Jean Yann, Michel Simon, Brigitte Bardot, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, etc), ses rôles au théâtre et au cinéma. Deux cahiers photos, pour la plupart inédites, issues de la collection personnelle de l'artiste.

Docteur Petiot ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in French and held by 45 libraries worldwide
"Macabre tale of desperation, fear, and greed, based on the true story of the infamous physician who scandalized World War II-era France. Dr. Petiot lured hopelessly doomed Jews to secret meeting spots in the dead of night. Confident that his victims would never be reported as missing persons, Dr. Petiot viciously destroyed them in his private crematorium and brazenly stole their possessions"--Container.

Belphégor, le fantôme du Louvre ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in French and held by 43 libraries worldwide
When a mummy in the Louvre's Egyptian exhibit suddenly releases an evil vengeful spirit, it selects unsuspecting visitor, Lisa, to inhabit. Soon, nighttime security guards are murdered one by one as the phantom's unstoppable, horrifying killing spree causes the question to be ask: what is doing this and what does it want? Lisa becomes stranger every day. It will take the teamwork of noted Egyptologist, Lisa's new boyfriend and a renowned detective to solve the Louvre's shocking and unimaginable horror.

Brigitte Bardot. 5 film collection ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in French and held by 41 libraries worldwide
Naughty girl: A sexy teenager moves in with the entertainer at her father's nightclub.

The associate ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1987 and 2011 in French and English and held by 35 libraries worldwide
Michel Serrault plays Julien Pardot, a meek businessman, who invents an imaginary English partner. When his clients, wife and mistress all begin to prefer the imaginary businessman over himself, Pardot devises a plan to kidnap and murder his creation.