Roland Topor

Roland Topor

Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, known for the surreal nature of his work. He gained notoriety as one of the home cartoonists of the subversive French magazine Hara-Kiri, renamed later Charlie-Hebdo. Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimérique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tenant is the story of a Parisian of Polish descent, a chilling exploration of alienation and identity, asking disturbing questions about how we define ourselves.

  • Title: Roland Topor
  • Popularity: 6.094
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1938-01-07
  • Place of Birth: Paris, France
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Roland Topor Movies

  • 1979
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    Nosferatu the Vampyre

    Nosferatu the Vampyre

    7.313 1979 HD

    Jonathan Harker, a real estate agent, goes to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Klaus Kinski

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  • 1979
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    Ratataplan

    Ratataplan

    6.8 1979 HD

    Misadventures of Colombo, an engineer in Milano. He is the only winner of an admission test for a job, and just for this reason he isn't hired. So he...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Maurizio Nichetti

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  • 1986
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    The Satin Spider

    The Satin Spider

    1 1986 HD

    The setting is Les Fauvettes School for Girls just after WWI, where sternly Teutonic headmistress Ingrid Caven vies with Catherine Jourdan, a...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Catherine Jourdan

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  • 1975
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    The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

    The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

    1 1975 HD

    Based on the idea by Roland Topor (screenwriter of Roman Polanski's The Tenant), this very curious completely silent melodrama tells the story of...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mona Heftre

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  • 1979
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    The Making of 'Nosferatu'

    The Making of 'Nosferatu'

    6.3 1979 HD

    Werner Herzog discusses the making of "Nosferatu" on set.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Werner Herzog

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  • 1974
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    Threshold of the Void

    Threshold of the Void

    7.3 1974 HD

    The young artist Wanda Leibovitz comes to Paris, hoping to forget unfortunate love. Soon after arrival directly at the station Wanda meets the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dominique Erlanger

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  • 1997
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    Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort

    Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort

    1 1997 HD

    A brief meeting with the writer and playwright Roland Topor in his studio.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Roland Topor

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  • 1974
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    Sweet Movie

    Sweet Movie

    5.3 1974 HD

    The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Carole Laure

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  • 1965
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    He! Viva Dada

    He! Viva Dada

    1 1965 HD

    Report from the second free expression festival organized at the American Cultural Center, Boulevard Raspail, in May 1965. The shows, all happenings...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Roland Topor

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  • 2015
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    Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

    Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

    6 2015 HD

    40 years of "Apostrophes". Hours and historical meetings, Pierre Assouline has composed an anthology of the best extracts presented in the form of a...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bernard Pivot

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  • 1966
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    Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

    Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

    6.4 1966 HD

    In this excoriating satire of the fashion industry, Polly Maggoo is a 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model in Paris, on the runway at the big...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Dorothy McGowan

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  • 2010
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    Fantastic Laloux

    Fantastic Laloux

    5.1 2010 HD

    A short documentary about the life of director and artist René Laloux, featuring an interview with Laloux from 2001.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: René Laloux

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  • 2004
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    Topor and Me

    Topor and Me

    4 2004 HD

    Animated short by actress Sylvia Kristel about the art scene in Paris during the start of her French career playing Emmanuelle. She reminisces about...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Sylvia Kristel

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  • 1972
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    Cartoon circus

    Cartoon circus

    5 1972 HD

    Feature film.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Roland Topor

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  • 1981
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    The Ones That Got Away

    The Ones That Got Away

    4.6 1981 HD

    In a train compartment, 6 people who do not know each other tell the story of their troubles in love. Only one of those seems to be a positive one.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Michel Aumont

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  • 1979
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    Destins parallèles

    Destins parallèles

    1 1979 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jean-Luc Bideau

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  • 1974
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    Italiques: Roland Topor

    Italiques: Roland Topor

    1 1974 HD

    Roger Boussinot directed this episode of the French television show Italiques, which features an overview of the art and career of Fantastic Planet...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Roland Topor

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  • 1984
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    Swann in Love

    Swann in Love

    5.7 1984 HD

    In early 20th century, Charles Swann, a young and wealthy dandy, spends most of his time hanging out with the old nobility, notably the Duke and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jeremy Irons

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  • 1975
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    The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

    The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

    1 1975 HD

    A butcher dreams of becoming a famous director. He hires stars that he begins to kill.

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    Cast: Gérard Croce

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  • 1976
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    The Tenant

    The Tenant

    7.646 1976 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Roman Polanski

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  • 1989
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    Marquis

    Marquis

    6.4 1989 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: François Marthouret

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  • 1966
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    The Snails

    The Snails

    6.966 1966 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast:

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  • 1972
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    The Troubles of Alfred

    The Troubles of Alfred

    5.8 1972 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pierre Richard

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  • 1979
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    The Hamburg Syndrome

    The Hamburg Syndrome

    5.9 1979 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Helmut Griem

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  • 1975
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    The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

    The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

    1 1975 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mona Heftre

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  • 1964
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    Dead Times

    Dead Times

    6.9 1964 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Roland Dubillard

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  • 2005
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    L'Hiver sous la table

    L'Hiver sous la table

    1 2005 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Isabelle Carré

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  • 1990
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    The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World

    The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World

    6.5 1990 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eva Kryll

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  • 1965
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    He! Viva Dada

    He! Viva Dada

    1 1965 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Roland Topor

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  • 2008
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    Batailles

    Batailles

    1 2008 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pierre Arditi

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  • 2019
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    Portrait of Suzanne

    Portrait of Suzanne

    1 2019 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Pasquale D'Inca

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  • 1964
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    Dead Times

    Dead Times

    6.9 1964 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Roland Dubillard

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  • 1966
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    The Snails

    The Snails

    6.966 1966 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast:

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  • 1986
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    La Galette du roi

    La Galette du roi

    4.5 1986 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jean Rochefort

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  • 2012
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    The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm

    The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm

    2 2012 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jean-Claude Dreyfus

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  • 1975
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    The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

    The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

    1 1975 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Gérard Croce

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  • 2024
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    Joko

    Joko

    1 2024 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Maciej Litkowski

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  • 1973
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    Fantastic Planet

    Fantastic Planet

    7.666 1973 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Gérard Hernandez

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  • 1989
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    Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

    5.8 1989 HD

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Philippe Gildas

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  • 1975
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1975 HD

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Danièle Gilbert

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  • 1990
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1990 HD

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Bernard Pivot

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  • 1989
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    6.7 1989 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: François Morel

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  • 1986
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    7.5 1986 HD

    Created by French surrealist artist Roland Topor and director Henri Xhonneux, Telecat is a news show parody hosted by a tomcat named Groucha (who...

    Genre: Kids

    Cast: François Jerosme

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  • 1986
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    7.5 1986 HD

    Created by French surrealist artist Roland Topor and director Henri Xhonneux, Telecat is a news show parody hosted by a tomcat named Groucha (who...

    Genre: Kids

    Cast: François Jerosme

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  • 1989
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    7 1989 HD

    Animation TV magazine.

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Lisa Fitz

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  • 1986
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    7.5 1986 HD

    Created by French surrealist artist Roland Topor and director Henri Xhonneux, Telecat is a news show parody hosted by a tomcat named Groucha (who...

    Genre: Kids

    Cast: François Jerosme

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