Jacques Companéez

1906-03-05 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia] 57 Credits
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The Spy

The Spy

1964

Screenplay

3.0
Writing

The British Admiralty is worried: several cargo ships carrying troops have mysteriously jumped off Gibraltar. The Admiralty calls in the Intelligence ...

Visa to Hell

Visa to Hell

1959

Writer

Writing

The action takes place on the coast of the eastern Pyrenees near the Spanish border. Mario Balducci escaped from prison, after settling his account wi...

The Seventh Commandment

The Seventh Commandment

1957

Writer

Writing

Princesse Nadia Vronskaïa is a veteran con artist who uses her feminine wiles to bilk wealthy, susceptible old men. Inevitably, she outsmarts herself ...

I'll Get Back to Kandara

I'll Get Back to Kandara

1956

Writer

Writing

One evening, professor André Barret sees the author of a murder in the darkness; cafe owner Cordelec is the victim. From then on, his suspicions fall ...

An Evening at the Music Hall

An Evening at the Music Hall

1956

Writer

4.9
Writing

A GI on furlough attends a Folies-Bergères show. He falls in love with a dancer, Claudie, the star of the theater.

The Blonde Witch

The Blonde Witch

1956

Writer

6.2
Writing

Brulard, a French civil engineer on assignment in a remote Swedish village, meets Ina, who has been raised in forested isolation by her haggish mother...

La Môme Pigalle

La Môme Pigalle

1955

Adaptation, Writer

1.5
Writing

Released from prison, Arlette returns to her job as a cabaret star. The police try to get her to confess where the stolen jewels are hidden.

Du mein stilles Tal

Du mein stilles Tal

1955

Screenplay

2.7
Writing

Elisabeth, wife of a landowner, has kept from her husband for twenty years that their daughter is not his. Rather, she is the result of an affair with...

Blackmail

Blackmail

1955

Screenplay

Writing

An atmospheric tale about a national blackmail organization, where no one can be trusted.

Nagana

Nagana

1955

Writer

Writing

A group of crooks takes advantage of a rich old lady's naivete: they pretend they are to sail to Africa to fight... the sleeping sickness. They are on...

Le Crâneur

Le Crâneur

1955

Writer

4.8
Writing

A singer tries to rescue a man drawn into the drug trade.

Intermediate Landing in Paris

Intermediate Landing in Paris

1955

Writer

4.0
Writing

Michèle, an employee at the airport, is in love with American pilot Eddie Miller who regularly flies the route from New York to Paris, but problems ar...

Fantaisie d'un jour

Fantaisie d'un jour

1955

Writer

Writing

Thérèse is the daughter of a modest couple. One day, she wins a voucher for two hundred thousand francs in a department store. Dazzled, the little typ...

Lovers' Net

Lovers' Net

1955

Adaptation

4.7

Daniel Gelin plays a soldier who is acquitted after committing a crime of passion. Relocating to Lisbon, and still feeling remorse over his impulsive ...

Queen Margot

Queen Margot

1954

Writer

6.8
Writing

Marguerite de Valois, daughter of Catherine de Médicis, celebrates her wedding with Henri de Navarre. Officially, it's a rapprochement between the Lea...

Orient Express

Orient Express

1954

Story

7.0
Writing

On December 24th the Orient Express gets snowbound near a little mountain village and its passengers are forced to spend some time there, mingling wit...

Nadie lo sabrá

Nadie lo sabrá

1953

Writer

8.0
Writing
Les Compagnes de la nuit

Les Compagnes de la nuit

1953

Adaptation

5.7

Three events that seemingly nothing related, namely the murder of a truck driver, the discovery of the corpse of a vitriolic young woman, and the deat...

Jeunes mariés

Jeunes mariés

1953

Writer

4.0
Writing

Jacques and Gisèle, who are just married, are starting their honeymoon. But at nightfall, on their way to marital bliss, their car chooses to break do...

Full House

Full House

1952

Writer

6.6
Writing

Anthology film with three shorts each featuring a famous detective: Monsieur Wens, Lemmy Caution and Maigret.

Casque d'Or

Casque d'Or

1952

Screenplay

7.4
Writing

At the end of the 19th century, during a ball in Joinville, on the outskirts of Paris, Georges, a former delinquent working as a carpenter, meets Mari...

Adorable Creatures

Adorable Creatures

1952

Screenplay

5.2
Writing

Andre Noblet, a 21-year-old French artist falls madly in love with Christine, the mother of two children. He tells Chistine he will tell all to her hu...

Vienna Waltzes

Vienna Waltzes

1951

Writer

Writing

A biography of the composer Johann Strauss.

A Tale of Five Cities

A Tale of Five Cities

1951

Screenplay

4.9
Writing

An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured...

Jamaican Man

Jamaican Man

1950

Screenplay

Writing

Jacques Mervel, also known as "L'Homme de la Jamaïque" makes use of his talents as a gun runner in Tangiers, Morocco. After triumphing over a rival ga...

Gunman in the Streets

Gunman in the Streets

1950

Writer

6.4
Writing

An American is on the run in the streets and back alleys of France.

Lost Souvenirs

Lost Souvenirs

1950

Scenario Writer

5.5
Writing

Suppose lost and found objects could talk... But they can! At least four of them... : -A statuette of Osiris remembers how two ex-lovers, a model and ...

Shadow of the Eagle

Shadow of the Eagle

1950

Original Story

6.3
Writing

During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia sends her lover to kidnap her rival for the throne.

Last Hour, Special Edition

Last Hour, Special Edition

1949

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

A journalist who deals with the column "courier du cœur" has the absurd idea of ​​launching an investigation into the death of a pianist whom he claim...

Bonheur en location

Bonheur en location

1949

Script

7.0

Saint-Aignan needs a family. He hires people to act as his people to achieve his goal: to succeed in the business world.

A Cop

A Cop

1947

Screenplay

4.0
Writing

Georges, hunted by the Germans, had taken refuge with his brother, Commissioner PJ Paris. Once released, he teams up for the sake of a girl with the l...

The Damned

The Damned

1947

Story

6.0
Writing

A group of Nazis and sympathizers board a submarine bound for South America in the hopes of finding shelter.

Lured

Lured

1947

Story

6.3
Writing

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached b...

The House Under the Sea

The House Under the Sea

1947

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

A stranger named Constant disrupts the life of Flora, who is seemingly happy with her husband Lucien. But she suddenly experiences a passionate love, ...

Carbon Copy

Carbon Copy

1947

Adaptation, Scenario Writer

6.1
Writing

A smooth criminal, who turns to be Manuel Ismora, and his gang successfully and peacefully pull off con after heist. Elsewhere a timid office worker, ...

The Fan

The Fan

1947

Writer

Writing

Martine is a lonely girl in an exclusive boarding school who conjures up a glamorous existence in order to make her dull life tolerable and to impress...

Le destin s'amuse

Le destin s'amuse

1946

Writer

Writing

A guardian, abusing his prerogatives, imposes on a young girl the husband he has chosen for her. On the very day of the wedding ceremony, the bride fl...

Goodbye Darling

Goodbye Darling

1946

Writer

6.8
Writing

Chérie is a beautiful young woman who works as an escort girl. She meets a young and wealthy man who propose her to be his fictional wife so that his ...

A Friend Will Come Tonight

A Friend Will Come Tonight

1946

Writer

5.5
Writing

Commander Gerard and his band of guerrillas have found the ideal hideout: a nursing home in the Alps where, along with the mentally ill, are also hidi...

Secret Documents

Secret Documents

1945

Writer

Writing

An adventure between rival spies about documents concerning the process for extracting fuel from seawater. A love story that threatens to turn tragic,...

A Woman in the Night

A Woman in the Night

1943

Writer

Writing

A theater troupe is touring Manon Lescaut, starring Denise, whose husband is a sick alcoholic. Tired of his violent outbursts, and wanting to rebuild ...

Alibi

Alibi

1942

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

In 1930s France a bar hostess helps a man prove himself innocent of murder.

Whims

Whims

1942

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

Caprices tells the story of two young rich people. A famous actress poses as a poor florist, and a distinguished society man camouflages himself as fo...

I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress

1940

Original Film Writer

6.3
Writing

Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists...

Schubert's Serenade

Schubert's Serenade

1940

Screenplay

Writing

Serenade represented the return to the screen of international favorite Lillian Harvey after an absence of two years. Based loosely on the life of com...

The Emigrant

The Emigrant

1940

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

Fearing a gangster's vengeance,his moll sails away to South Africa ,where many emigrants intend to work in the mines there.

Personal Column

Personal Column

1939

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

To try solving the strange disappearances of 11 young Parisian women, the police obtain the services of Adrienne Charpentier, friend of the latest mis...

The Deserter

The Deserter

1939

Story

7.1
Writing

During WW1, a train is stopped by a bombing, a young soldier takes advantage of the opportunity to go to his native village to connect with his love a...

I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress

1938

Writer

5.0
Writing

Old friends of Vera Vronsky remind her of her past and try to blackmail her.

Katia

Katia

1938

Writer

9.0
Writing

In the middle of the 19th century, Tsar Alexander II made the acquaintance of a young aristocratic girl from the provinces, unruly in character. He fa...

Gibraltar

Gibraltar

1938

Scenario Writer

6.2
Writing

A British officer poses as a traitor in order to infiltrate a team of terrorists who are sabotaging ships, while a seductive cabaret dancer is working...

Princess Tarakanova

Princess Tarakanova

1938

Writer

Writing

A film about the story of princess Élisabeth Tarakanova.

The Postmaster's Daughter

The Postmaster's Daughter

1938

Scenario Writer

Writing

A small town postal official allows a military officer to sweep his lovely daughter away to St. Petersburg, assuming the man will do the right thing a...

Forfaiture

Forfaiture

1937

Adaptation, Scenario Writer

6.5
Writing

Denise Moret joins her husband, Pierre, in Mongolia where he works as a civil engineer. One night she loose a lot of money on the roulette and therefo...

Feu!

Feu!

1937

Writer

Writing

During the Rif War, a lieutenant commands a torpedo boat. He finds in an abandoned yacht, a beautiful portrait of a woman, and soon meets this one who...

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1936

Writer

7.2
Writing

Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the landlord, Kostyleva. One resident, young thief Wasska Pepel, e...

Tausend für eine Nacht

1933

Writer

Writing