Jean-Louis Calvet

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles

#1Apostrophes

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes as Self

8.5 / 10
Talk

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.

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#2Operation Thunder

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

9.0 / 10
AdventureActionThriller

The inhabitants of a small provincial town are requisitioned to take part in the French army's major maneuvers. A foreign spy takes advantage of these maneuvers to steal secret documents. The pursuit and capture of the spy and his accomplices are successfully carried out by all those taking part in the maneuvers.

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#3The Joint Brothers

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.4 / 10
Comedy

After he is dismissed from his umpteenth job, Momo is kicked out of the family home by his fed-up father. He immediately joins his buddy Manu, who is also penniless having just lost his job at a cafeteria. The two decide to ask shady nightclub owner Sammy for a job, and he promptly hires them to transport back two statuettes from Amsterdam. Momo and Manu soon find out that these art objects are stuffed with drugs, but still manage to carry out their mission. They receive one kilo of grass in exchange, which they sell immediately. But while the business is lucrative, they discover that it's not so easy to become a full-fledged drug dealer...

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#4Un jour comme les autres

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
ComedyDrama

A short love story between a young girl and a worker in the shoe industry. Social differences will be the undoing of this union.

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#5Une demoiselle sans bagages

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m as Jean

8.8 / 10
Comedy

Anne dreamed of meeting Alfred Hitchcock during his visit to Switzerland, but the famous director has already left. Her fiancé, Jean, is completely broke. The young couple then resorts to a scam to pay for their vacation. Anne drops her worthless necklace at the feet of Monsieur Georges, who accidentally steps on it. To make amends, Georges invites her to his room. Anne receives a diamond necklace, but Georges becomes too pushy, and Anne ends up fleeing with the piece of jewelry…Georges then gives chase to Jean and Anne's 2 CV. The two fiancés decide to meet up in Lucerne and split up. Anne gets a lift from Bob, a Dutchman driving a sports car. She tells him that Georges, who is still pursuing her, is a human trafficker. Bob offers to drop Anne off in Rotterdam…

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