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Maurice Barrier is a Actor French born on 8 june 1932 at La Flèche (France)

Maurice Barrier

Maurice Barrier
Maurice Barrier participated to 37 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 5 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Actor

The Return of Martin Guerre, 2h2
Directed 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
Roles Pierre Guerre
Rating73% 3.690163.690163.690163.690163.69016
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.
The Outsider, 1h40
Directed by Jacques Deray
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, La provence, Films about drugs
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Pierre Vernier, Tchéky Karyo, Maurice Barrier, Claude Brosset
Roles Tonton
Rating64% 3.213593.213593.213593.213593.21359
Policeman Philippe Jordan works in Marseille. He intercepts the delivery of a shipload of heroin by jumping out of a helicopter onto a speedboat and throws all drugs into the sea. Drug lord Mecacci is desperate to get rid of Jordan and arranges an incident which leads to Jordan's disciplinary transfer. Jordan continues to fight against the drug cartel after all. He finds a valuable witness named "Freddy, the chemist" but Mecacci has Freddy killed before he can testify. When Mecacci's henchmen also murder Jordan's old friend Francis Pierron, Jordan retaliates immediately. Now Mecacci tries to lure him into a deadly trap. After Jordan has outsmarted Mecacci's killers he confronts their boss. The time for the final showdown has come.
The Specialists, 1h35
Directed by Patrice Leconte
Origin France
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes La provence, Buddy films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Bernard Giraudeau, Gérard Lanvin, Christiane Jean, Maurice Barrier, Salvatore Ingoglia, Jacques Nolot
Roles Kovacs
Rating64% 3.2039053.2039053.2039053.2039053.203905
Alors qu'il lui reste un an de détention à tirer, Stéphane Carella, casseur notoire, doit être transféré dans une autre prison dans un fourgon de gendarmerie dont le trajet passe dans les gorges du Verdon. Mais les gendarmes viennent en aide à des collègues, dont le véhicule vient d'avoir un léger accident, les obligeant à menotter Carella avec un certain Paul Brandon, individu apparemment violent et dangereux. C'est alors que Brandon neutralise un gendarme et s'évade en compagnie de Carella, avec lequel il est toujours menotté. Après avoir escaladé des falaises et plongé dans un torrent pour échapper à leurs poursuivants, les deux hommes réussissent à échapper aux policiers et trouvent refuge dans une maison isolée où vit Laura. La jeune femme, employée dans un parc d'attractions, les aide volontiers, car son mari a été tué un an auparavant par les forces de l'ordre. Cette dernière tombe sous le charme des deux hommes.
Life and Nothing But, 2h15
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Themes French war films, Political films
Actors Philippe Noiret, Sabine Azéma, Maurice Barrier, Pascale Vignal, Jean-Pol Dubois, François Perrot
Roles Mercadot
Rating74% 3.7390553.7390553.7390553.7390553.739055
Set in October 1920, it tells the story of Major Dellaplane, a man whose job is to find the identities of unknown dead soldiers after World War I. Dellaplane forms a relationship with a woman who is looking for her missing husband, but a dilemma begins when he learns that her husband may still be alive. The movie is a sensitive examination of the deep psychological scars left behind by the Great War, clear of sentiment yet with delicately nuanced irony.
The Gang
The Gang (1977)

Directed by Jacques Deray
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Alain Delon, Roland Bertin, Nicole Calfan, Adalberto Maria Merli, Maurice Barrier, Raymond Bussières
Roles Lucien
Rating57% 2.856392.856392.856392.856392.85639
Dans la France d'après-guerre, le Gang des Tractions Avant défraie la chronique par ses exploits de cambrioleurs ne causant jamais mort d'homme.