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Jacques Gaillard is a Director, Editor and Assistant Art Director French born on 26 january 1930

Jacques Gaillard

Jacques Gaillard
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Nationality France
Birth 26 january 1930
Death 17 august 2021 (at 91 years)

Jacques Gaillard est un monteur et réalisateur français né en 1928.

Biography

Après avoir travaillé aux laboratoires L.T.C., il est stagiaire au montage sur Le Rouge et le Noir de Claude Autant-Lara, puis sur Les Diaboliques et Les Hommes en blanc. Il est assistant-monteur pour la première fois avec Marguerite de la nuit.

Il a été pendant près de 20 ans, dès Le Beau Serge le monteur attitré de Claude Chabrol : son épouse Monique Fardoulis l'assiste sur plusieurs films de Chabrol ; elle lui succède auprès de ce dernier lorsqu'il se retire de la profession.

Il a réalisé en 1961 La Ligne droite, adapté du roman d'Yves Gibeau, un long métrage produit par la société de Claude Chabrol.

Best films

Our Agent Tiger (1965)
(Editor)
Code Name: Tiger (1964)
(Editor)
Scoundrel in White (1972)
(Editor)
This Man Must Die (1969)
(Editor)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
(Assistant Art Director)
Line of Demarcation (1966)
(Editor)

Usually with

Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
(29 films)
Jean Rabier
Jean Rabier
(25 films)
Pierre Jansen
Pierre Jansen
(21 films)
Dominique Zardi
Dominique Zardi
(16 films)
Paul Gégauff
Paul Gégauff
(14 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jacques Gaillard (32 films)

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Director

The Straight Line, 1h32
Directed by Jacques Gaillard
Genres Comedy-drama
Actors Daniel Ivernel, Janine Darcey, Jean-Claude Massoulier, Guy Decomble, Albert Rémy

Amputé d'une main pendant la guerre, traumatisé et ayant renoncé à poursuivre une carrière de coureur à pied, Stéphane est devenu vendeur de journaux. Heckel, son ancien entraîneur, le retrouve par hasard : il le persuade de reprendre son activité sportive. Stéphane participe de nouveau à des compétitions. Sa rencontre avec Gordon, coureur noir américain, va se révéler déterminante.

Editor

The Journey, 2h20
Directed by Fernando Solanas
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama
Actors Marc Berman, Dominique Sanda, Fernando Siro, Fito Páez
Roles Editor
Rating70% 3.529943.529943.529943.529943.52994
Le jeune Martin abandonne sa Terre de feu natale, à l'extrême sud de l'Argentine, pour un long voyage initiatique en Amérique Latine.
A Piece of Pleasure, 1h41
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Danièle Gégauff, Paul Gégauff, Cécile Vassort, Pierre Santini, Mario Santini, Henri Attal
Roles Editor
Rating63% 3.19433.19433.19433.19433.1943
Philippe and Ester are happily married and living a middle class life with their young daughter. In order to add excitement and sophistication to the marriage, Philippe suggests they begin sleeping with other people then describing it to each other. But Philippe becomes filled with jealously and anger towards his wife until tragedy destroys the entire family.
Innocents with Dirty Hands, 2h1
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes La provence, Films about sexuality
Actors Romy Schneider, Rod Steiger, François Maistre, Hans Christian Blech, Jean Rochefort, Serge Bento
Roles Editor
Rating67% 3.3906453.3906453.3906453.3906453.390645
Louis, a rich man who lives quietly with his beautiful young wife Julie at St Tropez, has a cardiac probem and an alcohol problem. She sleeps in another room and when she meets Jeff, a writer, starts an affair with him. The two decide that she will kill her husband and that Jeff, after dumping the body off a boat, will then lie low in Italy. To her dismay, Jeff disappears and with him all Louis' money. She is left without husband, lover or assets, under police surveillance. Then Louis reappears, alive, fit, alcohol-free and ready to forgive her …..
The Nada Gang, 2h9
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about anarchism, Politique, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Fabio Testi, Mariangela Melato, Michel Duchaussoy, Lou Castel, Michel Aumont, Maurice Garrel
Roles Editor
Rating66% 3.3424653.3424653.3424653.3424653.342465
Le groupe anarchiste « Nada » décide d'enlever l'ambassadeur des États-Unis en France. Dans l'opération, un policier est tué et le commissaire Goemond est décidé à tout mettre en œuvre pour résoudre cette affaire…
Wedding in Blood, 1h35
Directed by Claude Chabrol, Alain Wermus
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Stéphane Audran, Michel Piccoli, Clotilde Joano, Claude Piéplu, Daniel Lecourtois, Pippo Merisi
Roles Editor
Rating68% 3.43973.43973.43973.43973.4397
Pierre Maury, a local politician in a small French town, is the lover of Lucienne Delamare. Her husband is the local mayor and he eventually comes across this secret relationship. Instead of being jealous, Paul Delamare reacts by taking advantage of this situation. He blackmails Pierre Maury.
Scoundrel in White, 1h55
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Mia Farrow, Laura Antonelli, Dominique Zardi, Daniel Lecourtois, Patrick Préjean
Roles Editor
Rating57% 2.8983552.8983552.8983552.8983552.898355
Paul (Belmondo), a former womanizer who marries the head of the medical department's "unattractive" daughter Christine (Farrow) because he thinks attractive women can't be trusted and make poor wives.
Ten Days' Wonder, 1h50
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Michel Piccoli, Anthony Perkins, Orson Welles, Marlène Jobert, Dominique Zardi, Guido Alberti
Roles Editor
Rating61% 3.0530553.0530553.0530553.0530553.053055
Théo van Horn est le patriarche de la famille van Horn. C'est un être tyrannique, orgueilleux, qui fait subir ses colères et ses caprices imprévisibles à ses proches. Son fils, Charles, doit lui rendre visite. Il demande à son ancien professeur d'université, Paul Régis, de bien vouloir l'accompagner. Charles a une liaison amoureuse cachée avec Hélène, la femme de Théo van Horn. Charles est victime d'un maître-chanteur qui menace de dévoiler cette histoire. Il vole de l'argent à son père pour le faire taire.
The Butcher, 1h33
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films, Films about marriage
Actors Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Roger Rudel, Dominique Zardi
Roles Editor
Rating72% 3.646483.646483.646483.646483.64648
Dans le petit village de Trémolat, dans le Périgord, on célèbre le mariage de l'instituteur Léon Hamel avec une jeune femme du village. Parmi les invités de la cérémonie, la jeune collègue de l'enseignant, Hélène David, qui est également la directrice de l'établissement scolaire et Paul Thomas, surnommé « Popaul », le boucher du village.
The Breach
The Breach (1970)
, 2h4
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Drouot, Annie Cordy, Jean Carmet
Roles Editor
Rating71% 3.586473.586473.586473.586473.58647
Hélène Régnier's (Audran) mentally ill husband Charles (Drouot) injures their son Michel in a violent rage. Charles is then forced to move back in with his wealthy and manipulative parents, who use Hélène as a scapegoat for their son's mental state and decide to take over custody of Michel by any means necessary. While the boy is recovering in a local hospital, Hélène moves to a boarding house nearby. The Régniers hire Paul Thomas (Cassel), an impoverished family acquaintance, to find out something about Hélène which would help them in their custody battle. Paul moves into the boarding house and, with the help of his girlfriend Sonia (Rouvel), plots to ruin Hélène's reputation and then possibly kill her.
This Man Must Die, 1h53
Directed by Claude Chabrol, Jacques Fansten
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Auto-justice
Actors Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne, Marc di Napoli, Anouk Ferjac, Maurice Pialat
Roles Editor
Rating75% 3.795143.795143.795143.795143.79514
A high-powered car races through the French countryside. A young woman is in the passenger seat. It enters a small village at high speed. It hits Charles Thénier's nine-year-old son, returning from the beach, and drives on without stopping. Charles vows to have his revenge, keeping a journal of his thoughts.
The Unfaithful Wife, 1h30
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Maurice Ronet, Henri Marteau, Michel Duchaussoy, Serge Bento
Roles Editor
Rating73% 3.6932753.6932753.6932753.6932753.693275
Insurer Charles Desvallées lives in a beautiful house in the countryside near Paris with his wife Hélène and their young son. He works in the city in a leisurely job, often drinking and smoking. His wife often goes to Paris for shopping, beauty treatments and cinema sessions.
The Scarlet Lady, 1h30
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Monica Vitti, Maurice Ronet, Robert Hossein, Claudio Brook, Claude Chabrol, Gérard Lartigau
Roles Editor
Rating59% 2.9550352.9550352.9550352.9550352.955035
A beautiful Italian businesswoman, Lucille Lombardi (Monica Vitti), discovers that her boyfriend and marketing director, Julien Auchard (Robert Hossein), has bankrupted her family business, cheated her out of her wealth, and left her penniless. Shocked by the betrayal, the loss of her villa in Nice, and feeling that all is lost, Lucille decides to sell her jewelry and binge on champagne and caviar before committing suicide. Her binge renders her intoxicated and leaves her daydreaming about revenge. At first she plans to leave François a note blaming him for her death, but realizing it would have little affect on him, she decides that revenge is the only course—that she must kill Julien before ending her own life. Knowing that Julien travels to Paris every Friday, Lucille decides to hold off on suicide for one week until she has a chance to kill the man who ruined her life.
Bad Girls
Bad Girls (1968)
, 1h39
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Stéphane Audran, Jacqueline Sassard, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Henri Attal, Dominique Zardi, Nane Germon
Roles Editor
Rating68% 3.442143.442143.442143.442143.44214
Frédérique is a rich and beautiful woman who picks up a female street artist called "Why". It is December and they go to her villa in Saint Tropez, which is inhabited by a couple of odd gay men. Both women fall for the local architect Paul Thomas. However Why says that she is not interested in him, so Frédérique invites him to move into the villa.
The Champagne Murders, 1h45
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Anthony Perkins, Stéphane Audran, Maurice Ronet, Yvonne Furneaux, Henry Jones, Henri Attal
Roles Editor
Rating58% 2.9018952.9018952.9018952.9018952.901895
Following a car accident, Paul Wagner suffers a head injury he is struggling to recover fully and can not manage his business of trading of champagne. Christine Belling takes advantage of the situation to try to sell the company, which Paul refuses to accept. Murders are committed: it is likely that Paul is the culprit. He then approaches Christine for her support. But she uses the situation to make Paul agree to the sale. Paul is the prime suspect in the eyes of investigators (who never actually make an appearance), due to brain damage suffered in an earlier accident and assault. Jacqueline, Christine Belling's secretary, is at the heart of this case, observing everything. Jacqueline is related to Christopher, husband of Christine. The dénouement is slightly Hitchcok-like, but the film's humour is meaner, and the view of humanity it fosters is bleaker.