Jourdan, Louis

Gigi by Vincente Minnelli( visu )
103 editions published between 1949 and 2013 in 9 languages and held by 2,706 libraries worldwide
A musical set in Paris in which a girl trained as a high society courtesan falls in love with a rich and handsome boulevardier

Octopussy by John Glen( visu )
122 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,494 libraries worldwide
Roger Moore portrays the immortal action hero as he investigates the murder of a fellow agent who was clutching a priceless Faberge egg at the time of his death

Letter from an unknown woman by Max Ophuls( visu )
66 editions published between 1948 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 857 libraries worldwide
In early 20th century Vienna, Stefan Brand is in the process of fleeing on the eve of a duel he wants no part of. However, before he can do so, he receives an anonymous letter from an unknown woman. Stefan is deeply moved by what he reads and starts to realize that the letter's author is Lisa Berndl, a young woman he's known but disregarded for most of his life

Three coins in the fountain by Jean Negulesco( visu )
18 editions published between 1954 and 2012 in English and Chinese and held by 817 libraries worldwide
Three American women in Rome, throw money into a fountain and wish for love

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert( visu )
26 editions published between 1949 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 770 libraries worldwide
A woman, not satisfied with the limited life she leads, rebels against conventional society, and finds tragedy. Based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert

Can-Can by Walter Lang( visu )
17 editions published between 1960 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 444 libraries worldwide
The owner of Montmartre's most notorious nightspot, the Café Le Bal Du Paradis, Simone Pistache spends a great deal of her time in court, thanks to the banning of that "lewd and lascivious" dance, the Can-Can. So when her nightlife-loving lawyer and boyfriend, François Durnais, refuses to settle down and marry her, Simone decides to play up to his rival in romance, Parisian judge Philipe Forrestier, a lovestruck young jurist who's determined to make an honest woman out of her-- one way or the other

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas( visu )
18 editions published between 1975 and 2007 in English and Chinese and held by 396 libraries worldwide
Edmond Dantes, unjustly imprisoned on the eve of his wedding by a rival suitor and his accomplices, escapes after 14 years, uncovers the hidden Monte Cristo treasure described a fellow prisoner, and, as the mysterious count, exacts his revenge

The man in the iron mask by Alexandre Dumas( visu )
19 editions published between 1977 and 2013 in English and held by 357 libraries worldwide
A British adaptation of the story of the twin brother of Louis XIV, imprisoned and kept in an iron mask so no one will recognize who he is

The best of everything by Jean Negulesco( visu )
7 editions published between 1959 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic Content and held by 349 libraries worldwide
Multifaceted fabrication about women seeking success and love in the publishing jungle of N.Y.C

Swamp thing ( visu )
16 editions published between 1982 and 2013 in English and held by 303 libraries worldwide
A group of scientists join forces to create a potion to halt world hunger by making things grow to enormous proportions. The experiment in Florida is attacked by two thugs who want to steal the secret potion. During the struggle, the scientist is covered with the flaming potion--dives into the swamp and emerges as the Swamp Thing