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Yves Robert has 12 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1990s.
Blazing Saddles
1974
Western · Comedy
Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...
Dir. Yves Robert · With Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru
To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseille, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills. Determined, Marcel makes the long voyage back to the cottage on foot and lands himself in trouble. One day Marcel's father discovers a shortcut to the cottage, but it requires trespassing. Despite their trepidations, Marcel and his family begin using the secret trail to reach their cottage.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain
A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort
On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better. Helping Étienne snare his elusive lady in red are his three bumbling buddies, which all have secret affairs and/or cheat on their wives.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos
Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Philippe Noiret, Marlène Jobert, Françoise Brion
Victor is a legal advisor who finds himself abandoned by his wife and fired the same day. He tries to seek comfort from different friends and family members, but everyone he meets is concerned with their own problems. His morale begins to falter when he realizes that no one cares about him.
Dir. Coline Serreau · With Vincent Lindon, Patrick Timsit, Zabou Breitman
In a small French village, everything would be quiet if the local wildlife cop was not being ridiculed by a smart poacher.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Louis de Funès, Noëlle Adam, Frédéric Duvallès
Having fortuitously discovered a photograph in which Marthe embraces someone unknown, Étienne Dorsay becomes jealous and imagines various stratagems to identify the lover. In the meantime, he and his friends acquire a weekend house for a very low price.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos
as Bucigny-Dumaine (le bel officier)
In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of his doctor, Leon Galipeau, who sees to take advantage of the very interesting situation of the "future deceased". This one indeed has a small house in Saint-Tropez. Galipeau sniffs the windfall. Following his advice, Martinet agrees to give it in life to the brother of the doctor, Emile, and then rushes back to a health of iron. Worse, he even survives the war. Galipeau, exhausted, decide to use the great means to get rid of the importunce who persists in thwarting their project ...
Dir. Pierre Tchernia · With Michel Serrault, Claude Brasseur, Rosy Varte
When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to personality abductions.
Dir. Claude Lelouch · With Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Charles Denner
as le chef d'orchestre · Director · Writer
With "little captain" Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy," Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in some fake adventures. All this to stop the investigation into the death of Colonel Milan.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Pierre Richard, Jean Carmet, Jean Rochefort
