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List of Romain Gary Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

2. Madame Rosa (1977)
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Madame Rosa
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Madame Rosa is a drama film which tells the story of Madame Rosa, a retired prostitute who is also an Auschwitz survivor. She is now a caretaker for the children of other prostitutes. However, due to her physical and mental health deteriorating, she begins to return them to the care of their parents. The only child who is unclaimed is Momo, a 14 year old boy Arab boy whose parents are missing for years. 

Starring:
Simone Signoret, Gabriel Jabbour, Michal Bat-Adam, Geneviève Fontanel, Samy Ben-Youb
Directed By:
Moshé Mizrahi
3. Promise at Dawn (1970)
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Promise at Dawn
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Starring:
Melina Mercouri, Despo Diamantidou, Didier Haudepin, Assi Dayan, François Raffoul
Directed By:
Jules Dassin
4. White Dog (1982)
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White Dog
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Thirteen year old Lili is very close to her dog, Hagen. Hagen is abandoned on the road by her father who doesn’t like him, but the dog is determined to return to Lili. Meanwhile, along with several other dogs, Hagen starts a war against the humans who had oppressed them.   

Starring:
Paul Winfield, Jameson Parker, Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle
Directed By:
Samuel Fuller
5. Womanlight (1979)
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Womanlight
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Michel and Lydia, two middle-aged strangers, both facing extreme losses in their personal lives, meet each other by chance. As they exchange notes, they realize the similar circumstances they both are in, and try to offer support to each other. Will they be able to overcome their sorrows of the moment and form a bond for a future of togetherness?

Starring:
Romy Schneider, Jean Reno, Yves Montand, Roberto Benigni, Lila Kedrova, Romolo Valli
Directed By:
Costa-Gavras
6. Gros câlin (1979)
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Gros câlin
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Starring:
Enrico Maria Salerno, Jean Carmet, Francis Perrin, Marthe Villalonga, Alvaro Vitali
Directed By:
Jean-Pierre Rawson
7. The Roots of Heaven (1958)
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The Roots of Heaven
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The movie follows eco-conservationist and environmentalist, Morel, who will do anything to protect the African wildlife from extinction in French Equatorial Africa. He is helped by nightclub hostess, Minna, and a disgraced former British officer, Major Forsythe, who wants to redeem himself. 

Directed By:
8. Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971)
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Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
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During a vacation in Asia, the wife of an Interpol agent gets caught up in the latter’s corrupt dealings.

Starring:
Jean Seberg, James Mason, Curd Jürgens, Stephen Boyd, Daniel Emilfork
Directed By:
Romain Gary
9. Lady L (1965)
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Lady L
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Elegant at 80 years, Lady Lendale relates her life’s romantic adventures to biographer Sir Percy. Basically from Corsica, she meets and falls for anarchist Armand while working as a laundress in Paris. Later, she marries the smitten aristocrat, Lord Lendale, on the condition of saving Armand from jail after attempted assassination of a Prince. But her wealthy, upper-class life hides a secret. 

Starring:
Sophia Loren, David Niven, Paul Newman, Cecil Parker, Marcel Dalio
Directed By:
Peter Ustinov
10. The Ski Bum (1971)
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The Ski Bum
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Starring:
Joseph Mell, Charlotte Rampling, Zalman King, Dimitra Arliss, Tedd King
Directed By:
Bruce D. Clark
11. Who's Got the Black Box? (1967)
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Who's Got the Black Box?
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After an undercover NATO security man is killed, and US radar installations are jammed in Greece, the security man’s widow becomes the prime suspect. She sets out to find the real culprits as well as to prove her innocence. 

Starring:
Jean Seberg, Saro Urzì, Christian Marquand, Maurice Ronet
Directed By:
Claude Chabrol
12. Birds in Peru (1968)
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Birds in Peru
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On a beach, a young woman who seems quite depressed, has sex with a group of sailors. Although a Madam of a brothel nearby takes her in, she decides to leave with an artist living close by instead. Meanwhile, her rich old husband is searching for her, along with his chauffeur.  

Starring:
Jean Seberg, Danielle Darrieux, Pierre Brasseur, Maurice Ronet, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Directed By:
Romain Gary
13. Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (1981)
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Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
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Your Ticket is No Longer Valid is a drama film which tells the story of an influential businessman who is going through personal as well as professional problems. He is no longer able to perform in bed, and he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Meanwhile, he also tries to save his collapsing business empire.  

Starring:
Richard Harris, Jeanne Moreau, George Peppard, Winston Rekert, Jennifer Dale
Directed By:
George Kaczender
14. The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
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The Man Who Understood Women
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Willi Bauche is a movie producer who wants to have a successful career for his wife Ann, but he is so obsessed with it, that he has forgotten to make her feel loved. Frustrated with this, Ann decides to run away with a soldier named Marco. Willi is devastated and decides to order a hit on Marco.

Starring:
Leslie Caron, Henry Fonda, Myron McCormick, Marcel Dalio, Cesare Danova
Directed By:
Nunnally Johnson
15. Promise at Dawn (2017)
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Promise at Dawn
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Starring:
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Didier Bourdon, Catherine McCormack, Pierre Niney
Directed By:
Eric Barbier
16. Genghis Cohn (1993)
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Genghis Cohn
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Starring:
Daniel Craig, Antony Sher, Robert Lindsay, Matthew Marsh, Diana Rigg
Directed By:
Elijah Moshinsky
17. Les faussaires (1994)
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Les faussaires
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Starring:
Claude Piéplu, Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Marc Barr, François Perrot, Viktor Lazlo
Directed By:
Frédéric Blum