Philippe Clay

Philippe Clay

Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, (March 7, 1927 – December 13, 2007) was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1,90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Yanne, Léo Ferré, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey. He interpreted “La Complainte des Apaches” for the TV series Les Brigades du Tigre, written by Henri Djian and composed by Claude Bolling. As an actor, he appeared in many movies (Bell, Book and Candle) and television films. One of his famous roles is in the Jean Renoir film, French Cancan, where he played Casimir le Serpentin (a character inspired by Valentin le désossé). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Philippe Clay
  • Popularity: 4.251
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1927-03-07
  • Place of Birth: Paris, France
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: Philippe Mathevet
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Philippe Clay Movies

  • 1958
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    Bell, Book and Candle

    Bell, Book and Candle

    6.5 1958 HD

    A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for...

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  • 1957
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    It Happened on the 36 Candles

    It Happened on the 36 Candles

    2 1957 HD

    Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an adultery for the lover, then introduces Brigitte to a...

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  • 1956
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    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    6.6 1956 HD

    Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other...

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  • 1970
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    Pour un sourire

    Pour un sourire

    6.5 1970 HD

    A deserter who has lost all hope meets with a little girl in a ruined city.

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  • 1999
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    Tuvalu

    Tuvalu

    6.3 1999 HD

    Set in a dilapidated indoor swimming pool (the Central Baths in Sofia), the film details the efforts of Anton, a clueless dreamer who yearns to sail...

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  • 1958
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    Toto in Paris

    Toto in Paris

    6.2 1958 HD

    Duclos's son, a worldly gangster, is compromised in a case of which he is innocent. The proof of this innocence is in the hands of a "competitor",...

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  • 1974
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    Shanks

    Shanks

    5.1 1974 HD

    Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only...

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  • 2002
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    1974, une partie de campagne

    1974, une partie de campagne

    6.3 2002 HD

    Following the 1974 French presidential campaign with Valery Gicard d'Estaing

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  • 1960
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    Take Me As I Am

    Take Me As I Am

    6 1960 HD

    The director of the Rome office of an American news agency is seduced by his boss' daughter, who subsequently ends up dead at the foot of a cliff....

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  • 1961
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    In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

    In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

    6.111 1961 HD

    Paul fishes out of the water the body of his greatest enemy. To avoid accusations that he is a killer, taking steps that will clear his good name.

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  • 1983
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    A Good Little Devil

    A Good Little Devil

    4.8 1983 HD

    One of the comtesse de Ségur's most popular works,it tells the tale of an orphan ,Charles,mistreated by his wicked old cousin Madame Mac...

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  • 1950
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    Rome Express

    Rome Express

    3 1950 HD

    A valuable painting has been stolen from an art gallery in Paris.. On a train travelling between Paris and Rome, Zutra, a mysterious and sinister...

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  • 1952
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    Le crime du Bouif

    Le crime du Bouif

    1 1952 HD

    A poacher nicknamed "Le Bouif" is accused of having murdered his son-in-law, trainer of a horse stable in Maisons-Laffitte.

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  • 1973
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    The Insolent

    The Insolent

    3 1973 HD

    Having escaped from prison Ristack contacts his partner, to organize an attack on a van full of gold. The heist goes well but each man is trying to...

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  • 1957
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    Nathalie

    Nathalie

    5.9 1957 HD

    Haute Couture model in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.

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  • 1965
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    Ivory Coast Adventure

    Ivory Coast Adventure

    5.6 1965 HD

    An Embassy attache and a butterfly hunter become involved in a treasure hunt between two rival gangs.

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  • 1993
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    Le gourou occidental

    Le gourou occidental

    1 1993 HD

    André Doirmot, colloquially called "the father André," is the quack of Montgarçin village and its surroundings. Well known and...

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  • 1995
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    Krim

    Krim

    1 1995 HD

    A prize-fighter spends 16 years in prison for killing his wife during a blind rage. Upon his release, he wanders the grim streets of an empty French...

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  • 1999
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    The Freelancers

    The Freelancers

    4.5 1999 HD

    In this off-beat French comedy-drama, a quirky band of classical musicians prepare to play at a nobleman's New Year's Eve gala.

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  • 1956
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    Life is beautiful

    Life is beautiful

    4.5 1956 HD

    Paris, 1956. Everything is going smoothly for Roger, married to Denise, and Paul, married to Monique, until the day they win a house in a radio...

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  • 1982
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    Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

    Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

    6.11 1982 HD

    In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar...

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  • 1962
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    Musketeers of the Sea

    Musketeers of the Sea

    5 1962 HD

    Three pirates are saved from a shipwreck and seize a galleon bound for Maracaibo, where they will save the governor from a conspiracy. Italian...

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  • 1960
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    Lay Off Blondes

    Lay Off Blondes

    1 1960 HD

    Inspector Al Whecler, cool and relaxed, is given the task by the sheriff of a town in California of investigating the murders of two girls tattooed...

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  • 1971
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    Armiamoci e partite!

    Armiamoci e partite!

    6.1 1971 HD

    Franco and Ciccio work as waiters in an inn in France. The day Ciccio officially takes French citizenship, the First World War breaks out between...

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  • 1998
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    Marceeel!!!

    Marceeel!!!

    1 1998 HD

    After the death of his controlling wife, a retiree decides to take the trip of his dreams to Tahiti, in French Polynesia. All he needs is the money....

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  • 1998
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    Lautrec

    Lautrec

    5 1998 HD

    The life of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, famous french painter, who lived, enjoyed, loved in the late 1800s Paris' Montmartre cultural life. He...

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  • 1999
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    Alexina's House

    Alexina's House

    1 1999 HD

    In the 60s, five young teenagers find themselves on the bangs of the school system because of their family history. They are placed in a remedial...

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  • 1959
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    The Road to Shame

    The Road to Shame

    6 1959 HD

    Pierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One night, Béatrice leaves her apartment....

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  • 1955
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    French Cancan

    French Cancan

    7.1 1955 HD

    Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin...

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  • 1958
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    En bordée

    En bordée

    1 1958 HD

    The two merrymakers Cartahu and Bailladrisse sail together on a cargo ship. When customs officers come aboard to conduct a search, Cartahu is unaware...

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  • 1985
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    L'Herbe rouge

    L'Herbe rouge

    1 1985 HD

    Telefilm directed by Pierre Kast broadcast in 1985, based on the eponymous novel by Boris Vian.

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  • 2022
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    La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

    La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

    7.2 2022 HD

    In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first...

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  • 2001
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    Des croix sur la mer

    Des croix sur la mer

    1 2001 HD

    On August 5, 1944, in Brittany, civilians fell into the hands of the German army. Among them, Jean Palu, a man like the others, who looks back on his...

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  • 1959
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    The Night of the Hunted

    The Night of the Hunted

    4 1959 HD

    A young and hapless Antwerp thief, working for a gang led by leather-clad Philippe Clay, quarrels with his boss and kills him during a fight....

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  • 1966
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    Sale temps pour les mouches

    Sale temps pour les mouches

    5.7 1966 HD

    Renowned atomic scientists are kidnapped on French soil. Inspector San-Antonio and his loyal deputy Bérurier infiltrate a gang suspected of...

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  • 1993
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    Die Wildnis

    Die Wildnis

    1 1993 HD

    The son of a farmer is bathed in his blood in front of an isolated mountain hut. There is no record of the attacker. Two investigators disappear...

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  • 1959
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    The Bureaucrats

    The Bureaucrats

    5.5 1959 HD

    The gifts and bequests department is particularly eccentric, including Lahrier, a fervent absentee and songwriter in his spare time.

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  • 1974
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    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    6 1974 HD

    D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.

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  • 1972
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    Not Dumb, the Bird

    Not Dumb, the Bird

    6 1972 HD

    An old lady is far from suspecting everything that is going on behind her back, in particular what her servants are up to.

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  • 1967
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    The Hotheads

    The Hotheads

    6 1967 HD

    Truck drivers hauling supplies are caught in the battle between the French and Arabs in this routine adventure drama. Jonathon is held prisoner by...

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  • 1972
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    Les joyeux lurons

    Les joyeux lurons

    2.8 1972 HD

    Three priests in cassocks visit a modest and naive country priest in a village in the South of France. They claim to be sent by the bishop for the...

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  • 1983
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    Salut la puce

    Salut la puce

    5.7 1983 HD

    Robert Dumortier and his son "La Puce" live on a barge moored to an island of the Seine and Robert dreams of cruising remote and exotic seas.

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  • 1959
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    Drôles de phénomènes

    Drôles de phénomènes

    6 1959 HD

    Since the day their mother Aline remarried, Patrice and Eric, a joyful pair of twins, have been very happy. Indeed, François Chantour, their...

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  • 2020
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    Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort

    Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2007
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    Dombey and Son

    Dombey and Son

    1 2007 HD

    The dream of Charles Dombais, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, his wife dies shortly...

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  • 1981
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    Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx

    Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx

    1 1981 HD

    The second sequel to "Ubu roi" (1965).

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  • 1961
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    In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

    In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

    6.111 1961 HD

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  • 1998
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    La Grande Béké

    La Grande Béké

    10 1998 HD

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  • 1968
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    À bout portant

    À bout portant

    8 1968 HD

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  • 1971
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    Cadet Rousselle

    Cadet Rousselle

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1989
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    La Comtesse de Charny

    La Comtesse de Charny

    5 1989 HD

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  • 1998
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    The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    7.3 1998 HD

    A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his...

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  • 1971
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    Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1976
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    30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    Système 2

    Système 2

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1987
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    Le Gerfaut

    Le Gerfaut

    9 1987 HD

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  • 1983
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    Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon

    Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1986
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    Catherine

    Catherine

    5 1986 HD

    Catherine - a French TV series produced for Antenne 2 channel in 1986. It was based on the series of "Catherine" novels written by Juliette Benzoni....

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  • 1998
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    Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

    3.2 1998 HD

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  • 1996
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    Les Allumettes suédoises

    Les Allumettes suédoises

    1 1996 HD

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