Jean Desailly
Actor · 57 credits · 20 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Professional (1981)
Frequent collaborators: Simone Valère, Jean-Pierre Granval, Micheline Presle, Régis Outin, Jean Gabin
Best Jean Desailly movies by genre
Movies (57 total, ranked by score)
1The Professional
1981 · ★ 7.2 (603 votes)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
2Le Doulos
1962 · ★ 7.4 (312 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
3The Soft Skin
1964 · ★ 7.1 (216 votes)
Drama, Romance
4Un Flic
1972 · ★ 6.6 (297 votes)
Crime, Thriller
5Maigret Sets a Trap
1958 · ★ 7.0 (124 votes)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
6125 rue Montmartre
1959 · ★ 7.5 (81 votes)
Crime
7The Possessors
1958 · ★ 6.9 (54 votes)
Drama
8Lust
1962 · ★ 7.5 (5 votes)
Comedy
9Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
1943 · ★ 7.4 (9 votes)
Drama, Crime
10Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
11Pastoral Symphony
1946 · ★ 6.2 (22 votes)
Drama
12The Skirt Chaser
1979 · ★ 5.7 (44 votes)
Comedy
13Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953 · ★ 6.7 (32 votes)
Drama, History, Comedy
- 14
Les alchimistes
1957 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
15The Grand Manoeuvre
1955 · ★ 6.1 (40 votes)
Comedy, Romance
16The Baron of the Locks
1960 · ★ 6.6 (34 votes)
Comedy
- 17
Impressions de New York
1956
Documentary
18La Chapelle de Ronchamp
1969 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
19Keep an Eye on Amelia
1949 · ★ 6.5 (14 votes)
Comedy
20La Dilettante
1999 · ★ 5.9 (38 votes)
Comedy
21Jocelyn
1952
Drama
22Chicago Digest
1951
Comedy, Western
23The Dance of Death
1960
Crime
24The Passion of Slow Fire
1961 · ★ 6.7 (16 votes)
Mystery, Crime, Drama
25The Mark of the Day
1949 · ★ 7.0 (10 votes)
Drama
26The Two Orphans
1965
Drama
27Bullfight
1951
Documentary
28The Comeuppance
1970 · ★ 4.6 (10 votes)
Drama, Crime
29The Dance of the Heron
1966 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Drama
30Cambiamento d'aria
1988 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)
Mystery, Drama, TV Movie
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.