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Philippe Léotard
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Philippe Léotard
Les misérables
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3 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in French and held by 449 libraries worldwide During the Nazi occupation of France, Henri Fortin is a true and simple man whose life parallels that of Jean Valjean, the hero of the novel, Les misérables.
La balance
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2 editions published in 2004 in French and held by 124 libraries worldwide When a police informant is gunned down, a determined vice cop must recruit a new stool pigeon--one that can finally take down the unassailable mob boss. The line between the cops and gangsters becomes blurred as Dédé, a charismatic pimp, is forced to 'rat out' his former boss and nemesis, the elusive Massina.
La Balance
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9 editions published between 1982 and 2002 in French and English and held by 62 libraries worldwide The special French police force, the Territorial Brigade, needs an informer after the murder of one of their own. They put the squeeze on Dédé, a pimp, and Nicole, his girlfriend.
The French connection I & II
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 50 libraries worldwide I. Two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an automobile being shipped from France. II. Gene Hackman returns in the role of hard-hitting detective Popoeye Doyle who travels to Marseilles in prusuit of the heroin dealers who he hit, but failed to kill in New York.
Tangos, el exilio de Gardel
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6 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in Spanish and German and held by 31 libraries worldwide Story of the Parisian exile of a group of Argentinians.
Portrait de l'artiste au nez rouge
by Philippe Léotard
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7 editions published between 1988 and 1990 in French and held by 30 libraries worldwide
Les deux anglaises Two English girls
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5 editions published between 1972 and 2005 in French and held by 25 libraries worldwide Two English sisters at the turn of the century are in love with the same man for seven years. His inability to choose between them (compounded by his overpossessive mother), and the girls' own powerful passions-- both expressed and repressed-- create a painful, emotionally charged triangle.
Tangos, l'exil de Gardel Tangos, the exile of Gardel
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1 edition published in 1985 in Spanish and held by 24 libraries worldwide Story of the Parisian exile of a group of Argentines, producing a Tango-dy.
Pas un jour sans une ligne
by Philippe Léotard
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4 editions published between 1992 and 1999 in French and held by 20 libraries worldwide
Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès
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6 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in French and held by 19 libraries worldwide True account of events that took place in Algeria (April, 1961), during the French-Algerian War, involving lieutenent Perrin's "Commando des Bretons", also called "Commando des cheveux longs."
Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès
by René Vautier
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3 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in French and held by 19 libraries worldwide
Black Dju
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2 editions published in 1995 in Portuguese and held by 19 libraries worldwide From the sun of the Cape Verde Island, its a very big step to rainy, land-locked Luxembourg, but that's the journey Dju Dele Dibonga takes to track down his dad, whose yearly visits and monthly guest worker checks have stopped. Dju has to face overzealous immigration cops and an outraged police lieutenant who eventually joins in the hunt, becoming Dju's partner in this tale of love and friendship.
The French connection
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1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 18 libraries worldwide New York City Police detective "Popeye" Doyle tries to intercept a shipment of drugs arriving in New York from Marseilles, and then goes to France to stop the trafficking at its source.
La gueule ouverte The mouth agape
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2 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in French and held by 17 libraries worldwide About a 50 year-old woman dying of cancer.
Sur Süden - Le Sud
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4 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in Spanish and German and held by 16 libraries worldwide Floreal (Miguel Ángel Solá), a political prisoner in Argentina, is liberated at the end of the dictatorship in 1983. His wife Rosi (Susú Pecoraro) waits for him with their young son, while she wrestles with the guilt of having had an affair with a family friend. As Floreal wanders the empty streets on his way home, he is confronted with the ghosts of his and his country's past.
Je parle de Jérusalem
by Arnold Wesker
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3 editions published between 1969 and 1979 in French and Undetermined and held by 16 libraries worldwide
The French connection French connection II : double feature
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide I. Two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an automobile being shipped from France. II. Gene Hackman returns in the role of hard-hitting detective Popeye Doyle who travels to Marseilles in pursuit of the heroin dealers he hit, but failed to kill in New York.
Sur
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5 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in Spanish and German and held by 13 libraries worldwide A love affair set against the background of contemporary Argentinian politics.
La cuisine
by Arnold Wesker
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2 editions published in 1967 in French and held by 13 libraries worldwide
La gueule ouverte
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in Undetermined and French and held by 12 libraries worldwide "La lente agonie d'une femme atteinte d'un cancer, assistée de son mari et de son fils... more
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Adultery Algeria Argentina Argentines Biography Cancer--Patients Crime films Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery films Drama Drug control Emigration and immigration Ex-convicts Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Foreign films France France--Paris Gangster films Gangsters German Occupation of France (1940-1945) History Hugo, Victor,--1802-1885 Immigrants Informers Jews Léotard, Philippe Luxembourg Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Misérables (Hugo, Victor) Motion picture actors and actresses Motion pictures Motion pictures, Spanish New York (N.Y.).--Police Dept New York (State)--New York Police Police films Police films Political refugees Prostitutes Revolution (Algeria : 1954-1962) Switzerland Terminally ill Video recordings--for the hearing impaired World War (1939-1945) Youth
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Alternative Names
Léotard, André 1940-2001
Léotard, Ange P. 1940-2001
Léotard, Ange Philippe
Leotard, Ange-Philippe 1940-2001
Léotard Tomasi, Ange P. 1940-2001
Léotard Tomasi, Ange Philippe
Léotard Tomasi, Ange-Philippe 1940-2001
Léotard Tomasi, Philippe 1940-2001
Tomasi, Ange P. 1940-2001
Tomasi, Ange Philippe Léotard
Tomasi, Ange Philippe Léotard 1940-2001
Languages
French
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Undetermined (35) Spanish (27) German (24) English (9) Portuguese (2) Italian (2) No Linguistic content (2) Multiple languages (1) Covers
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