Alexandre Arcady
Know for: Directing
Born: 1947-03-17
Place of birth: Alger, Algeria
Also know as:
To Be Twenty in the Aures (1972)
A group of refractory and pacifist Bretons is sent to Algeria. These beings confronted with the horrors of war gradually become killing machines. One...
Cesar and Rosalie (1972)
A young woman becomes entangled with a successful businessman, but her ex tries to win her back, provoking intense jealousy that leads her to...
High Tension (2003)
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls'...
The Big Pardon (1982)
The Bettoun clan: Raymond (the patriarch), Maurice (the son), Jacky (the nephew), Roland (the nephew), Albert (Raymond's cousin), Pépé...
The Big Pardon 2 (1992)
The mobster Raymond Bettoun gets out of prison and joins his son Maurice in Miami, a drug trafficker who is about to launch a huge operation. But he...
Hold-up (1985)
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the...
Can You Keep a Secret? (2008)
Delphine passes herself off as her boss's lover.
Furia (1999)
In a desert town, sometime in the future, a repressive government regime restricts all forms of artistic expression. At night, Theo breaks the law,...
Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010)
Five brothers similar yet different, raised by a mother widowed too early. One of them had left the family when he returns, pursued by a gang of...
Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010)
Five brothers similar yet different, raised by a mother widowed too early. One of them had left the family when he returns, pursued by a gang of...
Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010)
Five brothers similar yet different, raised by a mother widowed too early. One of them had left the family when he returns, pursued by a gang of...
Break of Dawn (2002)
An ex-con suffering from terminal cancer and a suicidal ex-legionnaire are hired to participate in a staged assassination attempt on a Romanian...
Last Summer in Tangiers (1987)
In 1956, with the independence of Morocco, the Fedala conference in Tangier is set in a city of turmoil.
Mixed Marriage (2004)
A woman seeks the blessing of her wealthy father when she becomes engaged.
Brothers in Arms (1989)
Simon, a Jewish police inspector, arrests Karim, a Muslim, in the bust of a drug smuggling cargo ship, only to realize that Karim is an undercover...
Brothers in Arms (1989)
Simon, a Jewish police inspector, arrests Karim, a Muslim, in the bust of a drug smuggling cargo ship, only to realize that Karim is an undercover...
Tell Me Yes... (1995)
Handsome pediatric doctor feels unfulfilled, until his affection for a 12-year-old opens him to a romantic view of the world. When she falls ill, he...
Tell Me Yes... (1995)
Handsome pediatric doctor feels unfulfilled, until his affection for a 12-year-old opens him to a romantic view of the world. When she falls ill, he...
K (1997)
In this French crime film, set during the time of the Gulf War, an elderly German tourist is murdered in Paris by junk dealer Joseph Katz (Pinkas...
K (1997)
In this French crime film, set during the time of the Gulf War, an elderly German tourist is murdered in Paris by junk dealer Joseph Katz (Pinkas...
For Sasha (1991)
Israel, 1967. Sacha and Laura have been living in a kibbutz near the Syrian border for two years. They are visited by Simon, Michel and Paul, three...
For Sasha (1991)
Israel, 1967. Sacha and Laura have been living in a kibbutz near the Syrian border for two years. They are visited by Simon, Michel and Paul, three...
The Kick of Sirocco (1979)
A shady Parisian tries to take advantage of a family of French-descended Algerians forced to move to France.
Le Grand Carnaval (1983)
The story follows Americans in Algeria at the time of the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942.
What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths,...
For a Woman (2013)
After the death of her mother, Anne makes a shocking discovery: an old photograph casts doubt on her origins and leads her to discover a mysterious...
6 Days, 6 Nights (1994)
Alice is a promising young artist in Paris. Her boyfriend Franck, a boxer, has just moved in to her attic flat. Then her sister Elsa, a bored...
Once Upon a Time in Algeria (2023)
The childhood of the movie director Antoine Lisner, who left Algeria in 1962. In order to present his new movie, he comes back to Algiers with his...
Once Upon a Time in Algeria (2023)
The childhood of the movie director Antoine Lisner, who left Algeria in 1962. In order to present his new movie, he comes back to Algiers with his...
Once Upon a Time in Algeria (2023)
The childhood of the movie director Antoine Lisner, who left Algeria in 1962. In order to present his new movie, he comes back to Algiers with his...
Last Summer in Tangiers (1987)
In 1956, with the independence of Morocco, the Fedala conference in Tangier is set in a city of turmoil.
Last Summer in Tangiers (1987)
In 1956, with the independence of Morocco, the Fedala conference in Tangier is set in a city of turmoil.
What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths,...
Return to Algiers (2000)
Famous TV news anchorman Pierre Nivel left Algiers for France in 1962. That's been a secret; his Paris co-workers have never known that he was...
Return to Algiers (2000)
Famous TV news anchorman Pierre Nivel left Algiers for France in 1962. That's been a secret; his Paris co-workers have never known that he was...
My Mother Is Crazy (2018)
A road trip comedy about a crazy mother who has a tense relationship with her son.
For Sasha (1991)
Israel, 1967. Sacha and Laura have been living in a kibbutz near the Syrian border for two years. They are visited by Simon, Michel and Paul, three...
24 Days (2014)
When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the...
24 Days (2014)
When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the...
What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths,...
Mixed Marriage (2004)
A woman seeks the blessing of her wealthy father when she becomes engaged.
Mixed Marriage (2004)
A woman seeks the blessing of her wealthy father when she becomes engaged.
The Kick of Sirocco (1979)
A shady Parisian tries to take advantage of a family of French-descended Algerians forced to move to France.
Brothers in Arms (1989)
Simon, a Jewish police inspector, arrests Karim, a Muslim, in the bust of a drug smuggling cargo ship, only to realize that Karim is an undercover...
24 Days (2014)
When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the...
Sagan (2008)
France, 1950s. From the Quartier Latin to Saint-Tropez via New York, a young Parisienne becomes the icon of a whole generation. In 1954, 19-year-old...
The Big Pardon (1982)
The Bettoun clan: Raymond (the patriarch), Maurice (the son), Jacky (the nephew), Roland (the nephew), Albert (Raymond's cousin), Pépé...
Hold-up (1985)
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the...
K (1997)
In this French crime film, set during the time of the Gulf War, an elderly German tourist is murdered in Paris by junk dealer Joseph Katz (Pinkas...
Break of Dawn (2002)
An ex-con suffering from terminal cancer and a suicidal ex-legionnaire are hired to participate in a staged assassination attempt on a Romanian...
Break of Dawn (2002)
An ex-con suffering from terminal cancer and a suicidal ex-legionnaire are hired to participate in a staged assassination attempt on a Romanian...
C'est La Vie (1990)
A story is about young teenage girl, with sister and brothers, a pleasant uncle and aunt, an annoying nanny, a young boy interested in kissing her, a...