Louis Jourdan
Birthday: 1921-06-20
Place of Birth: Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Biography: Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (1947), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), Gigi (1958), The Best of Everything (1959), The V.I.P.s (1963) and Octopussy (1983). He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC television production Count Dracula.
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Letter from an Unknown Woman
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells ...
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Octopussy
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fa...
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Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and po...
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmund Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the...
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The Man in the Iron Mask
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with t...
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The Count of Monte-Cristo
A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jeal...
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The Paradine Case
In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused o...
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Can-Can
A Parisian nightclub owner known for her performances of the can-can attracts the ire of a self-righ...
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Three Coins in the Fountain
Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into...
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The Swan
Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess ...
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The V.I.P.s
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal tri...
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Silver Bears
Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore to buy a bank in Switzerland in orde...
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Year of the Comet
Year of the Comet is a 1992 romantic comedy adventure film about the pursuit of the most valuable bo...
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Madame Bovary
A frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction when...
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Swamp Thing
Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant su...
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Gigi
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Pa...
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Anne of the Indies
After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate cr...
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The Return of Swamp Thing
The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures t...
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Bird of Paradise
Andre Laurence accompanies his college roommate, Tenga, back to Tenga's Polynesian island home. Ther...
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Parade in 7 Nights
In the pound, Pipo the dog recounts his adventures to his fellow inmates....
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The Beautiful Adventure
On the very day of his wedding, Valentin Le Barroyer sees the one he was to marry fly away. Hélène h...
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The Heart of a Nation
The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of t...
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The Best of Everything
An exposé of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher-ups....
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A Flea in Her Ear
Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act....
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Beverly Hills Madam
A bordello catering to rich and wealthy clients, run by Lil Hutton experiences a series of crises as...
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Made in Paris
A pretty fashion buyer visiting Paris on business is courted by a famous designer. Boris Sagal's 196...
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Decameron Nights
Italian poet Boccaccio (Louis Jourdan) hides in the court of Fiammetta (Joan Fontaine) and tells thr...
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L'Arlésienne
In the Camargue a local young playboy named Frédéri falls in love with a young woman from Arles. His...
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Amazons of Rome
Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to ...
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The Sultans
Lisa, a fashion photographer, has an affair with a married man. They both know that the relationship...
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The Happy Time
A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa....
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Rue de l'estrapade
While Henri Laurent speeds along on the racing circuits, his pretty wife Françoise goes from luxury ...
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No Minor Vices
Perry Ashwell is a self-satisfied child psychologist who takes his colleagues and wife somewhat for ...
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Count Dracula
Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. H...
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Dark Journey
In this movie based upon Julian Green's novel, we follow Paul's downfall as he is torn between his l...
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Counterforce
A team of specialists is dispatched to protect the leader of a Middle Eastern country from a neighbo...
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Twilight
At the beginning of the 20th century, the destiny of Félicie Nanteuil, a young girl from the provinc...
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Plus ça va, moins ça va
In Provence, a young woman is found naked and hanged. Inspectors Pignon and Melville lead the invest...
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Fear No Evil
A psychiatrist specializing in the occult becomes involved in the case of a man who is possessed by ...
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The Great American Beauty Contest
The pursuit by America's loveliest girls for a coveted beauty crown is threatened by a scandal which...
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Run a Crooked Mile
A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there's no evidence of the murde...
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Her First Affair
Micheline Chevassu is a young, naive woman living in an orphanage. Through classified ads, she has a...
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That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year hi...
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Dangerous Exile
Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring...
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The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
A brave bookseller raises his four daughters alone, all of whom he employs in his shop. They are esp...
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Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews wit...
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The Simple Truth
Nancy is an attractive, intelligent receptionist at a New York publishing firm. She unwittingly beco...
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Office Romances
Angela is insecure and gawky, overawed by her new job at an advertising agency. Her boss, Pam, is po...
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Mathias Sandorf
1868. Revolutionary Mathias Sandorf is determined to oust the dictatorship oppressing his country. T...
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The Awakening of Cassie
Cassie is a young, pretty, free-spirited artist. She meets Mark, a handsome art gallery owner, and e...
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Bayou Romance
Lily, an energetic and charming artist, leaves the city life for a sprawling plantation she's inheri...
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Escape To Love
Lisa, a beautiful American co-ed traveling in Europe, falls in love with a brash and fearless author...
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For Love of Angela
Angela, a beautiful and high spirited girl, has found her true love at last in the dashing Harrison,...
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Image of Passion
Alison is a young, attractive advertising executive. Even though she has a stable relationship with ...
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Isle of Secret Passion
Kathy is a young and beautiful teacher who finds love and excitement among the ruins of Greece. She ...
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A Legacy for Leonette
Leonette is a beautiful, smart young woman who travels to London for her inheritance after her fathe...
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess
A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death ...
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Ritual of Evil
A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress....
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Eloise
It's not so much that Eloise is a mischievous child, but the darnedest things do happen when she's a...
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Her Bridal Night
A country girl is discovered by a Paris magazine, and becomes a top model....
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Double Deal
Wealthy Peter Sterling and his younger wife Christine have an existence of little excitement so when...
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The Bohemian Life
Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe ...
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Disorder
Study of 1960s Milanese social life and its glamorous depravity, as seen through the story of the wo...
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That's Entertainment! III
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929...
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Comedy of Happiness
Monsieur Jourdain is a dangerous madman : he wants to share his fortune! His relatives do what any s...
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A String of Blue Beads
A STRING OF BLUE BEADS is a slight little Christmas tale that was a pilot for an anthology series of...
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Grand Larceny
A woman who hasn't seen her father in 18 years, learns of his death and goes to his estate in France...
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To Die in Paris
In occupied France during World War II, a resistance leader is accused of betraying his own side....
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Escapade
Some gangsters use a young girl to get to a recently released convict who hid $10 million from a rob...
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James Bond in India
The making of the James Bond movie Octopussy (1983) in Udaipur, India during 1982....
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James Bond: The First 21 Years
A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series....
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