Movie List for "book by"

La mort du Chinois (1998) Comedy Movie

Michel, author of children’s books, has always been spoiled by existence, until the day his wife leaves him for a Chinese man. He sets out to find them in order to complete his rival. Year 1998.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Jean-Louis Benoît
Writer: Jean-Louis Benoît
Actors: José Garcia, Denis Podalydès, Isabelle Carré

Bettada Hoovu (1985) Comedy Drama Family Movie

Ramu, a poor boy, has higher ambitions in life. He works hard and saves money to buy a book. But, situations drive him to take a hard decision when his family members suffer in cold weather. Year 1985.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Family
Director: N. Lakshminarayan
Writer: Shirley L. Arora, N. Lakshminarayan, Chi Udayashankar
Actors: Puneeth Rajkumar, Padma Vaasanthi, Marcia Jamal

Le Sex Shop (1972) Comedy Drama Movie

The owner of a book shop in Paris suffers a personal crisis. In order to solve it he decides to convert his library into a sex shop, but the only effect is that he turns himself into a sexual obsessive. Year 1972.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Claude Berri
Writer: Claude Berri
Actors: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Juliet Berto, Claude Berri

Le témoin de minuit (1953) Crime Drama Movie

Jacques Montet, a successful crime story writer, has already written a hundred books and would like to call it quits now to devote himself to loftier writing. But his wife, a cold-hearted, money-minded, bossy woman won’t allow. Al… Year 1953.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Dimitri Kirsanoff
Writer: René Barjavel, Morvan Lebesque
Actors: Henri Guisol, Claude May, Catherine Erard

La terreur des dames (1956) Comedy Movie

Aimé Morin, a good-natured bookseller, is also one of the candidates in the local elections of his small town. He is well-liked by most but he also has political enemies. Among them is Lagarde, a journalist close to the latter. La… Year 1956.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Jean Boyer
Writer: Guy de Maupassant, René Barjavel, Raymond Castans
Actors: Noël-Noël, Jacqueline Gauthier, Yves Robert

Poil de carotte (1952) Drama Movie

As the red headed boy writes in his school book, a family is a group living under the same roof who can’t stand each other. Year 1952.

Generes: Drama
Director: Paul Mesnier
Writer: Paul Mesnier, Jules Renard, Albert Vidalie
Actors: Raymond Souplex, Germaine Dermoz, Pierre Larquey

Black Mic Mac (1986) Comedy Movie

Michel le Gorgues is a by-the-book government employee in charge of Building Safety & Sanitation at the Paris “Prefecture”. Because he has deemed as unsanitary and dangerous a tenement occupied by African immigrants, the zealous o… Year 1986.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Thomas Gilou
Writer: Monique Annaud, Patrick Braoudé, Cheik Doukouré
Actors: Jacques Villeret, Isaach De Bankolé, Félicité Wouassi

Lucky Man (1995) Action Comedy Fantasy Movie

A book that belongs to the Hindu god of death, Yamadharman, accidentally drops to earth. Getting Back the Book is the Story. Year 1995.

Generes: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Prathap Pothen
Writer: N/A
Actors: Karthik, Sanghavi, Goundamani

The Pawn (1978) Comedy Family Romance Movie

Humiliated and down on his luck, a superintendent turns his life around when he decides to write a book. Year 1978.

Generes: Comedy, Family, Romance
Director: Christian Gion
Writer: Christian Gion
Actors: Henri Guybet, Claude Jade, Maureen Kerwin

Shri Datta Darshan (1988) Drama Movie

The life and miracles of Dattatreya the oldest of the deities of India, mentioned in the Atharva Veda, the two epics, the Upanishads and Puranas. Adaptation of the book Shri Datta Darshan by Ganapati Satchidananda. Year 1988.

Generes: Drama
Director: Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
Writer: Krishna Murti Koopa, Samudrala Ramanujacharya, Ganapati Sachchidananda
Actors: Sarvadaman Banerjee, Ranganath, Sivakrishna

Ee Nadu (1982) Classic Movie

Description Spurious liquor supplied by governmental arrack outlets kills several poor people in Kerala. People hit the streets to demand justice. They want the culprits to be brought to book. Year 1982.

Generes: Classic
Director: I.V. Sasi
Writer: T. Damodaran
Actors: P.K. Abraham, Achankunju, Lalu Alex

Gayab (2004) Comedy Drama Fantasy Movie

A neglected young man wishes to be invisible and the wish comes true. However in an attempt to get his ladylove, he gets in the bad books of police who wants him dead. Year 2004.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Prawaal Raman
Writer: N/A
Actors: Tusshar Kapoor, Antara Mali, Raghuvir Yadav

Descent Into Hell (1986) Crime Drama Thriller Movie

The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship still has a future. But since Alan doesn’t succeed with his new book and gets deeper … Year 1986.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Francis Girod
Writer: David Goodis, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Francis Girod
Actors: Claude Brasseur, Sophie Marceau, Betsy Blair

Duty (1986) Action Movie

An honest police officer comes in bad books of corrupt businessman Seth Dharamraj. Year 1986.

Generes: Action
Director: Ravikant Nagaich
Writer: N/A
Actors: Arjun Bakshi, Arun Bakshi, Rakesh Bedi

Le piège à cons (1979) Crime Drama Movie

Ten years after the French political upheavals of 1968, a maturing “soixante-huitard” falls in with some young radicals who are influenced by a book he had written. But does he still have the guts to translate his ideas into acts … Year 1979.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky
Writer: Jacques Dreux, Patrick Granier, Jean-Pierre Mocky
Actors: Jean-Pierre Mocky, Catherine Leprince, Lise Roy

Periya Maruthu (1994) Musical Movie

Periya Marudhu remains a loyal henchman to Sivasankaran, who is in villagers’ bad books. His life changes for good when Kaveri comes to stay with him, but Sivasankaran wants to retain him at any cost. Year 1994.

Generes: Musical
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Actors: Vijayakanth