About Max Pécas
Lived 1925 – 2003 (aged 77). Max Pécas was a French film director, screenwriter, film producer and director.
Max Pécas (25 April 1925 in Lyon – 10 February 2003 in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and producer.
Pécas was assistant director to Jacques Daroy and others from 1948 to 1957. After making erotic movies and thrillers through the 1960s and 1970s, he shot several teen comedies, including the popular three-film "Saint-Tropez" series. Many of his films are considered camp B-movies.
Some of Pécas's softcore films were imported to the U.S. by Radley Metzger.
Filmography
Director
1960 : Le Cercle vicieux with Claude Titre, Louisa Colpeyn 1961 : De quoi tu te mêles Daniela? (Daniella by Night) with Elke Sommer, Ivan Desny 1962 : Douce violence with Elke Sommer, Pierre Brice 1962 : Une femme aux abois with Claude Cerval, Sylvie Coste 1963 : Cinq filles en furie with Colette Régis 1964 : La Baie du désir (Erotic Touch) with Fabienne Dali, Sophie Hardy 1965 : Espions à l'affût with Jean Vinci, Claudine Coster, Robert Lombard 1966 : La peur et l'amour with Claude Cerval, Véra Valmont 1968 : La Violence et l'amour 1968 : La Nuit la plus chaude (The Night of the Outrages) with Philippe Lemaire 1968 : The Black Hand with James Harris, Janine Reynaud, Jean Topart 1970 : Claude et Greta (Any Time Anywhere / Her and She and Him) with Nicole Debonne, Astrid Frank 1971 : Je suis une nymphomane (I Am a Nymphomanic / Young Casanova / The Sensuous Teenager) with Sandra Julien 1973 : Je suis frigide... pourquoi ? (I Am Frigid... Why? / Let Me Love You) with Sandra Julien, Marie-Georges Pascal 1974 : Club privé pour couples avertis with Philippe Gasté, Anne Libert 1974 : Sexuellement vôtre (Sexually Yours / Young Casanova) with Valérie Boisgel, Henri Genès 1975 : Rêves pornos (archive footage) 1975 : Les Mille et une perversions de Felicia (1001 Perversions of Felicia) with Rebecca Brooke, Béatrice Harnois 1976 : Luxure (Everybodys / Sweet Taste of Honey) with Karine Gambier 1977 : Marche pas sur mes lacets with Sylvain Chamarande, Vanessa Vaylord 1978 : Embraye bidasse, ça fume with Sylvain Chamarande, Michel Vocoret 1979 : On est venu là pour s'éclater with Sylvain Chamarande, Olivia Dutron 1980 : Mieux vaut être riche et bien portant que fauché et mal foutu with Sylvain Chamarande, Victoria Abril 1981 : Belles, blondes et bronzées with Xavier Deluc, Ticky Holgado 1982 : On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge with Bernadette Lafont, Jean Lefebvre 1983 : Les Branchés à Saint-Tropez with Xavier Deluc, Ticky Holgado, Olivia Dutron 1985 : Brigade des mœurs with Pascale Roberts, Christian Barbier 1986 : Deux enfoirés à Saint-Tropez with Philippe Caroit, Caroline Tresca 1987 : On se calme et on boit frais à Saint-Tropez with Luq Hamet, Brigitte Lahaie
Screenwriter
La peur et l'amour (1966) Belles, blondes et bronzées (1981) Les Branchés à Saint-Tropez (1983) Brigade des mœurs (1985) Deux enfoirés à Saint-Tropez (1986) On se calme et on boit frais à Saint-Tropez (1987)
Producer
Brigade des mœurs (1985) Deux enfoirés à Saint-Tropez (1986) On se calme et on boit frais à Saint-Tropez (1987)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Max Pécas?
French film director (1925-2003)
When was Max Pécas born?
Max Pécas was born on 25 April 1925 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
When did Max Pécas die?
Max Pécas died on 10 February 2003 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Max Pécas's occupation?
Max Pécas was a film director, screenwriter, film producer and director.
What nationality was Max Pécas?
Max Pécas was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Max Pécas. https://biography.guide/max-pecas/
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