Jean-Marie Pallardy is a French movie director. He first worked as a

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in the 1960s, before opting for a career change and directing softcore erotic pictures. He also tried his hand at crime fiction and adventure films, with mixed results. His most ambitious project to date is '' White Fire'' (1984), starring

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and

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, a movie which has proved to be quite popular among

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aficionados. Pallardy's career dwindled in the 1980s, with the decline of France's exploitation cinema, and his movies became few and far between. His last movie to date, ''The Donor'', guest-starring

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, was released straight to

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in 2004.

External links

Nanarland Biography of Jean-Marie Pallardy, his recurrent actors, reviews of his films and other media (in french)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pallardy French film directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)