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Films with theme "L'usurpation d'identité", sorted by revenue
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Nobody from Nowhere (2014)
, 1h58Directed by Matthieu Delaporte
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Mathieu Kassovitz, Marie-Josée Croze, Bernard Murat, Éric Caravaca, Siobhan Finneran, Olivier Rabourdin
Sébastien Nicolas (Mathieu Kassovitz), agent immobilier, mène une existence morne, et prend l'habitude de se grimer jusqu'à prendre l'apparence des personnages qu'il rencontre. Un jour, il lui est demandé de trouver un grand appartement pour un ancien violoniste, Henri de Montalte, qui veut se réinstaller à Paris. Une fois de plus, Sébastien l'observe, se maquille, mais se trouve happé par la vie de l'artiste.
Purple Noon (1960)
, 1h52Directed by René Clément
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, L'usurpation d'identité, Films about psychiatry, Escroquerie
Actors Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt, Erno Crisa, Elvire Popesco, Frank Latimore
The American Tom Ripley (Delon) has been sent to Italy to persuade his wealthy friend, Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet), to return to the United States and take over his father's business. Philippe intends to do no such thing and the impoverished Tom enjoys living a life of luxury, so the two men essentially spend money all day and carouse all night. Tom is fixated on Philippe and his girlfriend Marge (Marie Laforêt) and covets the other man's life. Philippe eventually grows bored with his friend's fawning and becomes cruel and abusive to him. The final straw is when, during a yachting trip, Philippe strands Tom in the dinghy and leaves him to lie in the sun for hours.
Colour Me Kubrick (2006)
, 1h27Directed by Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, L'usurpation d'identité, Films about psychiatry, Escroquerie
Actors John Malkovich, Marisa Berenson, Marc Warren, Jim Davidson, Richard E. Grant, Ken Russell
Colour Me Kubrick begins with a direct homage to A Clockwork Orange with the after-effects of one of Alan Conway's (Malkovich) minor cons: two thugs are sent to collect a bar bill that Conway has generated by impersonating Kubrick. Conway has provided the address of an elderly couple as Kubrick's home address. Conway is nowhere to be seen, and the thugs are arrested by the police for causing a ruckus outside the house.
Kill Me Again (1989)
, 1h34Directed by John Dahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Michael Madsen, Nick Dimitri, Jon Gries, Bibi Besch
Fay Forrester (Whalley) is an attractive young woman who wants to escape from her abusive boyfriend Vince (Madsen). She hires Jack Andrews (Kilmer), a second class private investigator, to arrange her "death". She wants to restart her life with a new identity and the money she got from helping Vince commit robberies. Due to Jack's financial problems, he joins Fay after her fake death. Unfortunately, Vince finds out that Fay is still alive. The hunt for Jack, Fay and the money begins.
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
, 1h41Directed by John Cromwell, W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Politique, L'usurpation d'identité, Political films, Escroquerie, Films about royalty
Actors Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Massey, Mary Astor
English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll (Ronald Colman) takes a fishing vacation in a small middle European country (unnamed in the film; Ruritania in the novel). While there, he is puzzled by the odd reactions of the natives to him. Rassendyll discovers why when he meets Colonel Zapt (C. Aubrey Smith) and Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim (David Niven). Zapt introduces him to the soon-to-be-crowned king, Rudolf V (Colman again), who turns out to be not only his distant relative, but also in facial features close enough to be his double. Rudolf is astounded and takes a great liking to the Englishman.
No Man of Her Own (1950)
, 1h38Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Phyllis Thaxter, Lyle Bettger, Jane Cowl, Henry O'Neill
Helen Ferguson (Barbara Stanwyck) is eight months pregnant and unmarried. When she goes to her unfaithful boyfriend Morley for help, all he gives her is a train ticket back to where she came from.
, 1h33Directed by Leonid Gaïdaï
Origin Russie
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Théâtre, L'usurpation d'identité, Time travel films, Comedy science fiction films, Films based on plays, Escroquerie
Actors Yury Yakovlev, Leonid Kouravliov, Alexandre Demianenko, Natalya Seleznyova, Vladimir Etouch, Natalia Kratchkovskaïa
The story begins in 1973 Moscow, where Engineer Aleksandr (Shurik) Timofeev (Aleksandr Demyanenko) is working on a time machine in his apartment. By accident, he sends Ivan Vasilevich Bunsha (Yuri Yakovlev), superintendent of his apartment building, and George Miloslavsky (Leonid Kuravlev), a small-time burglar, back into the time of Ivan IV "The Terrible". The pair is forced to disguise themselves, with Bunsha dressing up as Ivan IV and Miloslavsky as a knyaz of the same name. At the same time, the real Ivan IV (also played by Yuri Yakovlev) is sent by the same machine into Shurik's apartment, he has to deal with modern-day life while Shurik tries to fix the machine so that everyone can be brought back to their proper place in time. Superintendent Bunsha and Tzar Ivan IV the Terrible are lookalikes but have completely different personalities, which results in funny situations of mistaken identity. As the police (tipped off by a neighbor who was burgled by Miloslavsky) close in on Shurik, who is frantically trying to repair the machine, the cover of Bunsha and Miloslavsky is blown and they have to fight off the Streltsy, who have figured out that Bunsha is an impostor. The movie ends with Bunsha, Miloslavsky, and Ivan IV all transported back to their proper places, although the entire episode is revealed to be a dream by Shurik.
The Adversary (2002)
, 2h9Directed by Nicole Garcia
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Daniel Auteuil, François Cluzet, Géraldine Pailhas, François Berléand, Emmanuelle Devos, Bernard Fresson
Le 9 janvier 1993, Jean-Marc Faure (inspiré de Jean-Claude Romand) a tué sa femme, ses enfants, ses parents puis a essayé, mais en vain, de se suicider. L’enquête a révélé qu’il n’était pas médecin comme il le prétendait depuis dix-huit ans et, chose plus difficile encore à croire, qu’il ne faisait rien de ses journées. Près d’être découvert, il a préféré supprimer ceux dont il ne pouvait plus supporter le regard.
School for All (2006)
, 1h37Directed by Éric Rochant
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Arié Elmaleh, Élodie Navarre, Vincent Desagnat, Noémie Lvovsky, Nader Boussandel, Gilles Cohen
Jahwad a trente ans, Bac moins huit et quatre redoublements à son actif. Il est recherché par la police et sa famille ne le supporte plus. Un jour, une occasion inespérée lui est offerte, celle de retourner au collège. Après tout, c’est bien le collège : il y a de l’ambiance, on y apprend des tas de mots, les filles sont jolies, les camarades sont sympathiques et il n’y a pas de policiers.
The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
, 2h2Directed by Daniel Vigne
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie, Histoire de France
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Maurice Barrier, Nathalie Baye, Roger Planchon, Isabelle Sadoyan
The film relates a historical case of alleged identity theft. Martin Guerre leaves his young wife in a small French village to go fight in a war, and to travel. Many years later, an older man (played by Depardieu) claiming to be Martin returns to resume his life. The man is initially acknowledged and welcomed by the wife, family, and friends because he seems to know the intimate details of Martin's life. As time passes, the villagers grow suspicious that he is an impostor, and he is put on trial, with his life at stake.
Transit (1991)
, 2h5Directed by René Allio
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes La provence, L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Sebastien Koch, Rüdiger Vogler, Nicole Dogué, Dominique Horwitz, Judith Henry, Malka Ribowska
En 1937, Gerhardt s’évade d’un camp allemand et se réfugie en France. En 1940, il est interné dans un camp français dont il réussit à s'échapper. Un ancien codétenu lui demande de porter une lettre à un écrivain résidant à Paris, un dénommé Weidel. Il découvre que ce dernier est mort et récupère de ce fait une valise contenant quelques effets du disparu. Grâce aux papiers du défunt, Gerhardt prend l’identité de celui-ci et se rend à Marseille où, en transit, il attend de s’embarquer pour les Amériques. Il fait la connaissance de Marie, une jeune femme qui attend également pour partir en compagnie d’un docteur. Gerhardt apprend que Marie a été la maîtresse de Weidel qu’elle a quitté pour suivre le docteur. Marie et Gerhardt réussissent à obtenir des places à bord du navire Montréal, mais finalement Gerhardt restera à Marseille et laissera Marie partir avec son docteur. Peu après, on apprend que le Montréal aurait fait naufrage.
Switch (2011)
, 1h39Directed by Frédéric Schoendoerffer
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Action, Crime
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Karine Vanasse, Mehdi Nebbou, Stéphane Demers, Eric Cantona, Aurélien Recoing, Karina Testa
À la suite d'une déconvenue professionnelle, une jeune graphiste montréalaise, Sophie Malaterre, décide d'échanger son appartement pour les vacances avec une Parisienne, Bénédicte Serteaux, via un site internet : switch.com. Mais, le lendemain matin de son arrivée à Paris, la police débarque dans l'appartement et révèle la présence d'un cadavre décapité dans une chambre dont la porte était fermée à clé la veille. Qui plus est, il n'y a pas de Sophie Malaterre sur les listes de vol en provenance de Montréal, et le site switch.com n'existe pas.
Despair (1978)
, 1h59Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, L'usurpation d'identité, Films about psychiatry, Escroquerie
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Andréa Ferréol, Klaus Löwitsch, Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Alexander Allerson
Hermann Hermann is a successful entrepreneur in the 1930s Germany. As the Nazis gradually rise to power, Hermann, who is a Russian émigré, becomes increasingly frightened and mentally unstable. His attempts at leaving the country are accompanied by symptoms of madness, the most vivid being his belief that he found his exact double, although the person in question differs from him in every respect. He creates an elaborate plan that would allow him to flee to Switzerland, but it soon becomes unclear whether his voyage leads him to a neutral country or merely allows him to take refuge in his madness.
Madame et le Mort (1943)
, 1h43Directed by Louis Daquin
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Michel Vitold, Marguerite Pierry, Pierre Renoir, Alexandre Rignault, Henri Guisol, Renée Saint-Cyr
Dans un train, un individu ayant usurpé l'identité d'un auteur célèbre d'un roman policier a été tué. Pourquoi et par qui?
Carbon Copy (1947)
, 1h45Directed by Jean Dréville
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Louis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Annette Poivre, Jean-Jacques Delbo, Jean Carmet, Madeleine Suffel
La ressemblance étonnante entre un homme insignifiant, Gabriel Dupon, représentant en boutons, et un cambrioleur de grande envergure, le photographe Manuel Ismora, permet à ce dernier de réussir des vols sensationnels. Or Dupon s'éprend de Coraline, la maîtresse d'Ismora qui est séduite par la tendresse du bonhomme.